Senior Project Engineer

J.E. Dunn Construction Company; Arizona; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

J.E. Dunn Construction Company seeks a Senior Project Engineer in Tempe, AZ to manage project components, coordinate field execution and apply the company’s processes and tools.

You will support safety, quality, and scheduling while collaborating with foremen, journeymen, and subcontractors on site. The role emphasizes leadership in self-perform opportunities, subcontractor selection, and procurement coordination to keep the project on track and within scope.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing medium to large construction projects.
• Strong understanding of lean construction principles.
• Ability to coordinate with multiple trades and manage safety and QA/QC.

Responsibilities

• Manages a small to moderate project with oversight and applies JE Dunn processes.
• Leads project meetings and prepares required documentation.
• Coordinates procurement, scheduling, and subcontractor oversight.
• Supports project administration in CMiC and related technologies.
• Monitors safety, quality, and progress, reporting to project leadership.
• Prepares daily/weekly reports, progress updates, and change orders.
• Oversees closeout activities including manuals and as-built drawings.

Skills

Project management

Lean construction

Safety compliance

Estimating

Subcontractor coordination

Tools

CMiC

Job description

Senior Project Engineer

Location:

Tempe, AZ, US, 85281

Best People + Right Culture. These are the driving forces behind JE Dunn's success.

By hiring inspired people, giving them interesting and challenging work, enabling them with innovative tools, and letting them share in the company's rewards, we've found a sustainable way to grow in our industry for the last 100+ years.

Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places everyday, and we need inspired people like you to join us in our pursuit of building perfection.

Role Summary

The Senior Project Engineer will manage a small project or a component of a large or more complex project with oversight. This position will fully apply JE Dunn processes and tools to manage aspects of project management, administration and field execution for projects. All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn.

• Autonomy and Decision Making: Makes decisions on assigned area on responsibility, provides recommendations to supervisor and refers all exceptions to supervisor, as needed.
• Career Path: Project Manager 1

Key Role Responsibilities - Core

_PROJECT ENGINEER FAMILY - CORE_

• Performs assigned aspects of the company's safety and quality plans and culture by demonstrating commitment to an injury-free environment through individual actions and mentoring others.
• Coordinates with project QA/QC planning to ensure quality for assigned tasks.
• Participates in the estimating and change management process and tools, including quantity take-off and review of subcontractor proposals.
• Works on site with the project team to carry out a variety of tasks such as monitoring crew size, self-perform hours, materials, quantity and equipment.
• Participates in activities such as punch lists, city inspections, safety reviews, quality reviews and preparation of the necessary documentation.
• Posts drawings and specifications with most recent information.
• Organizes and participates in various project meetings. Prepares and disseminates required documentation as appropriate.
• Coordinates and inspects work and prepares a variety of reports including project daily reports, weekly progress reports, unit reporting, percentage complete, daily manpower, production schedules, equipment tracking, etc., in order to support the project.
• Performs job site observations with project leadership.
• Creates procurement logs based on the project schedule and specification requirements. Tracks shop drawings and follows up with deliveries as directed by the project team.
• Provides progress updates and reports back to the project team to support the scheduling process.
• Oversees the close out of projects, including but not limited to the punch list, operations and maintenance manuals, as-built drawings, etc.
• Utilizes company best practice standards and fundamentals for building and construction techniques.
• Builds relationships and develops communication and interpersonal skills with tradespeople and project team members such as foreman, journeymen, superintendents, subcontractors, etc.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the various functions and support roles across the company and how each contributes to the success of a project.
• Collaborates and demonstrates teamwork in project setting.
• Implements Lean practices into regular activities.
• Implements best practices for identifying, developing and integrating self-perform opportunities into the project.

Key Role Responsibilities - Additional Core

_SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER_

• Leads the preparation of estimates for the base project, self-perform work and change requests. Establishes scopes of work and identifies subcontractors.
• Makes decisions on the selection of subcontractors and vendors.
• Coordinates approved purchase orders for timing and delivery of material purchases, product changes and repairs where appropriate to support project completion.
• Supports and/or completes job set-up and project administration in CMiC and other company technologies.
• Leads the submittal process to ensure alignment with the project schedule.
• Prepares and manages the project schedule, outlining the work plan and sequence for assigned portion of the project.
• Analyzes and reports production statistics for key project components.
• Manages project risks such as subcontractor performance, financials and resource allocation.
• Coordinates a variety of meetings such as pre-planning and post-construction meetings, monthly project reviews, progress and Owner Architect Contractor (OAC) meetings.
• Reviews and approves monthly subcontractor and vendor pay applications.
• Demonstrates a general understanding of terms and conditions of owner contracts and subcontracts.

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