Entry-Level Engineer - Charlottesville Category: Construction Operations Job Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Position Type: Full-Time, Regular
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The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including the disabled and veterans.
Whiting-Turner Project Engineers are team members who help manage all aspects of construction projects. Reporting to a Project Manager, the Project Engineers major duties include:
• Coordinating work with project owner representatives, architects, engineers, inspectors, and site subcontractors. • Managing estimating and bidding processes and tracking costs to manage project budget. • Writing contracts and purchase orders using company boilerplate language to document all ordered work, schedules, projected costs, change orders, and technical specifications. • Participating in meetings to coordinate work and manage labor concerns. • Implementing project schedules, including each task associated with project completion. • Documenting the technical, financial, and personnel aspects of each project. • Reviewing project drawings, specifications, submittals, and change orders. • Providing field support to construction superintendents to help ensure contract compliance, quality control, and maintenance of a safe work site. • Tracking project phase completion against milestones.
Required Skills
Basic qualifications for Project Engineer candidates include:
• Bachelor of Science in an Engineering discipline, Engineering Technology, or Construction Management, Construction Technology. • Knowledge of engineering principles. • Knowledge of basic business principles sufficient to project and monitor expenses. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word and Excel. • Ability to read and understand technical specifications, technical manuals, product, material installation instructions, and engineering, architectural drawings. • Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. • Experience with construction projects, mechanical, electrical systems, building materials, building mechanics, or working with craft workers.
Whiting-Turner will train qualified candidates to develop:
• General knowledge of safety regulations, ANSI standards, local and state building codes, environmental codes, availability of industry-specific codes and guidelines. • General knowledge of construction processes, practices, and work sites. • Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Primavera, or other scheduling software.