Project Engineer – Lead Heavy Civil Projects

Kiewit; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking a Project Engineer for heavy civil construction across multiple locations. You will support construction activities by planning, organizing, and implementing management duties (i.e., project controls systems, engineering interface, subcontract, and materials management, purchasing, scheduling).

This role will provide project administration and/or support to a Senior Project Engineer on larger projects and manage technical and administrative staff to facilitate instruction

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in construction and/or engineering field working on heavy civil infrastructure and/or transportation type projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or related field (or equivalent experience and education in project and/or field engineering).
• Proven abilities and skills within leadership, management, delegation, and mentoring of people.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to set standards of excellence in leadership, safety, quality, and productivity for subordinates.

Responsibilities

• Develop complete understanding of contract plans and specifications for portion of work assigned.
• Examine/inspect field conditions and identify problems, inaccuracies, and cost saving measures that arise or may be encountered; take corrective actions as needed.
• Inspect subordinates’ work for compliance with contract plans and specifications; point out deficiencies and explain/take corrective actions as needed.
• Develop and maintain the project master schedule using appropriate techniques and scheduling software with input from other project management personnel.
• Manage document control; receive and log in new issue drawings and other contract documents.
• Review new issue drawings and contract documents for change of conditions; quantify impact of changes and review with supervisor; distribute new issues to field.
• Prepare monthly cost projections using information from project management systems and prepare quarterly cash flow projections.
• Improve project operations by recommending better methods, staffing, procedural, and other changes as needed.
• Act as managing project engineer/coordinator on multiple projects, providing supervision and on-the-job training for lower-level engineers.
• Read and understand plans and specifications.
• Visualize two-dimensional drawings in three dimensions.
• Manage and support project team including direct reports and others as needed.
• Help drive the company environmental health and safety programs at the project level, driving a safety-oriented approach to work.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Scheduling

Cost control

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/construction management

Job description

Kiewit is seeking a Project Engineer for heavy civil construction across multiple locations. You will support construction activities by planning, organizing, and implementing management duties (i.e., project controls systems, engineering interface, subcontract, and materials management, purchasing, scheduling).

This role will provide project administration and/or support to a Senior Project Engineer on larger projects and manage technical and administrative staff to facilitate instruction