Project Engineer

Introduction & Role Description

This Position Guide establishes and outlines the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the position of Project Engineer at Next Generation Construction, LLC. This position guide is to provide you with an understanding of the expectations, to provide the means to measure performance and to ensure uniform work standards.

The Project Engineer position requires strong leadership, organizational and time management skills. The candidate is a highly motivated team player capable of leading, managing, and coordinating all phases of construction projects from pre-construction through closeout. The candidate must have strong communication and client service skills. This position is responsible for the execution and completion of the construction and administrative requirements of the project. It will require that all aspects of the work be organized in a management system that will establish, monitor and follow up on each subcontracted divisionary requirement to complete the project. It will be required that this position orchestrate all information flow needed for each component and system to be incorporated into the project within the time frame allotted to complete the project. Strict attention to detail, time constraints and proper documentation techniques will be required. This position reports to the Project Manager, Project Executive, Director or Vice President of Construction positions. This position also is to coordinate its efforts and work closely with the Project Administrator position.

Duties and Responsibilities include, but not limited to :

• Working with the Project Manager and Superintendent in the final development of bid packages and the baseline construction schedule.
• Working with the Project Manager and Superintendent to develop site utilization plans.
• Establish, maintain, conduct and police detailed procedures for the submittal, review, coordination, approval and distribution of all shop drawings, samples, etc. for the project.
• Establish and maintain all project engineering files relating to subcontract and bid package records, plans, specifications, changes, clarifications, RFI’s, as built records, etc. for the project.
• Review all subcontractor schedule of values and prepare the general schedule of values for the project as coordinated by the Project Manager.
• Manage the periodic requisition procedure for review, submittal and payment for the project as related to contractors.
• Expedite estimates and proposals for changes in work to be submitted to the Owner for processing and payment.
• Determine appropriateness and prepare subcontractor change orders to be processed by the Project Manager.
• Evaluate subcontractor payment requisitions relative to actual work performed to date for the project.
• Represent NextGen and / or the Owner in meetings.
• Present information; compose memoranda, meeting minutes, and reports with the assistance of a Project Administrator to the Project Manager.
• Oversee the administration of the Quality Assurance / Quality Control Program.
• Play an active leadership role supporting the safety culture on the project, making safety a natural part of all work performed.
• Manage required project close-out activities.
• Support and drive utilization of various initiatives and technologies.
• Any other duties as necessary or assigned.

Desired Skills & Experience including, but not limited to :

Physical Demands and Work Environment including, but not limited to :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, sit, talk, and hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employees must occasionally lift and / or move up to 75 pounds.

Work Environment :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will predominately work in a professional office environment. The employee will also regularly visit construction work sites where the employee will be exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud.