Project Engineer

General Purpose of this Position:

As a Project Engineer, you will play a critical role in managing the flow of technical information between our team, customers, subcontractors, and vendors. Your primary responsibility will be to verify contract scopes, drawings, specs, and addendums for accuracy while working closely with the Project Manager to ensure the smooth progress of steel fabrication at the shop and the on-field erection of steel structures.

Responsibilities:

Designer/Pre-Construction:

+ - + Lead turnover effort from estimating/sales + Develop and applicable value engineering and other cost and schedule reductions. + Ensure proper job set up and contract details match estimate. + Ensure client contract negotiated and executed.

Project Execution:

+ - + Identify required vendors, develop purchase orders and change orders in compliance with corporate policies and procedures. Manage quality and timely delivery. + Identify subcontractors (if applicable), issue subcontracts, review invoices and change order requests, and manage. Require appropriate period progress reports. + Track and maintain key contract performance dates/notices. + Maintain electronic project files and appropriate hard copy files. Ensure efficient organization of project folder on company server.

Communication:

+ - + Maintain constant and consistent dialogue with the client to ensure that all client needs are being met. + Plan and lead internal kickoff meetings that may include representatives from sister SubCos within Junction Industries + Report weekly to Harbor Fab President and clients on project status

Project Costs:

+ - + Monitor project costs against budget + Perform the final review of internal items including, but not limited to, Weekly Estimate Vs Actual Report, Project Cost calculations, WIP, Open PO Reports, ETV + Ensure that all POs, Subcontracts, Change Orders, Bills, Shipping Tickets, and Credit Card receipts are expeditiously provided to the accounting department in accordance with corporate policies + Develop of Schedule of Values for customer progress invoicing to ensure positive cash flow for project.

+ - * + Manages the tracking and issuance of drawings (design, shop and erection) from detailer, internal review, submittal to/from approval, to final issuance for fab/construction to all appropriate parties. + Tracks documents and updates company project list + Review to determine material and labor requirements and prepares itemized lists + Computes cost factors and prepares estimates for management review such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work; preparing bids; selecting vendors or subcontractors; and determining cost effectiveness. + Conducts special studies to develop and establish standard hour and related cost data or effect cost reductions. + Prepare and review structural and miscellaneous steel fabrication estimates, plate fabrication, (tanks, hoppers, chutes, ductwork), and specialty items such as dredge pontoons, cranes, log kickers from start to finish. + Perform value engineering, takeoffs, proposals, and schedule of values + Verify status of quotes and keep up with market and other trends to enable competitiveness.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

This is not an inclusive, other duties may be assigned to meet division objectives