Associate Project Engineer Jobs in College Station, TX

Responsibilities:

• Assist with the Preconstruction Phase Services of projects, including business development and estimating.
• Assist with Owner contract review, as well as administration of construction contracts.
• Work closely with Project Team during transition from Preconstruction phases to project management.
• Obtain necessary permits and licenses and work closely with public entities. 
• Review, study, and becomes fully immersed in project specifications, plans, submittals, and other data to complete project responsibilities.  
• Participate in the conceptual development of a construction project and oversee its organization, scheduling and implementation.   Work closely with scheduler and Project Superintendent during scheduling and planning.
• Prepare and submit budget estimates and revisions.
• Responsible for project cost accounting, including monitoring, managing and reporting.
• Responsible member of the construction team, and the overall project team.  Prepare subcontracts and purchase orders; negotiate revisions, changes and additions to subcontract agreements with Subcontractors.
• Plan, direct, coordinate, budget, billings, submittals, and other activities concerned with construction projects.
• Responsible for checking and overseeing checking of shop drawings and submittals.  
• Develop a clear and concise communication with Project Team including Owner and representative, Architect and representative, program managers, and other members of Team.
• Meet with and provide assistance to Owners, Owners Representatives, Architects, and Engineers (the Project Team) on each project.   
• Lead meetings to ensure budget and schedules are met.
• Support Project Superintendent and work as a Team to meet project requirements.  
• Confer with supervisory personnel, Owners, contractors and design professionals to discuss and resolve matters such as work procedures, complaints, design issues, and construction problems.
• Assist with quality control for each project, including documentation and monitoring in conjunction with Project Superintendent.
• Prepare Change Order Requests for Architects, and Owners.  
• Take actions to deal with the results of delays, bad weather, or emergencies at constructions sites.
• Assist in preparation of billings.
• Responsible for preparation of close out documentation for the project.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• General knowledge of design principles, and code requirements in project plans, drawings, and models.  
• Good knowledge of building methods, including applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment for completion of construction projects. 
• General knowledge of all trades and ability and passion to learn continually.
• Ability to work under pressure and coordinate numerous activities and groups of people who need to cooperate to achieve maximum efficiency. 
• Knowledge of and commitment to safety in construction.   General safety training.
• Ability to manage multiple construction projects simultaneously.
• Ability to clearly communicate information and interact with individual parties involved in the construction process.
• Ability to create and maintain construction schedules utilizing construction scheduling software, such as Microsoft Project.
• Superior in basic math skills.
• Must have superior plan reading skills. 
• Detail and quality oriented.  
• Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) with construction related entities, including clients, Architects, Consultants, Subcontractors, subordinates and supervision.
• Ability to train, mentor and provide guidance to Assistant Project Managers, Project Engineers and Interns.
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Dependable
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred, but not required.

Education and/or Experience

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in construction management or construction science. Graduate engineers or architects will also be considered if they have additional training in business administration and accounting. 
• Multiple years of senior project management experience.
• Minimum seven (7) years of verifiable experience in commercial general construction of increasing complexity.
• Extensive experience with all areas of construction, including knowledge of materials, methods, and the equipment involved in the construction of buildings or other structures
• Experience in Preconstruction Services, and determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity and overall projects.

Other Qualifications

• Must be able to travel to jobsite(s) as assigned.