Project Engineer - Dallas, United States - Balfour Beatty

Description

Become Part of Our Team

As an industry leader Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries and more including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
• Vacation Time
• Sick Time
• Holidays
• Paid Volunteer time
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Referral Bonus

Summary

Balfour Beatty Construction is seeking a Project Engineer to work in the field with our Large Projects Group in Dallas, TX. This individual will work with the field management (Assistant Superintendent and/or the Superintendent) on the daily execution of the designated field operations of the construction project. The field Project Engineer actively participates in the coordination of the subcontractors and self-performed work, tracks and monitors the coordination of delivered materials, and proactively manages portions of the work ensuring the project is built on time, within budget and according to company policies and procedures. Thirty hours of OSHA training is required once every four years, or the individual can maintain STS certification.

Essential Functions

Project Financial Responsibilities

•Participates with field management by monitoring the progress of the schedule for timely completion within budget.

Preconstruction Services

•Assists field management in reviewing project estimates and cost control system at the beginning of the project.

•Participates in preconstruction planning, when possible, regarding the project schedule and budget. Reviews project estimates and cost control systems at the beginning of the project.

Project Start-up and Scheduling

•Attains a thorough understanding of contract drawings, specifications, and scope of work and requirements of subcontractors and suppliers.

•Participates in subcontractor project orientation meetings. Works with office personnel in the communication and coordination of submittals and coordination drawings with subcontractors and field management.

•Participates with field management in the review and coordination of the Loss Prevention, Sustainability Action Plan (SAP) and Quality Control Program.

Project Administration, Coordination and Close-out

•Participates in field management by coordinating subcontractor and Balfour Beatty Construction field personnel in designated areas of expertise.

•Active with field management in communicating with subcontractors and employees a consistent level of expectations and direction regarding schedules, construction methods, company policies and procedures, permits, safety, sustainability, quality control and other performance standards.

•Monitors with field management to ensure project site and company assets are secure, and maintains a safe and respectful working environment at all times by implementing safety, EEO, risk management, training, and quality control programs.

•Participates with field management on the pre-final inspection of the work prior to the punch list and ensures a timely project closeout process is followed prior to final inspection.

•Works with field management in ensuring the project closeout process is finalized to settle all financial obligations, demobilize all resources, and transition the project to the customer.

Promote Customer Relations

•Builds effective relationships with customers, design team, subcontractors, suppliers, and user groups that reflect and support company core values and meet or exceed the customer's expectations.

•Actively participates in industry, client, and community relations to enhance company image.

Culture, Leadership, and Employee Development

•Communicates our vision and purpose through Service, Talent, and Choices.

•Serves as a role model and promotes professional behavior.

•Participates in personal career development through on-the-job training, attends operations classroom training programs, and assists in the development of interns/co-ops.

Working Conditions

•The majority of work is completed on job sites in an office trailer or in an existing structure. Due to daily condition changes on construction projects, when employees are outside of the office trailer or structure, they must wear appropriate personal protective equipment as required by the company's safety policies and as required for weather conditions.

•The project team and/or team member may need to move to other projected work geographic locations, if necessary.

Experience

•B.S. in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field position. Entry-level graduate with up to 2 years of experience preferred, OR Associates Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field position with 2 to 4 years of progressive related trade experience. Internship(s) or Co-ops with a construction company is desired.

•New hires are required to sign up for OSHA courses and complete them within the first six months of employment.

•Organizes people, tools, and equipment and plan/manage multiple activities to accomplish desired results.

•Makes decisions under tight deadlines, sometimes with incomplete information.

•Exhibits commitment to quality by evaluating project-related processes and making necessary changes, using customer input to make improvements, and meeting/exceeding internal and external customer expectations

About us

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm, we are challenging the construction industry's assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.

Consistently ranked among the nation's largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).

Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.

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