Sr Construction Engineer - Los Angeles, United States - Zachry Group

Description

Job Description

Zachry

is seeking an experienced Sr Construction Engineer for new construction work to assist the Craft Supervision team (General Foremen, Foremen and Superintendents) with craft work planning, earned value, quantity management, document management, procurement/material management, cost management and technical support.

A successful Construction Engineer III interfaces well with the Craft Supervision team, Design Engineers, and other members of the project team.

Specific task assignments include Drawing takeoffs, progress measurement and reporting, development of material requisitions, set up of 4D modeling program, review of cost codes, communication of design drawing and specification requirements and submittal of time sheets.

The Workface Planners reports directly to the Workface Planning Lead and has overall responsibility for building and maintaining IWP's. The Workface Planner is expected to develop plans based upon the project schedule and their craft superintendent's execution strategy.

The number of workface planners, for a project, are typically one to one with the number of superintendents assigned to a craft.

Responsibilities


RESPONSIBILITIES
Perform constructability analysis on high level CWPs and develop electronic package.
Understand the Path of Construction and dissect CWPs into IWPs with input from Superintendent.
Track missing material/equipment for IWPs within 90 days of the plan.
Estimate resource requirements for each IWP and verify with the General Foreman.
Work with other Workface Planners from other disciplines to ensure that the execution sequence is logical and well-coordinated.

Verify quantity take-offs for each IWP and load into the project progressing database (if not using a software program that performs this task).

Identify constraints and mitigate or verify prior to scheduling the package for execution. (materials, scaffold, equipment, tools, etc.)
Issue Bill of Materials to Material Management for Trial Allocation and fulfilment of material for IWP's
Ensure correct drawing revisions are included in IWP's before issuance to the field for execution.
Develop, issue, and track IWP's.
Help troubleshoot field challenges to mitigate crew downtime.
Develop Requests for Information (RFIs) when appropriate.
Close out IWPs when complete and reassign tasks to other IWPs if required.
Capture construction progress in project quantity tracking system (Qtrax, SPC).

Qualifications


REQUIREMENTS
Technical Track (Level 1 Planner)
Journeyman tradesperson (or equivalent) for 3 years minimum.
Supervisory experience (1 year minimum)
AWP Training
Adequate computer skills (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe (.pdf), etc.)

Engineering Track (Level 1 Planner)
3 years minimum field experience
Recommendation from employer (verified)
AWP Training
Adequate computer skills (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe (.pdf), etc.)

Subject Matter Expert Track (Level 1 Planner)
5 years minimum field experience (resume w/ references)
Recommendation from employer (verified)
AWP Training
Adequate computer skills (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe (.pdf), etc.)

Minimum Education required (none, high school, AA, BA, etc.):

High School Diploma


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS BUT NOT REQUIRED
1-3 years of field experience in Construction Engineering
Experience with scheduling, report writing, data entry, filing and document management, fundamentals of E2.
Knowledge of Craft Progress-Qtrax, EB, SIMS, Oracle, scheduling software


PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Employee will be required to communicate in person, via telephone, email, video chat and software systems.

Position will include visits to maintenance sites and industrial facilities requiring mobility (on ground and at heights) and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to: hard hat, safety glasses/goggles, ear plugs/muffs, masks/respirators, safety vests, gloves and work boots.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
Employee will work in multiple environments including an office, warehouse and in a trailer or building on sites. On work sites noise levels will be moderate to high.


Job site will contain:

light to heavy equipment vehicles, small to large equipment, materials, communication equipment and tools, people standing, walking, sitting, signaling and talking, bells whistles and alarms.

The above description covers the fundamental responsibilities of the

Sr Construction Engineer

position.

It shall not be construed as a complete listing of all miscellaneous, incidental or similar duties which may be required from day-to-day.

Zachry

is dedicated in providing a Safe and Drug Free work environment; and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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