Senior Regional Project Engineer - East Coast

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Malvern (Chester County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Regional Sr. Project Engineer to lead engineering and construction activities for store facilities. This role involves managing teams, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget, and collaborating with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in construction management, excellent communication skills, and proficiency in design software. Join a company that values innovation, teamwork, and personal growth, and be part of a mission that inspires and improves the world through quality products and solutions.

Benefits

Health care benefits

Retirement plans

Flexible work arrangements

Career development opportunities

Inclusive team environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 8 years of relevant experience required.
• Prior experience in construction, especially in retail facilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering and construction efforts for store facilities.
• Create engineering plans and oversee project timelines.

Skills

Organizational skills

Planning skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Construction acumen

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management

Master’s Degree in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

M365 Suite of Applications

Job description

Regional Sr. Project Engineer

Atlanta, GA or Malvern, PA - United States

Responsibilities

Manage and contribute to the engineering and construction efforts for store facilities, ensuring timely and budget-conscious project completion. Oversee direct reports, collaborate with various teams, and handle complex engineering challenges.

• Team Management: Manage, train, and review the performance of direct reports.
• Legal and Budget Assistance: Assist with resolving legal issues, budget concerns, and lease negotiations involving store facilities.
• Status Reporting: Maintain and collaborate on the Construction and Installations Status Report, providing necessary data to the Director of Construction for financial and timeline oversight.
• Productivity Improvements: Pursue productivity improvements within the Engineering team.
• Engineering Plans: Create site-specific engineering plans/drawings and coordinate new store and remodel construction timelines with contractors, vendors, and internal installation crews.
• Conflict Resolution: Resolve code and physical conflicts involving existing stores and construction projects.
• Policy Adherence: Uphold Engineering/Installation Department procedures and policies.
• On-Site Oversight: Frequently visit new store construction and larger remodel projects to ensure timely, on-budget progress and follow-up on punch lists.
• Collaboration: Work closely with construction/installations teams, store services, vendors, leasing, and stakeholders to ensure proper construction completion dates and project budgeting. Coordinate with Installations for timeline adjustments.
• Review Sets: Promptly review Architectural and MEP sets for accuracy in collaboration with installations.
• Software Utilization: Use various related software to ensure project success. Work with leasing on leases, negotiations, timing, and lease/amendment exhibits.
• Budget Estimates: Provide prompt and accurate budget estimates for the leasing team and conduct detailed RFP processes for projects where Sherwin-Williams is performing the build-out.
• Reporting: Regularly report project timeline milestones and budget impacts.
• Peer Support: Provide formal and informal peer support for collaborative learning.
• Relationship Building: Create relationships with District Leadership teams in respective regions. Hold monthly construction status update meetings with district teams during new store/remodel projects and ancillary repair escalations.
• Customer Service: Exceed internal customer communication and service expectations.
• Landlord Repairs: Handle landlord repair escalations, including sending professionally written certified letters to landlords.
• Engineering Problem-Solving: Solve complex engineering problems involving Civil, Fire, Architectural, MEP, and Structural components.
• Inquiries Management: Direct Tax, CAM, and Insurance inquiries to the leasing/admin team(s).

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.

Qualifications

FORMAL EDUCATION:

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management or 8 years of related Real Estate, Construction/Engineering experience.
• Valid driver’s license

Preferred:

• Master’s Degree in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• Prior experience in the construction industry, ideally with retail facilities.
• Organizational and planning skills and the ability to establish priorities and handle many projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact and collaborate with all levels of management, contractors, government officials, and landlords/property owners.
• M365 Suite of Applications

TECHNICAL/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Required:

• Generation of store designs and estimates within an acceptable time frame.
• Creation of new design concepts and specifications for site-specific and proto-typical stores.
• Motivation and development of staff in the face of increased demand for services.
• Resolution of conflicts arising from code/legal issues and/or physical constraints of stores.
• AutoCAD & Revit
• Construction acumen

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• 30%

About Us

At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings, and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent, and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth, and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:

Life … with rewards, benefits, and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being
Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution
Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities
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