Senior Project Engineer

Clark Construction Group; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to manage the technical and engineering aspects of projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating with various stakeholders while ensuring project quality and safety. This role requires a strong background in commercial or heavy civil construction, with opportunities for professional growth and career development.

Benefits

Base salary and bonus potential

Comprehensive health benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan with match

Tuition reimbursement

Fitness reimbursement

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience on commercial or heavy civil construction projects.
• Experience with CALTRANS projects is preferable.
• Strong ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily coordination between clients, trade partners, engineers, and architects.
• Manage technical tasks to assure accuracy, resources, and quality.
• Ensure timely communication and issue resolution.

Skills

Initiative

Interpersonal skills

Effective communication

Strong work ethic

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Project Engineer for Atkinson Construction, a heavy civil subsidiary of Clark Construction. As a Project Engineer, you will join a project team tasked with the responsibility for all technical and engineering aspects of your project. You will lead daily coordination between our clients, trade partners, engineers, architects, and our employees. The Senior Project Engineer is responsible for planning, scheduling, predicting, and managing all the technical tasks to assure accuracy, proper resources, and quality for the lifecycle of the project.

Responsibilities:

• Actively pursue and engage in safety training to learn and embrace the Atkinson safety culture
• Participate in the TRACK process; attend daily / weekly meetings and field inspections
• Initiate and maintain good, strong working relationships with Atkinson's craft personnel, field inspectors, subcontractor's representatives, vendors, home office support, the project management team, the community, etc.
• Stay ahead of the crew's needs making sure they are efficient in their work
• Prioritize daily tasks by understanding deadlines and material procurement lead times
• Provide prompt, accurate information, notices and requests to agencies, subcontractors, vendors, etc.
• Communicate clearly and concisely in a grammatically correct and unbiased manner
• Investigate issues, ask thoughtful questions, gather input and propose solutions
• Beat the estimated budget
• Pursue self-development outside of assigned responsibilities
• Track and update quantities timely to ensure accurate budgets, forecasts and reporting
• Perform thorough invoice reviews and pay subcontractors and vendors timely
• Gather and prepare supporting documentation for change orders and requisitions

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant experience working on commercial or heavy civil construction projects from start to finish
• experience working on CALTRANS projects
• High degree of initiative, independence, personal responsibility, and integrity
• Willingness to speak up, listen up, ask open ended questions, and learn from others
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced team environment

Atkinson offers a total compensation package that includes base salary, bonus potential, and a comprehensive benefit package that includes health benefits (medical and dental plans), paid time off (vacation, sick and holiday), financial benefits (retirement plan with both match and annual company contribution, life insurance, short and long term disability, and commuter benefits). Additional benefits include fitness reimbursement, healthcare and dependent care pre-tax spending plans, tuition reimbursement, back-up daycare and family support benefits, EAP, work life assistance and a holiday contribution program. Base salaries will be determined by factors such as geographic location, education, skills, experience, and market considerations. For this role the base salary range is $90,000 to $150,000.