Travel Project Engineer-Mission Critical

Layton Construction Company; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) retirement plan with employer

Life & AD&D Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid time off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Layton Construction Company seeks a Project Engineer to assist Project Managers in ensuring work meets plans and specs. The role involves reviewing drawings, coordinating with architects, and preparing progress reports for projects in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Ideal candidates hold a bachelor's in civil engineering or construction management, strong communication, and experience reading blueprints, with a focus on safety, scheduling, and collaboration with trades and superintendents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or related field, or the equivalent education and experience.
• Good written and oral communication skills. Expresses self clearly and effectively when talking with individuals and groups. Demonstrates poise and mastery of language. Expresses ideas clearly in writing. Uses proper organization and grammar.
• Working knowledge of Word and Excel.
• Flexibility: Willing to modify plans and behavior when necessary to meet a goal.
• Cooperation: Works well with other people. Takes time to help co‑workers, customers and others achieve their goals and assignments.
• The ability to read and understand blueprints.
• Learning Ability: Has the ability and desire to quickly learn new job‑related information.
• The ability to understand and apply OSHA and company safety requirements.
• Has integrity: maintains normal standards of ethics, conduct, and organizational policies in job‑related activities.
• Problem Solving: Solves practical problems and deals with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; interprets a variety of complex instructions.
• One year previous field experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of scheduling programs preferred.
• Ability to understand and convey basic Spanish commands, questions, and instructions regarding concrete construction or preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assures compliance by reviewing project plans and specifications; reviews shop drawings and submittals.
• Reviews plans for value analysis and constructability; communicates inconsistencies to the architect.
• Recommends labor saving and cost saving methods to save money in construction.
• Attends project meetings and distributes minutes to participants.
• Publishes weekly progress reports and manages information for project construction.
• Updates project schedules as needed.
• Assists in bidding and developing scope of work for trade contractors.
• Prepares project schedule with superintendent and milestones; coordinates shop drawings and approvals.
• Maintains logs of shop drawings, clarifications, changes, and proposals.
• Advises on concrete pours and inspects structural reinforcing.
• Coordinates slump and compaction testing to verify specifications.
• Reviews field procedures and final installation for compliance.
• Performs work sampling to improve production efficiency.
• Complies with safety policies and reports unsafe activities.

Skills

Excellent written and oral communicate

Flexibility

Cooperation

Read blueprints

Learning ability

OSHA safety understanding

Integrity

Problem solving

Spanish commands understanding

Word and Excel knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or related field

Tools

Scheduling programs

Word

Excel

Job description

Summary

The Project Engineer assists Project Managers to ensure that work installed on the project meets plan and specification requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assures compliance by becoming intimately familiar with the assigned project plans and specifications. Reviews shop drawing and submittals.
• Reviews plans from the standpoint of value analysis and constructability, ensuring appropriate materials are utilized. Communicates inconsistencies to the architect.
• Recommends labor saving and other cost‑saving methods, which will save Layton and/or the owner money in actual construction.
• Attends and takes notes for project team meetings, including weekly Owner/Architect meetings and subcontractor coordination meetings. Distributes meeting minutes to participants.
• Publishes weekly progress reports for assigned projects and follows up for receipt, review, and distribution of information required for project construction.
• Updates project schedules as needed.
• Assists in bidding and in developing scope of work for trade contractors.
• Works with the superintendent to prepare project schedule, including establishing dates for receiving shop drawings and milestones necessary to complete the project on time. Follows up for review and approval for shop drawings, samples, material lists, etc.
• Maintains logs, reflecting the status of shop drawings, requests for clarification, change requests, and proposal requests.
• Advises on proper procedures for concrete pours. Inspects structural reinforcing.
• Coordinates standard slump and compaction testing to verify compliance to specifications.
• Reviews field procedures and final installation of structural elements to ensure compliance of the work.
• Performs work sampling. Observes and analyzes work methods, techniques, and procedures to advise superintendent on improvement of production efficiency.
• Complies with all safety policies, practices and procedures. Report unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or related field, or the equivalent education and experience.
• Good written and oral communication skills. Expresses self clearly and effectively when talking with individuals and groups. Demonstrates poise and mastery of language. Expresses ideas clearly in writing. Uses proper organization and grammar.
• Working knowledge of Word and Excel.
• Flexibility: Willing to modify plans and behavior when necessary to meet a goal.
• Cooperation: Works well with other people. Takes time to help co‑workers, customers and others achieve their goals and assignments.
• The ability to read and understand blueprints.
• Learning Ability: Has the ability and desire to quickly learn new job‑related information.
• The ability to understand and apply OSHA and company safety requirements.
• Has integrity: maintains normal standards of ethics, conduct, and organizational policies in job‑related activities.
• Problem Solving: Solves practical problems and deals with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; interprets a variety of complex instructions.
• One year previous field experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of scheduling programs preferred.
• Ability to understand and convey basic Spanish commands, questions, and instructions regarding concrete construction or preferred.

Benefits

Layton Construction offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, Life & AD&D Insurance, Long‑term Disability Insurance, Short‑term Disability Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Home & Auto Insurance, Family Support, Pre‑tax Paid Parking/Public Transportation, Paid time off, Time Away Benefits, Paid Holidays, Group Legal, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Identity Theft Protection, Group Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program.

EEO Statement

Layton Construction is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.