Project Engineer

Overview:

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

MasTec's Clean Energy and Infrastructure Group (CE&I) is a $4 billion annual revenue business unit that provides construction services for industrial facilities; building products manufacturers, power generation facilities, manufacturing plants; solar, wind, and thermal energy plants; buildings, and infrastructure.

Within the CE&I group, the MasTec Industrial sector includes sister companies Casey Industrial, Phoenix Industrial and Wanzek Industrial.
This collective industrial group provides a merit shop, multi-craft industrial contractor with the ability to self-perform all major craft trades that ensures greater safety, quality, flexibility, and economy in delivering the work required to complete each project.
The collective experience and knowledge of this team provides comprehensive project development, pre-construction planning, and project management with the mastery to successfully manage projects that meet deliverable and budgetary requirements.
With every project, we commit to providing the highest levels of quality, safety, and value.

At MasTec Industrial, we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the best talent.
No matter your role, you will have the opportunity to contribute to our success as we deliver innovative solutions to our clients.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Project Engineer role will oversee and execute the project controls and management of a multiple disciplines.
The main functions of the Project Engineer will include (but not limited to) responsibility for a specific area of the project such as direct support to a Project Manager or Sr.
Project Engineer, quantity collection, contract administration, project planning and scheduling, procurement, and project reporting.

The Project Engineer role requires interfacing with all areas affected by the project including the client(s), engineering/design, subcontractors, distributors, vendors, and the ongoing strategic communication with project management regarding the status of the project.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Oversee and manage a majority of the field office staff, which could include engineers, office manager, document control, schedulers, procurement, warehouse, and other support personnel on the project.
  
• Represent in a professional manner in all client interaction activities.
  
• Provide the client with contract required reports (weekly, monthly, schedule.
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• Understand and follow Corporate Safety Plan and site-specific safety plan.
  
• Create quantity calculation formulas to accurately determine percentage of completed/installed materials.
  
• Develop a process for the creation and review of work plans and work packages.
  
• Provide support to ensure the site quality plan is communicated and all inspections and quality documentation is being completed on time and assembled for final turn over.
  
• Manage the compilation, processing, and customer approval of daily labor timesheets.
  
• Compile and distribute weekly the Average Labor Rate to the front-line supervision.
  
• Train craft and staff employees how to complete Job Safety Analysis (JSA's)
• Participate in or lead jobsite safety reviews, toolbox meetings, mass safety meetings, and safety training.
  
• Order, schedule material deliveries and develop procurement status report.
  
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate work groups on the jobsite.
  
• Perform material takeoffs from drawings, specifications, and other contract documents.
  
• Perform basic engineering calculations and technical drafting to support field operations.
  
• Direct Field Engineers to gather and prepare data for submittal or transmittal to the customer, vendors, subcontractors, governmental agencies, and internal use.
  
• Manager the creation and review field issued purchase orders and subcontracts, prepare material buyout take offs from issued for construction drawings.
  
• Direct home office performed procurement and subcontract administration functions.
  
• Provide field support and supervise subcontractor operations.
  
• Manage all project recordkeeping and correspondence functions including daily reports, photographs, requests for information (RFIs), submittal, transmittal, memorandums, and other contract required correspondence.
  
• Create and closely monitor project controls such as productivity tracking including Average labor rate, indirect scheduling, equipment schedule and log, risk, and opportunity log, etc.
  
• Create and maintain master project schedule.
  
• Generate change orders and as-built data to be reviewed by the Project Manager.
  
• Drive the planning process through the master schedule, 6-week, 3-week, 1-week, and manpower curves.
  
• Administering Accounting/Job Costs/Work in Progress (WIP) Updates:
  Learn and Assist the Project Manager with these activities.
  
• Lead the budgeting process of taking the Estimate and converting it to the Standard Phase codes.
  
• Alert Project Manager and Home Office of trends regarding labor, material, subcontractor and equipment costs.
  
• Accurately manage the cost forecasting process for entire project (labor, materials, subcontractors, equipment.
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• Identify trends and suggest corrective actions when needed.
  
• Establish the cashflow forecast and curve to ensure positive cashflow for the project.
  
• Act as primary company representative in the absence of or as directed by Project Manager or Project Engineer.
  
• Know all of the provisions, terms and scope of the Prime contract.
  
• Develop and prepare Schedule of Values and all Invoices to customer.
  
• Manage, lead direct reports, and mentor.
  

SUPERVISORY:

• Support a crew of 100 people for short periods if needed.
  
• Lead 1 or more Field Engineer and/or support staff.
  

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related.
  
• Minimum five (5) years of experience as a Field Engineer or similar role on heavy industrial projects

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Be knowledgeable of MIC Health and Safety programs and project specific regulations.
  
• When on-site, actively participate in daily toolbox meetings with crews and subcontractors.
  
• Set a personal example of safe behavior.
  
• Provide constructability and cost saving alternatives at design phase of project.
  
• Ability to freely access all points of a construction site in wide-ranging climates and environment.
  
• Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative.
  
• Strong work ethic, willing to do what it takes to get the .