Project Engineer (Heavy Civil)

The Project Engineer works within the Project Management Team which is responsible to plan and oversee the project to ensure a timely and cost-effective outcome. This includes budgeting, organization, implementation, and scheduling of the project. Ensure the project is constructed in a safe, ethical manner and in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws. The Project Management Team can vary greatly depending on the size and complexity of the projects, which in turn will affect the number of responsibilities the Project Engineer will be involved in.

Has advanced knowledge and ability to coach/guide others in:

• Plans and Specifications: Reads and interprets construction plans and the technical specifications to aid in constructability review. Ensures submittals are approved prior to proceeding with work.

Has demonstrated proficiency in:

• Project Cost Management: Monitors, tracks, and forecasts self-perform and subcontractor project costs and quantities, including labor, equipment, and materials to ensure projects are successful and profitable.

• Subcontractor Oversight: Monitors, inspects and ensures subcontractors are performing the work safely, are adhering to schedule, and are producing quality work in line with subcontractor agreements and our client contract obligations.

• Design Management: Manages design development process and interfaces between design and construction to ensure and issue determinations on the constructability of deliverables

• Quality Management: Establishes processes to meet quality standards. Monitors work practices to identify concerns or issues that do not meet these quality standards. Follows contract provisions for necessary corrective action.

• Schedule Development: Develops, communicates and follows schedules and timelines. Tracks information important to maintaining schedule adherence.

• Building and Construction Knowledge & Planning: Applies building and construction knowledge, utilizing experience and current developments in the industry to prepare detailed construction sequence plans including all necessary material, equipment and labor.

Has a basic understanding of:

• Contract Management: Reviews, executes and manages the client's prime contract as well as subcontracts and vendor agreements. This includes facilitating, administering and participating in contract discussions, reviews and negotiations with all relevant contracting parties.

• Change Order Management: Follows financial implications of contracts and agreements to protect the company’s interests and rights. Identifies compensable changes and follows the contract provisions to timely resolution.

• Logistics: Develops, approves, and communicates construction logistics plans, verifying they are in place and clearly understood. Ensures that projects are proceeding according to these plans.

• Safety: Ensures the safe execution of all work activities and ensures adherence to our safety regulations to protect all individuals. Verifies and coordinates work activities to comply with Skanska EHS program and corrects unsafe activities, actions and conditions.

Duties and Responsibilities

Organizational Impact:

• Plans and establishes operational objectives for a team of support personnel within a clearly defined job area.

• Delivers operational results that have moderate impact on the achievement of departmental results.

• Assigns tasks to a team to achieve operational targets, service standards, etc.

• May manage day-to-day elements of the budget (eg, overtime for staff).

Innovation and Complexity

• Responsible for making adjustments or recommended enhancements in systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of job area.

• Solves general problems by drawing from prior experience, analysis, and consideration of broader issues and job areas or specialties.

Communication and Influence

• Communicates with parties within and outside of own job function, which may include external customers or vendors depending upon the job function.

• Explains policies, practices, and procedures of the job area to others within the organization, working to gain cooperation of other parties on practices, policies, and procedures.

Leadership and Talent Management:

• Supervises a team consisting of support level employees, such as operational (assistant project/ field engineers, various administrators) and clerical (data entry, administrative assistants).

• Provides day-to-day work direction for team, focused on maintaining steady workflow and productivity and resolving operational decisions.

• Provides primary input to hiring, firing, promotion, performance, and rewards decisions for direct reports.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree – Civil Engineering/Construction Management or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience.

• Understands basic management approaches such as work scheduling, prioritizing, coaching and process execution.

• Typically requires broad job knowledge of technical or operational practices within assigned discipline.

Skanska USA Civil Southeast Inc. builds for a better society in the coastal areas of Virginia, Carolinas, and Florida, currently. We are looking for energetic, experienced, mobile candidates who want to be a part of our sustainable future.

Come work with us and join a winning team!

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