Field/Project Engineer

Southland Holdings is currently accepting resumes for highly motivated civil construction professionals to join our team as a Field / Project Engineer in Farmington, NM.

Duties :

• Develop, monitor and update integrated project plans and schedules so that projects can be executed in the most efficient manner possible.
• Assist Project Manager, Quality Control Manager & Superintendents with entry level engineering tasks, material take-offs, work plans, submittals, estimates, etc.
• Prepare baseline scheduling. schedule basis documents for approval by project teams.
• Assess impacts to critical path and near-critical activities, report to project team.
• Monitor schedule deviations and variances and assist in the developing alternate methods for corrective action.
• Prepare and provide schedule progress reports, trending charts and schedule analysis on a periodic basis.
• Assure credibility of the information contained in the schedule.
• Review schedules with project team members on a regular basis to ensure that accurate timely data is incorporated in the schedule.
• Verify schedule integrity and evaluate logic and float paths.
• Evaluate activity sequences for constructability.
• Analyze change orders for schedule impacts.
• Resource load schedules as required by the project team.
• Perform job-site walks to verify physical progress of scheduled activities.
• Project submittals.
• RFI's drafting subcontracts, purchase orders and negotiating contract pricing to come in under budget.
• Schedules on Microsoft project or Primavera.
• Budgeting and cost projections.
• Large amounts of word processing, letters / correspondence to owners and engineers.
• Attending progress meetings.
• Reading and interpreting plans and specifications.
• Ability to communicate verbally and electronically in an educated and professional manner with owners and engineers.
• Ability to work in office but also spend time in field, understand what is being built.
• Ability to manage and schedule deliveries from suppliers.
• Ability to schedule and coordinate subcontractors.

Field, not limited to :

• Daily installation quantity record keeping.
• Daily start and stop station recording for record drawings.
• Equipment hour tracking.
• Meeting with subcontractors and suppliers on site.
• Attending any necessary field meetings Progress photos.

Qualifications :

• Construction / related degree with 3 to 5 years construction scheduling experience, preferably in water facility projects.
• Excellent computer skills and analytical ability.
• Experience working with Primavera P6, Procure.
• Understanding of industrial construction process.
• Must have ability to interpret contract specifications and drawings.
• Knowledge of contract procedures and principles.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work in a team environment.
• Ability to understand construction logic and sequencing of complex projects.

Education :

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

For more than 120 years, hard-working, honest, innovative people have been building what has become SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS. We combine the strengths of five companies who share a dedication to building critical infrastructure projects which improve the environment and lives of those around us.

Southland Holdings is an EEO employer - M / F / D / V