Project Engineer - Major Project
Dragados USA

We are looking to add a Project Engineer to our Costa Mesa team to work with the Design/Engineering team, which oversees the Design of significant projects. Five years of field experience is preferred when working on large infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead project meetings to collect and disseminate information pertaining to the project

• Responsible for technical specifications/drawings review and issue resolution

• Coordinate the collection and dissemination of technical information between/within the company and the owner

• Responsible to develop work plans and procedures that enables construction to start on-site and get approvals from the EOR and the owner

• Responsible for RFIs / FDCs related to the design as well as NCR resolution/corrective action approval from the EOR and the owner

• Schedule and monitor program activity to achieve an on-time result including follow-up with external suppliers to ensure timely response to action items

• Create bill of materials, referencing to project drawings and specifications

• Review quotations utilizing supplier information, cost standards, technical information from quality, manufacturing, engineering, and design

• Determine possibility of conflicts/delays in the construction process by reviewing project drawings. Analyze the process to determine likelihood of detection and resulting effect Suggest preventative steps for correction

• Ensure that project charges are correctly represented for accounting's closing process

• Evaluate project charges are correctly represented for accounting's closing process

• Manage subcontractors and change orders on project

• Execute additional duties and responsibilities as assigned

• Schedule Quality Control & Quality Assurance inspections

• Coordinate survey operations

• Provide support for company initiatives

• Coordinate implementation of Safety, Health & Environmental program
  
  

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution

• Minimum 7 years' experience in within a construction or engineering firm
  
  

Preferred

• Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management

• Professional Engineer License

• Field experience

• Construction experience in heavy civil projects

• Knowledge and experience with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Knowledge with Primavera P6 Scheduling Software

• Communication - excellent oral presentation and written skills

• Goal oriented - able to set goals and achieve them

• Strong follow up ability with vendors and subcontractors

• Interpersonal - able to work well and persuade people at all organization levels

• Organizational ability - able to plan, prioritize, organize and monitor activities and projects. Able to work well in a group environment and foster a team approach

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