PROJECT ENGINEER

Branch Builds, Inc.; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Branch Builds, Inc. is seeking a Project Engineer to oversee engineering and technical aspects of projects in Winston-Salem, NC. You will report to the Project Manager and support safety, documentation, plans and specs, scheduling, budgeting, projections, and project closeout.

Extensive travel within the Northern Carolina Region is expected as projects progress. The role is full-time, on-site, and requires strong organizational and planning skills to ensure accuracy and quality throughout every

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in civil engineering, construction management or related field.
• Master’s degree in engineering/construction preferred with two years of heavy civil NCDOT/large site construction experience.

Responsibilities

• Measure, report and forecast accurate cost and revenue dollars and quantities.
• Review and fully review contract documents, drawings and specifications.
• Assist PM in defining project budget and cost codes.

Skills

Budgeting

Scheduling

Documentation

Team collaboration

Cost forecasting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, or related field

Master’s Degree in engineering/Construction (preferred)

Job description

Branch is searching for a highly skilled, team-oriented Project Engineer to join our well-established, growing company. The Project Engineer oversees all engineering and technical aspects of the project, with a strong emphasis on organizing and planning, to assure the highest level of accuracy and quality. This position reports directly to the Project Manager and provides support in project safety, documentation, plans and specifications, construction means and methods, scheduling, budgeting, projections, and project closeout.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Measure, report and forecastaccurate cost and revenue dollars and quantities
• Fully reviewcontract documents, drawings and specifications
• AssistPre-Construction Services/Project Manager(PM) in defining project budget and cost codes
• PrepareInitial Budget Adjustments for PM review prior to start of work
• Ensurethe acquisition of permits, through appropriate channels, as required
• Maintainand updateRFI Log, Change Order Log, and Submittal Log
• Maintainand updatethe Materials Book – C25s/Certs/Etc.
• Supportquality control/Ensures approved materials are being used
• Draftand submitChange Orders per PM approval
• Draftand submitRFIs per PM approval
• First level approval of subcontractor invoices for PM final approval

Duties/Responsibilities Cont.

• Reviewand submitend of month billings
• Developand communicatean effective plan in cooperation with the superintendent
• Monitorwork to ensure means and methods are followed and effective
• Maintainand updateproject schedule for PM review
• PromoteBranch Safety Culture
• Performpre-punch list walk thru with PM and Superintendent
• Enforcecontract close-out timeline and reconciles with Subcontractors
• Reviewcost data for accuracy and assists PM in generation of projection updates

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, or related field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in engineering/Construction and two years of experience in heavy civil NCDOT/large site construction

Budgets/Cost Control

Organizational Savvy

Establishing Relationships

Working with Financial Information

Travel

Extensive travel within the Northern Carolina Region

Supervisory Responsibility

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position which will typically involve 40+ hours a week. Due to the nature of the job, the employee must be available on-call early/late hours to deal with delays, bad weather and emergencies at the job site.

AAP/EEO Statement

It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of the Company not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a veteran, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, and other terms and condition of employment.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Americans with Disabilities (ADA) :Branch provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment unless doing so would provide an undue hardship. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing an employment application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please call 1-540-982-1678.

EEO Policy: It is the policy of The Branch Group and its subsidiary companies Branch Civil, Inc., Branch Builds, and Hopkins | Lacy to assure that applicants for employment and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, political affiliation, disability, or veteran status. Such action shall include employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and/or on-the-job-training. Tina Pfalzgraf is Branch Group’s EEO Officer, and she can be contacted at 3635 Peters Creek Road, Roanoke, VA 24019, or 540-982-1678.