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Construction Project Engineer (La Porte, TX)- Austin Industrial

Austin Careers
Full-time
On-site
La Porte, Texas, United States

Functional Areas of Responsibility:

  • Contract administration
  • Material Expediting
  • Quantity Reporting
  • Schedule Updates
  • Estimating
  • Document Control
  • Compliance with company policies and procedures

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Contract Administration

  • Quantity reporting
  • Document control that include items such as drawings and specifications, submittals, RFIs, correspondence, daily reports, and meeting notes in project Document Filing Structure (DFS)
  • Review submittals for proper coordination and adherence to the plans and specifications
  • Attend progress, planning, and safety meetings
  • Assist with mobilization activities on the project; working with the superintendent
  • Perform a variety of tasks associated with completion of a project, including closeout documentation, completion reports, collection of final monies due, etc.
  • Prepare closeout documents
  • Support customer pay request requirements as assigned
  • Perform quantity takeoffs on drawing changes
  • Distribute change requests for pricing and schedule impact.
  • Maintain accurate documentation of inspections and quality reviews in the DFS

Scheduling

  • Ensure timely procurement and delivery of all required construction materials and permanent materials in support of project schedule requirements.
  • Assist in creating project and proposal schedules
  • Update progress in support of schedule reporting
  • Assist superintendent with 3-week look ahead schedules.

Estimating

  • Quantity takeoffs
  • Pricing of certain components of an estimate
  • Solicitation of subcontractor and vendor bid proposals
  • Evaluation of subcontractor and vendor bids
  • Assist in site visits

Construction Operations

  • Provide supervision and coordination of subcontractors
  • Assist superintendent with day to day activities such as materiel deliveries and coordination, equipment delivery and coordination
  • Assist superintendent in the development of Work Plans
  • Review daily timesheets to ensure accurate job cost data
  • Perform safety observations and ensure correction of hazardous conditions
  • Perform quality inspections of self-perform work and subcontractor work to ensure compliance with plans and specifications

Technical

  • Four year degree in technical discipline.
  • Read and interpret project drawings and specifications
  • Demonstrated collegiate-level computer skills, mathematics, communication skills, and technical writing, with an aptitude for mastering the additional skills required of the position
  • Basic understanding of engineering or construction principles
  • Ensure compliance with all company policies and procedures.

Other

  • Perform other duties as assigned
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No Third-Party Inquiries Please

  • This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement). 

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