Senior Construction Engineer at United Global Technologies Aiken, SC

Comunidade Metodista; Aiken (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

United Global Technologies in Aiken, SC is seeking a Senior Construction Engineer to lead field construction activities, coordinate permits, review drawings, and ensure work conforms to specifications. You will direct and assess craft personnel, schedule short and intermediate tasks, and monitor safety, quality, and environmental requirements on site.

You will monitor subcontractor performance, prepare daily activity reports, manage cost control, and assist in developing technical specifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in technical discipline with 2–4 years in construction engineering or related areas.
• Associate's degree with 5–7 years of experience considered equivalent.
• High school diploma with 8–12 years of experience considered equivalent.
• General knowledge of system testing and operations helps ensure pre-operational turnover scope.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate crafts during installation and maintenance activities.
• Monitor and control costs, assist in scheduling field activities.
• Ensure proper permits, write job plans, procedures, and change forms.
• Review subcontractor performance for quality, safety, and compliance.
• Prepare daily activity reports and interface with design engineers on constructability.

Skills

DOE clearance

Professional registration

NQA-1 electrical work

Field engineering leadership

Hazard analysis

Cost and schedule tracking

Education

Bachelor's or equivalent in technical discipline

Associate's degree with 5-7 years experience

High school diploma with 8-12 years experience

Tools

Construction management processes

Safety and regulatory compliance

Job description

Senior Construction Engineer job at United Global Technologies. Aiken, SC.

Direct and coordinate crafts in the installation of construction projects and maintenance work activities, provide various permits, furnish design information when required, coordinate work with operating departments, monitor and control costs and contribute to planning and scheduling field activities. Monitor, evaluate and document subcontractor performance and compliance with the subcontract requirements to include but not limited to quality, schedule, safety, security, environmental, state and federal rules, laws and regulations.

Monitor field activities and through observing and communicating with craft personnel and supervision to resolve field problems. Ensure that required permits are written, properly routed and posted when required before proceeding with work. Study drawings, quality requirements, design information, generate time estimates and work with scheduling to compile short term and intermediate schedules. Interface with safety to discuss potential safety hazards that may be encountered in special situations and coordinate with security when work is to be done in secured areas. Write job plans, procedures, design change forms and shop orders as required. Monitor installation of material and equipment to assure conformance with drawings and specifications. Participate in start-up and functional check out of Equipment. Review material requisitions and add such requirements as procurement level, storage level and material codes. Walkdown and review designs for constructability, resolve design problems encountered in the field during construction and meet with and discuss solutions with design engineers. Coordinate work authorization documents issued to construction and ensured work permits are written, scope of work and proper planning is completed for each job. Perform regular field inspections and audits of assigned subcontractor to ensure compliance with the subcontract requirements. Prepare daily activity reports that document those inspections and observations. Actions may include review of various statistical and report data, daily physical inspections, interface with subcontractor personnel, and periodic survey or other feedback. Assist in preparation and development of technical specifications and statement of work for purchase requisitions or purchase requisition change notices in response to customer requests. Provide technical evaluation of submitted bids when necessary.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Education & Experience/Skill :

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline and at least 2 - 4 years of practical experience in construction engineering or related areas.

An associate's degree and 5 - 7 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent.

A high school diploma and 8 - 12 years of practical experience would also be considered equivalent.

A general knowledge of system testing and operations is helpful to ensure system turnover scope is adequate regarding pre-operational testing.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Nice To Have:

• Candidates who have possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years are preferred.
• Professional registration with the state of practice is desirable.
• At least (2) years of experience performing NQA-1 electrical work.
• At least (2) years of experience managing a field engineering functional group.
• Experience developing construction work scopes in the form of work packages to complete designed installations.
• Adequate knowledge of schedule and cost performance and tracking.
• Experience performing task specific hazard analysis for construction activities.
• Knowledge of nuclear facility design including the application of safety class and safety significant codes and standards.