Travel Project Engineer-Mission Critical

STO Building Group; Sandy (UT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) retirement plan with employer 


Paid time off

Paid Holidays

Life & AD&D Insurance

Disability Insurance

Pre-tax Parking/Public Transportation

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Layton Construction is seeking a Project Engineer to assist Project Managers in ensuring work complies with plans and specifications. The role involves reviewing shop drawings, coordinating with the team, and producing weekly progress reports on assigned Utah projects.

The position emphasizes collaboration with superintendents, attendance at owner/architect meetings, and adherence to safety policies, with an opportunity to contribute to bidding and scope development for subcontractors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or a related field.
• One year of field experience.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints.
• Basic understanding of OSHA safety requirements.
• Familiarity with scheduling programs.

Responsibilities

• Assist Project Managers to ensure work meets plans and specs.
• Review shop drawings and submittals for compliance.
• Attend and take notes for project team meetings.
• Publish weekly progress reports and manage document distribution.
• Coordinate with superintendent on project scheduling and milestones.
• Support bidding and scope development for trade contractors.
• Inspect field installations and enforce safety policies.

Skills

Written communication

Oral communication

MS Word

MS Excel

Blueprint reading

OSHA safety

Problem solving

Spanish basics

Team cooperation

Learning ability

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Tools

Scheduling software

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.
• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures. Report unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Safety.

Qualifications

Required

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

Preferred

• 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.
• Working knowledge of scheduling programs.
• Ability to understand and convey basic Spanish commands, questions, and instructions regarding concrete construction.

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
• Identity Theft Protection
• Group Legal
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program