Project Engineer

Balfour Beatty US; New Bern (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) with company match

Vacation Time

Job summary

A leading construction management firm in New Bern is seeking a dedicated individual to assist Project Managers on site. The role includes supporting safety protocols, preparing documentation, and managing project materials. Ideal candidates should hold a 4-year engineering degree and possess basic computer skills, as well as a strong understanding of construction techniques and equipment. The position is on-site with no remote work available and offers a competitive salary range based on experience.

Qualifications

• 4-year engineering degree or equivalent combinations of technical training and related experience.
• Ability to perform trigonometric calculations.
• Working knowledge of construction equipment, techniques, and drawings.

Responsibilities

• Assist Project Managers and Superintendents on site.
• Support safety programs and coordinate actions.
• Prepare and disseminate documentation records such as reports.

Skills

Construction equipment knowledge

Trigonometric calculations

Basic computer knowledge

CAD usage

Effective communication

Education

4-year engineering degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Excel

MS Project

Job description

Become Part of Our Team

Balfour Beatty is an industry leader offering a comprehensive benefits package, competitive salaries and additional exclusive features.

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
• Vacation Time
• Sick Time
• Holidays

Salary DOE: $75K-$95K

PRIMARY FUNCTION

The purpose of this position is to provide comprehensive support assisting Project Managers and Superintendents in building current and new business.

TYPICAL DUTIES

• Assisting with Safety and Quality Control programs and help coordinating actions to address problems.
• Help interpreting design/drawings for crafts installing material.
• Research and recommend resolutions to drawing interpretation problems, conflicts, interferences, and errors.
• Verify all completed work complies with applicable construction contracts, drawings, and specifications.
• Prepare drawings, sketches, and narratives to support construction work, submittals, RFI’s, change orders, estimates, etc.
• Prepare and disseminate all required documentation records such as status reports, punch lists describing work items to be done, sketches of work already completed, material requirement calculations.
• Provide support and assist with direction of project materials including orders, delivery, and logistics.
• Assist with layout of control lines and elevations for accurate measurement and correct installation.
• Track quantities installed from work performed and remaining quantities for future work.
• Prepare and submit subcontract and vendor pay applications, submittals, and RFI’s for review and approval. Coordinate responses where necessary.
• Assist in writing purchase orders, subcontracts and change orders.
• Perform tasks related to the collection and evaluation of data required to monitor project schedules. Learn to apply the principles and techniques of resource monitoring to specific tasks.
• Assist managing the project budget by controlling expenditures, coordinating owner and subcontractor billings, identifying work not covered by subcontractors, and ensuring successful office support related to overall cost and schedule.
• Understand company procedures, the correspondence process, information handling, etc. with management to assure a uniformity in culture and execution.
• Coordinate changes, clarifications, directives, RFIs, etc. and update them on as-built plans and coordinate with company supervision, subcontractors, and suppliers.
• Learn how to maintain Submittal, RFI, change, and other logs.
• Perform additional assignments per supervisor's direction.
• Monitor/review weekly and monthly status reports, meeting minutes, change orders, etc. to understand process.
• Attend meetings with owner representatives to understand information required by owner, necessary progress reports and summaries, and how action plans from owner meetings address outstanding issues related to the project.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

• The position involves both indoor and outdoor work including some physical activity associated with traversing active construction sites, and assisting work crews as needed in day-to-day activities.
• The position is located on‑site, and remote work is not available.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, QUALIFICATIONS, & EXPERIENCE

4‑year engineering degree or equivalent combinations of technical training and related experience. Working knowledge of construction equipment and techniques, drawings & specifications, building materials and required standards applicable to discipline. Ability to perform trigonometric calculation either manually or with calculator. Basic computer knowledge, excel, word, schedule software (P6 or MS Project).

Ability to draw and sketch. Use of CAD is ideal along with understanding of survey and layout.

Ability to assume responsibility, as well as interface and communicate effectively with others.

About us

Balfour Beatty US is an industry‑leading provider of general contracting, at‑risk construction management and design‑build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm®, we are challenging the construction industry’s assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.

Consistently ranked among the nation’s largest building contractors by Engineering News‑Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London‑based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).

Equal Employment Opportunity

Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.

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