Senior Project Engineer

Helix Electric; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Helix Electric is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to support the Project Manager on electrical construction projects. You will serve as the liaison between the field and the office, defining objectives and ensuring projects are planned, executed, and finalized on schedule and within budget.

Responsibilities include supporting senior management, coordinating with customers and subcontractors, managing schedules, change orders, invoicing, and ensuring high-quality engineering delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of project engineer experience in electrical construction.
• Strong scheduling, bids, takeoffs, change orders and contracts knowledge.
• Proven ability to develop relationships and win projects.
• Leadership, initiative, and communication skills at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide close support to the senior project management team.
• Develop project teams to meet scope, schedule, and budget.
• Plan schedule goals, procurement, contracts, and staffing.
• Improve systems to meet customer needs and profitability.
• Mentor, develop, and guide colleagues.
• Ensure schedules are met; adjust priorities as needed.
• Coordinate with customers to align expectations.
• Oversee third-party firms and subcontractors.
• Lead project reviews focusing on financial forecasting.
• Deliver high-quality engineering and Helix project execution.
• Communicate risks, challenges, and successes.
• Oversee monthly invoicing and change orders.
• Coordinate with Site Supervisors on methods and manpower.
• Ensure adherence to Quality Control processes.

Skills

Electrical construction experience

Project scheduling

Customer relations

Budgeting

Education

BSEE or Construction Management degree

Job description

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Locations

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Goodyear, AZ 85338, USA

• On-site
• Operations
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: SENIO008219

Description

Our electrical Senior Project Engineer assists their Project Manager on projects and is the liaison between the field and the office. They are responsible for defining the project’s objectives by planning, executing and finalizing projects according to the schedule while keeping within the budget.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION:

Helix Electric was founded in 1985 and is now one of the nation’s largest and most successful electrical contracting companies. Our commitment to empowering people and powering projects is realized by our exceptional team of dedicated and highly skilled experts working together and never settling for good enough. We are proud of the team-oriented and employee-empowered business approach that defines our unique character.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES & SCOPE:

• Close support of senior project management team.
• Develop project teams while delivering quality output, meeting customer expectations, managing to scope, delivering on time, and delivering within budget.
• Develop and support project management techniques and schedule goals, procurementand contractual requirements, personnel assignments, and capacity planning.
• Evaluate and continually improve the systems and processes used by the department to effectively meet customer requirements and profitability goals with an emphasis on strong internal unit tracking methods.
• Manage, mentor, and develop colleagues.
• Ensure schedule requirements are met. Readily adjust priorities and milestones based upon changing customer needs, resource availability, and job requirements.
• Interact with the customer to validate expectations are understood and met before, during, and after project completion.
• Provide close support and oversight for third-party construction firms and subcontractors.
• Manage project review process with particular emphasis on financial forecasting.
• Ensure high-quality engineering, studies, and Helix project delivery.
• Proactively and systematically communicate challenges, risks, and successes.
• Oversee monthly invoicing process per project terms and negotiate appropriate change orders.
• Coordination with Site Superintendent(s) to understand and assess installation methods, labor needs, and manpower forecasts.
• Close support and oversight on adherence to the Quality Control process.Close support to ensure that all downstream team members are meeting deadlines on assigned tasks.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum3years of project engineer experienced in electrical construction.
• Understand engineering in electric power.
• Field experience coordinating with construction management.
• Extensive knowledge of project scheduling, bids, take-offs, change orders and contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to develop relationships and assist in winning projects.
• Demonstrated ability to closely support the running of a profitable portfolio.
• Exceptional initiative, execution, and communication skills, both oral and written.
• Exceptional analytical, motivational, and leadership skills.
• BSEE or Construction Management degree strongly preferred.
• Journeyman or Master Electrician's license a plus

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