Project Engineer - Commercial Construction

Atlantic Constructors, Inc.; South Hill (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Short-term disability

Life insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Health savings plan

Wellness programs

Job summary

Atlantic Constructors, Inc. seeks a Project Engineer (MEP) to lead multiple commercial construction projects. You will coordinate daily with PMs, PMAs, field crews, customers, vendors and subcontractors to ensure information and resources are available for success.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in engineering with 2+ years in commercial construction, plus strong communication, multitasking, attention to detail and problem-solving skills. Occasional site visits and travel are included.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with 2+ years in commercial construction
• Innovative management techniques to maximize team performance
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills essential

Responsibilities

• Maintains project tracking reports to monitor productivity and labor utilization
• Creates and maintains internal project schedules
• Prepares submittals based on drawings, specs, and vendor info
• Coordinates with architect/engineer and project team
• Assists PMs with change request backups
• Completes required close-out documents per contract
• Distributes contract documents to subcontractors and vendors
• Schedules construction meetings with team and clients
• Attends pre-bid, project and closeout meetings
• Solicits subcontractors and suppliers for proposals
• Prepares client/architect/engineer correspondence
• Submits building permit applications and follows up
• Supports quality, schedule, budget, and safety objectives
• Documents progress and notifies management of issues

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

MS Project

Revit

AutoCAD

Navisworks

Bluebeam

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

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

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

• 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

MEP Project Engineer