Project Engineer I

Hill & Wilkinson General Contractors; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Dental

Basic life insurance

Short‑term disability

Long‑term disability

401(k) retirement plan

College 529 plan

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacations

Job summary

Hill & Wilkinson General Contractors is seeking a Project Engineer in Austin, Texas. This role involves supporting the project manager in managing project information, scheduling, and quality control inspections.

The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and the ability to assist with documentation and procurement logistics. Previous construction experience is a plus, as the role requires onsite presence to facilitate project progress.

Qualifications

• Direct supervision from senior staff required.
• Ability to create and maintain logs and registers.
• Familiarity with quality control plans and inspections.

Responsibilities

• Assist project manager in controlling project information.
• Create and track RFIs and drawing revisions.
• Perform quality control inspections with senior staff.

Skills

Communication skills

Project management

Quality control

Scheduling

Attention to detail

Job description

Hill & Wilkinson has been in business for nearly half a century, growing from a small family business to a respected industry leader in contracting services across multiple markets.

Benefits

• Health
• Dental
• Basic life insurance
• Short‑term disability (Exempt Employees Only)
• Long‑term disability (Exempt Employees Only)
• 401(k) retirement plan
• College 529 plan
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacations

Job Summary

The project engineer assists the project manager in facilitating and controlling the flow of information on the project. The PE’s role, as with all project management, is to support and facilitate field operations. This includes monitoring and controlling contracts, submittals, construction documents, and the like.

Job Requirements

• Plans & directs communications with direct supervision of senior staff. Including, creating, tracking, and posting RFIs, tracking and posting drawing revisions, recording & distributing meeting minutes
• Creates and maintains logs & registers, including but not limited to submittal log, RFI log, drawing revision log, procurement log, and delay logs, with direct supervision of senior staff
• Receives, reviews and routes all submittals in compliance with contract documents with direct supervision from senior staff.
• Assists with scheduling including identifying project milestones, creating supplemental schedules, including submittal and materials delivery, and performing updates with direct supervision of senior staff
• Tracks materials procurement and coordinates on time materials delivery
• Reviews and adjusts quality control plan to project specifics with direct supervision of senior staff
• Performs quality control inspections in concert with senior staff including Superintendent.
• Monitors and completes quality control documentation with direct supervision of senior staff
• Spends a minimum of 2-3 hours per day onsite with Superintendent reviewing the building process, including reviewing details, checking installations, and documenting progress
• Takes, at minimum, weekly progress photos (preferably 2-3 times per week)
• Creates rough draft of weekly executive summary for review by senior staff
• Facilitates close out process including, gathering warranties, O&M Manuals, and posting record drawings
• Assists superintendent in the creation and execution of both internal and external punch/completion lists