Project Engineer II

Rider Levett Bucknall RLB; Kihei (HI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rider Levett Bucknall is hiring a Project Engineer II for our Hawaii operations. You will assist in planning, designing, constructing, and maintaining structures, evaluating techniques and adapting plans as needed to meet client outcomes.

You will coordinate staff, review designs for compliance, control budgets, and prepare timely reports. Strong communication skills and a proactive, client-focused approach are essential to deliver value on complex projects.

Qualifications

• 4-year college degree in architecture, construction management or engineering science.
• 3 to 8 years of relevant proven experience.
• Proficiency in MS Office, including Word and Excel; familiarity with PowerPoint and Visio.

Responsibilities

• Oversee planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering projects.
• Coordinate scheduling and resolve design and construction problems.
• Review designs for compliance with standards and contract requirements.
• Prepare status reports and monitor budgets and expenditures.
• Communicate effectively with clients, management and project teams.

Skills

MS Office

PowerPoint

Visio

Education

Bachelor's degree in architecture / construction management / engineering

Job description

The Project Engineer II assists in the management, supervision, or performance of planning, designing, constructing and/or maintaining structures and facilities. Evaluate, select, and apply standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria, using judgment in making some substantial engineering adaptations and modifications to assigned aspects of project plans. The Project Engineer II should have the ability to identify opportunities within a project that will add value and help successfully accomplish the client's desired project outcome.

Truth. Trust. Together. Tomorrow.

At RLB, we speak the truth, build for the long term, look out for each other and work to do good. We are driven by outcomes, creating tailored solutions that deliver successful projects. We believe that when we bring together the right people doing things the right way, we make progress for our clients and our communities.

Essential Functions

• Exercises and manages functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering projects.
• Plans and formulates management processes and organizes project staff per project requirements.
• Reviews design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements and related specifications.
• Coordinates activities concerned with scheduling and resolving engineering design and construction problems.
• Evaluates and approves design changes, specifications and drawing releases.
• Controls and reports expenditures within limitations of project budget to the client and or senior staff.
• Excellent communication and reporting skills
• Reviews project plans and proposals, then works with management to develop objectives. Identifies project responsibilities by determining the phases and elements of the project. Calculates time frames and sequences the stages of the project.
• Prepares and distributes a description and timeline of the project.
• Studies product design, customer requirements performance standards, then determines project specifications. Presents cost estimates and performance standards.
• Reviews contractor bids; interviews and assigns personnel to specific phases and elements of the project. Through project coordination meetings and other forms of communication, oversees and coordinates the technical aspects of the project.
• Prepares status reports and regularly monitors budgets, contractors, and schedules. Allocates project resources appropriately; approves expenditures; employee contractor contracts. Keeps an accurate record and electronic data base of all elements of the projects.
• Maintains positive attitude and demonstrates the utmost in professionalism.
• Completes work accurately and in a timely manner with the ability to multi-task.
• Demonstrates excellent oral, written & communication skills, along with tact, diplomacy, and strong customer service orientation.
• Prioritizes work activities and receives and assumes multiple job duties as assigned.
• Maintains effective working relationships with both internal and external customers
• Follows RLB's policies and procedures, including confidential proprietary information.
• Contributes to team performance by collaboration and effective communication.
• Contributes to and understands the clients desired project outcomes, identifies opportunities to add value to accomplish the desired outcomes.
• Adds to team effort by accomplishing other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.

• Minimum Education (or substitute experience) required: 4-year college degree in architecture, construction management or engineering science.
• Minimum Experience required: Three (3) to Eight (8) years of relevant proven experience.
• Skills Required: Efficient in Microsoft Office, Word and Excel and have experience with PowerPoint and Visio; ability to use and apply extensive knowledge for a specific engineering field. Experience with procedures and processes of a general contractor are a plus.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Often work in an Indoor office environment. Equipment used includes computers and standard office machines. Essential physical tasks include: the ability to work on a computer and the ability to answer and speak on a telephone.
• May work on site location to include ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary motion and ability to lift 50lbs.
• May also require:
  • Standing for long periods of time
  • Walking, carrying, pushing, stooping, crouching, and pulling

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