Project Engineer Structures/Civil

JF White - North Washington St Bridge
160 N Washington St
Boston, MA 02114, USA

A candidate for a Project Engineering position at JFW will require a self-motivated individual to accept the challenges and demands of a fast‑paced, ever‑changing environment. This role involves bid‑build construction and design‑build construction on both public and private work. The candidate will possess the qualities to meet or exceed the client’s expectations, develop the client relationship, and lead the engineering field team to a successful project.

Responsibilities

Project Startup

• Regular meetings with PM/Super, Clients and CM
• Bid review for construction assumptions
• List of deliverables
• Early submittals (schedule, quality control, safety, other general conditions, flow charts)
• Build team (as developed by Project Manager), assign responsibilities and required participation
• Develop a working knowledge of plans and specifications
• Set up field office/IT requirements/SharePoint/files (hard copies, electronic)
• PO and subcontractor scoping

Project Duration

• Client meetings and relationships
• Run weekly staff job meetings
• Schedule maintenance review
• Cost control (weekly reports, monthly reports, change order maintenance, forecasting)
• Process approve online invoices and subcontractor requisitions
• Requisitions to client
• Manage office engineers, survey and office manager
• Support project manager and superintendent
• Develop, oversee, and manage submittals, RFI’s, and written correspondence
• Safety work plans
• Job presentations to company
• Mentorship of junior staff
• Production reports (on specific key construction tasks), which become part of the final engineering report (see project closeout)
• Quantity tracking
• Time sheet approval and cost coding

Design-Build Considerations

• Outline/schedule of deliverables
• Tracking of deliverables
• Design‑constructability reviews
• Manage release of design packages for construction

Project Closeout

• Punch list
• Site supervision/closeout
• Testing management
• Archives
• Final payment

Qualified Applicant Requirements

• Degree in Civil Engineering
• Minimum 4–7 years working in construction environment (dependent on project size and scope)
• Skilled in verbal and written communication
• Proficient in Excel, Word, Microsoft Outlook
• Knowledge of CAD, BIM, HeavyBid preferred
• Experience in cost tracking and cost control, production reporting, submittal, RFI’s, reading plans and specifications

Compensation Range: $85,000–$130,000

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