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What Is a Construction Engineer?
A construction engineer is a project leader responsible for the design and construction of civil engineering projects. It is a manager level position, meaning this career requires extensive experience and academic qualifications. As a construction engineer, your duties are to draft blueprints, organize a construction team, and oversee the building process. In addition to your design responsibilities, you must also create schedules and budgets for each phase of construction. You work closely with other project leaders and skilled craftspeople throughout the process.
What is the difference between Construction Engineer vs Civil Engineer?
| Aspect | Construction Engineer | Civil Engineer |
|---|---|---|
| Credentials | Bachelor's in Civil Engineering or related field; often requires engineering licensure | Bachelor's in Civil Engineering; licensure often required for certain roles |
| Work Environment | On-site construction projects, managing daily operations | Design, planning, and analysis; can be on-site or office-based |
| Employer & Industry Usage | Construction firms, contractors, project management companies | Engineering consulting firms, government agencies, construction companies |
Construction Engineers focus on managing construction projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget, often working directly on-site. Civil Engineers design and plan infrastructure projects, providing technical specifications and overseeing construction from a planning perspective. Both roles require similar educational backgrounds and licensure but differ mainly in their daily responsibilities and work environments.
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Construction Engineer Position Description:
The Construction Engineer at GCON will be responsible for assisting the project engineer, project manager, and project team with project documentation and control, job cost accounting, and construction supervision efforts. This role will also be assigned to the field operations team to assist in obtaining, evaluating, and coordinating all information needed to construct the project in accordance with the contract documents. The candidate should feel comfortable taking on various tasks, appropriately prioritizing their completion, and ensuring that the work meets all safety standards, schedule requirements, and is constructed to the highest level of quality possible. Each day will be different, and the Construction Engineer shall be responsible for the protection and promotion of the interest of GCON in all matters.
The GCON Way:
GCON Inc. is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ and has a national reach, with permanent teams in Hillsboro, OR, Rio Rancho, NM, and Santa Clara, CA. We specialize in a wide range of project types, facilitated by highly specialized builders. GCON builds its advanced teams through robust career development training programs, a leadership development (LEADERS) program, and a diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging culture aligned with our value of Stewardship.
GCONs Core Values of Unconventional Thinking, Value Delivery, Set a New Standard, Continuous Improvement, and Stewardship bring GCON team members together to inspire opportunities and promote new ideas. Our people centered ethos is evidenced through our strong Safety culture recognized for 2 consecutive years with the Highwire Platinum designation, as well as our employee recognition program, GCONs Greatest, which promotes daily teamwork and camaraderie that are central to a meaningful career.
GCON Culture of Caring Benefits:
- Competitive compensation
- 100% employee medical/dental premium coverage (generous family coverage with 3 plans to tailor to needs)
- Immediate employer 401(k) contribution regardless of employee participation
- Potential annual profit sharing bonus
- Employee rewards program to redeem for gift cards or contribute to cause of your choosing
- Tuition reimbursement program for pursuits outside position
- Sponsorship for continuing education for career pursuits
- 40 hours of volunteer time off (VTO) for causes you support in addition to PTO
- Employee boot voucher program
- Access to StrongerWork optimal mental health services
Responsibilities:
- Assist with document control process and maintenance of current contract documents.
- Utilize project closeout checklist to assemble project closeout documents as they are generated.
- Input Potential Change Orders (PCO) and Issues in CMiC, accurately.
- Ensure pricing data is accurate and process flow of approvals is followed.
- Participate in monthly payment application process and subcontractor invoice reviews and approvals.
- Understand Request for Information (RFI) and submittal processes and impact to risk mitigation.
- Input correct data into CMiC.
- Assist with preparation of assembling Contract Items List (CIL) and compliance.
- Assist in monthly GC/GR forecasting and management.
- Understand basic scheduling and assist with assembly of Long Lead Matrix; understand how documents are coordinated with Submittal Log and Project Schedule milestones.
- Help develop subcontract labor projections for field to support Superintendent needs.
- Complete/have completed OSHA 30-hour training with current certificate and complies with all safety regulations.
- Complete field walks to gain thorough understanding of JHAs and pretask planning. Review for understanding field safety and compliance items.
- Understand importance of Daily Construction Reports (DCR) and review for accuracy.
- Assist in developing pre-assembly meeting agendas and minutes.
- Understand and assist with implementing project-specific Quality Control (QC) Plan.
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of risks associated.
- Work with project staff to incorporate safety preplanning into all phases of the projects.
- Understand GCON safety Incident and Injury Free Environment (IIFE).
- Interpret safety scopes of work for contractors assigned to project. Confidently present safety-related information with the ability to respond to related questions.
- Understand basics of GSTEPS
- Know Step 1 owners definition of success on project.
- Model GCON values on jobsite and interactions with subcontractors and clients.
- Utilize volunteer time to support the community and foster GCON community relations.
- Ability and willingness for potential travel.
Skills/Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Construction Management, related field, or equivalent experience.
- Ability to learn and adapt to technology platforms.
- Proficiencies in
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
Preferred Qualifications:
- Computer Software Experience
- CMiC
- PlanGrid
- BIM 360
- Assemble & MS Project P6 or similar software platforms.
Physical Requirements:
- Standing/Walking/Sitting: Workday is combination of standing, walking, and sitting.
- Legs: Must be able to climb stairs
- Hands/Arms: Constant use of hands/fingers for mouse/keyboard/computer use
- Vision: Visual acuity in near, mid, and far range. Color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, hand/eye coordination
- Hearing: Sufficient to hear conversational levels in person and over the telephone and radio; sufficient to hear alarms on equipment
- Speech: Sufficient to make oneself heard in person, speak in front of groups, and be understood over the telephone and radio
- Lift/Carry: Up to 40lbs
- Bending/Twisting
- Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling
GCON is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the bases of any status protected under federal, state, or local law. Applicants will be considered regardless of their race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law. In addition to complying with all applicable laws, GCON also has a strong corporate commitment to inclusion.
Notice to all Employment, Staffing & Recruiting Agencies and Recruiters: We please ask that you do not directly email, call or visit our hiring managers. GCON does not accept unsolicited resumes and should any be received from a third party they will not be considered, unless a signed agreement is in place. If you would like to discuss becoming a preferred staffing vendor to GCON please contact our recruitment team who will advise you on the process