Project Engineer - Commercial Construction

Atlantic Constructors, Inc.; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlantic Constructors is seeking a Project Engineer to provide leadership for two or more commercial construction projects. The role requires daily interaction with field crews, customers, vendors, and subcontractors to ensure the team has the information and resources needed for success.

The ideal candidate will work with Project Managers and PMA staff to drive schedules, submittals, and accurate documentation while coordinating with subcontractors and vendors to meet project goals and safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering and 2+ years in a commercial construction environment or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills are essential for this role.
• Must be able to multi-task, follow written and oral instructions, and demonstrate problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintains project tracking reports to monitor productivity and labor utilization.
• Creates and maintains internal project schedules.
• Prepares complete, accurate submittals based on drawings, specs, and vendor information.
• Tracks and coordinates approved submittals with architect/engineer and project team.
• Supports Project Manager and other Project Engineers with change-order back-ups.
• Ensures all contract documents are distributed to subcontractors and vendors.
• Schedules construction meetings with the team, subcontractors, vendors and customers.
• Attends pre-bid, project and closeout meetings.
• prepares correspondence with client, architect, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers.

Skills

Strong communication

Multi-tasking

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Ability to follow instructions

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

2+ years in commercial construction

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

MS Project

Revit

AutoCAD

Navisworks

Bluebeam PDF editing

Job description

At ACI we build our company and our culture not by counting people, but by making our people count!

$0.00 COST FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, SHORT TERM DISABILITY & LIFE INSURANCE (EMPLOYEE ONLY) COVERAGE!

Atlantic Constructors is seeking dynamic, motivated, career minded individuals to join our expanding team! Atlantic Constructors has been recognized as an industry leader in the Mid-Atlantic Region for over 50 years.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance Plan ($0.00 Employee-Only)


• Dental Insurance Plan ($0.00 Employee-Only)


• Short-Term Disability Plan ($0.00 Employee-Only)


• Life Insurance Plan ($0.00 Employee-Only)


• Vision Insurance Plan


• 401(K) Retirement Plan with Generous Company Matching


• Health Savings Plan with Generous Company Matching


• Wellness Programs


• Vehicle & Phone Allowance

Atlantic Constructors offers competitive benefits, for more information check out our comprehensive list on our website Acibuilds.com

Summary/Objective

Our Project Engineers will work with the Project Managers (PM's) and Project Manager Assistants (PMA's) to provide leadership for two or more Commercial Construction projects. Our Project Engineers interact daily with the field crews, customers, vendors, and subcontractors. A Project Engineers main objective is to make sure that all of our team members have the correct information and resources to be successful.

Essential Functions

• A Project Engineer maintains project tracking reports to monitor productivity and labor utilization


• Creates and maintain internal project schedules


• Prepares complete, accurate and timely submittals for construction projects based on project drawings, specifications, and vendor information


• Tracks and receives approved submittals from architect or engineer and coordinates with Project Team


• Assists Project Manager and other Project Engineers by preparing all necessary back up relating to change requests


• Completes of all required project close-out documents per contract


• Updates and distributes contract documents to subcontractors, including drawings, specifications, and general conditions


• Schedules all required construction meetings with the ACI Team, our subcontractors, vendors and customers


• Attends pre-bid, project and closeout meetings


• Solicits subcontractors and suppliers for proposals prior to submission deadline


• Prepares correspondence with client, architect, engineers, subcontractors, suppliers, etc.


• Submits building permit application, follows-up on review progress and receives upon approval


• Assists Project Manager to achieve quality, schedule, budget and safety


• Utilizes and maintains tools: schedules and documents management to track and record project performance


• Documents quality and progress of each subcontractor and suppliers and notifies of any changes to the plans, specifications and/or schedule


• Informs management of productivity, costs, quality control, document management and processing of applications for payment


• Notifies management of any issues that arise which affects quality, budget, progress and safety


• Performs other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibility: No

Required

• Bachelor's degree in engineering field, and 2+ years of experience in a commercial construction environment; and/or equivalent combination of education and experience


• Must be able to apply innovative and effective management techniques to maximize team performance


• Superior communication and interpersonal (tact, diplomacy, influence, etc.) skills are essential to this role


• Must be able to multi-task, work with minimal supervision, follow written and oral instructions, show attention to detail and demonstrate problem-solving skills


• Must adhere to all company policy and procedures


• Must be available to work assigned schedules

Work Environment

The work environment and physical demands required would be representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, and may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Works in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment


• Position may require visits to construction site

Physical Demands

• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopier, filing cabinets and fax machines

Travel

• May require infrequent travel (typically not overnight)

Preferred

• Experience as a Project Engineer on heavy commercial construction projects


• MS Project or other scheduling software tools


• 3D modeling experience (Revit, AutoCAD, Inventor, Navisworks)


• PDF Editing software (Bluebeam, Adobe)


• Familiarity with cloud based PM software


• Prior military experience

Visit us at www.acibuilds.com for more information!

Final compensation will be determined based on applicable experience, education, licensure, skills, and other relevant factors

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Project Engineer - Commercial Construction