Construction Engineer I

Requisition Number: 2709

Job Title: Construction Engineer I

Date Opened: 8/21/2025

Location: Little Rock

Industry: Electric Utilities

Department: Construction Management

Employment Type: Full-Time Regular

Part-Time Available: No

Eligible for US Work Authorization Sponsorship: No

FLSA Exemption: Exempt-Eligible for Straight-Time Overtime

Job Summary

The Construction Engineer (CE) will be engaged in the project from the initiation / definition phase through final commissioning and closeout. Below is list of activities / deliverables the CE may be involved in throughout the life cycle of a project from initiation to final commissioning and closeout. Project scopes vary as will the roles of the CE for each project.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

- Assist the Construction Group to manage capital projects through the entire life cycle from definition to closeout

- Participate as a member of project teams to develop project scope, project cost estimate, project schedule

- Participate on site field / scope visits

- Assist others in developing schedule including critical paths

- Develop detailed construction plans and identify outage requirements to implement new facilities, Identify required permits, & Develop detailed estimates.

- Work with Utility Company major accounts group regarding outages that affect external/internal customers

- Develop construction contract bid packages; review responses and participate in vendor selection

o Develop bid package / RFP

o Conduct pre-bid meeting with contractors

- Participate in design constructability reviews for all disciplines (site, foundation, electrical & relay, T-Line) to identify and eliminate costly expenses during the construction phase

- Develop detailed construction plan, which includes a list of outages, exact work dates, and construction resource requirements

- Identifies and addresses all project safety hazards and environmental concerns. Responsible for monitoring and routine reporting on project construction schedule and cost

- Perform quality assurance checks during construction

- Monitor schedule and progress versus requested in service date

- Responsible for closeout of construction contracts and as-built documentation

- Monitors that all Utility Company procedures and processes are followed so that we will comply with all regulatory requirements

- Provide Construction Management over site to contractors responsible for constructing and commissioning Transmission Substations and Transmission Lines across the Utility Company System

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required;

- Degree must be from a college or university with an accredited engineering program (ABET);

- Future graduation dates through December 2025 eligible;

- Requires zero (0) with less than one (1) year experience;

- Must have superior interpersonal, leadership, communication, organizational, and presentation skills;

- Requires a proven ability to communicate effectively both verbally and written;

- Must possess advanced knowledge of MS Office suite of products (especially MS Word and MS Excel).

Preferred Qualifications:

- Prior internship or on the job exposure/experience with capital projects construction;

- Prior internship or on the job exposure/experience in the Electric Utility Transmission or Distribution industry.

Working Conditions:

- Work is conducted in an office environment (Private or Semi-Private Office) and requires occasional travel to off-site work locations

- Field duties require outdoor work in a plant or construction atmosphere

- Interaction with other team members, as well as supervisors and client personnel

- Working plant, construction, and/or shop areas around production machinery with extreme noise levels

- Must be able to wear safety equipment as required by the safety department for personal protection

- May be at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes

- May be required to travel out of town on a periodic basis

Physical Requirements:

- Must be able to lift and carry 20 pounds

- Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits employee to communicate effectively

- Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time with or without reasonable accommodation

- Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodations, which permits employee to conduct analysis and investigations

- Sufficient manual dexterity with or without reasonable accommodation, which permit the employee to perform routine office duties

- Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodations to perform office duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations