Senior Owner's Rep Construction Engineer

Energy Jobline ZR; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking a Construction Engineer for a 12+ month contract in Plano, TX. The role focuses on feasibility studies, design development coordination, and site oversight to ensure owner requirements are met.

You will manage schedules, budgets, risks, and field issues, while maintaining records and reporting progress to stakeholders. Travel will be at least 50% to regional sites, with emphasis on safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years of construction experience with an owner's representative, general contractor, architecture/engineering firm, or a comparable organization.
• Experience coordinating design development and overseeing construction, with the ability to read and review drawings, scopes, schedules, and construction documentation.
• Extensive experience with construction safety practices, recognizing site hazards, reviewing safety documentation, and coordinating timely action on safety concerns.
• Experience using Bluebeam, Microsoft Project, and Procore for design review, scheduling, project documentation, and reporting.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and written and verbal communication skills, including clear updates to executives; travel at least 50%.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate feasibility studies by gathering owner and stakeholder requirements, evaluating options with architecture and engineering teams, and documenting scope, constraints, risks, and recommendations.
• Support design development and design reviews; coordinate architects, engineers, contractors, and internal partners to resolve questions and align designs with owner requirements.
• Oversee assigned construction through site visits, progress and quality reviews, contractor coordination, and timely resolution or escalation of field issues.
• Support Project Controls by maintaining schedules, budgets, forecasts, milestones, risks, changes, and action logs; identify variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Keep key stakeholders engaged throughout the project lifecycle, including operations, facilities, safety, IT, security, and design and construction partners; track decisions and follow through on commitments.
• Prepare weekly project status updates and weekly and monthly executive updates summarizing progress, cost and schedule performance, risks, decisions needed, and recommended actions.
• Apply extensive construction safety experience to review safety planning and documentation, monitor site safety expectations, and promptly elevate unsafe conditions and unresolved concerns.
• Prioritize up to 30 concurrent projects and feasibility studies at different stages; maintain reliable records and coordinate design reviews, schedules, and project information using Bluebeam, Microsoft Project, and Procore.
• Demonstrate Respect for People, communicate clearly and constructively, apply critical thinking, and proactively move issues and actions to resolution. Travel at least 50% to support assigned regional sites

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Critical thinking

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Bluebeam

Microsoft Project

Procore

Job description

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking a Construction Engineer for a 12+ month contract in Plano, TX. The role focuses on feasibility studies, design development coordination, and site oversight to ensure owner requirements are met.

You will manage schedules, budgets, risks, and field issues, while maintaining records and reporting progress to stakeholders. Travel will be at least 50% to regional sites, with emphasis on safety and quality.