ย Employment Type:ย ย Full-Timeย
FSLA:ย ย Salary/Exemptย
Division:ย ย Riggsย
Department:ย Riggsย
Reports to:ย ย ย Project Manager - Riggsย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Supervisory Duties:ย Noย
Salary Range: $76,000 - $88,000
The Self-Perform Project Engineer plays a key role in supporting estimating and project execution for self-performed construction scopes. This positionย is responsible forย assistingย with takeoffs, document review, vendor coordination, and project tracking while developing a strong understanding of construction systems, specifications, and estimating processes. The role provides hands-on exposure to both preconstruction and field operations and supports the successful delivery of projects in alignment with company standards and procedures.ย
Responsibilities /ย Essential Functionsย
Softwareย
- Seeksย toย acquireย basic knowledge in the application of software (i.e.ย On-Screen Takeoff,ย Togal, Sage, Microsoft Office Suite, Procore, Bluebeam,ย QuickBaseย etc.).ย
Document Management/Reviewย
- Creates project folders, organizes all related documents, and uploads plans to create Takeoff files to ensure access and alignment with Riggs Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's).ย
- Project Document Page turns - Document review, understanding of contract documents, plans, details, and basic systems and how they go together.ย
- Specification review and understanding - able to read andย comprehendย applicable spec sections, reviewย materialsย and installation sequences.ย
- Creates proposals for small scopesย and canย discussย and develop A&Qs.ย
- Tracks and manages projects/workload within QuickBase while keeping the system updated.ย
On-Screen Takeoff (OST) andย Togalย
- Learnsย plan reading to navigate plans efficiently to extract scope information and accurately quantify scope. Gathers theย quantityย takeoffs in correct units (EA/LF/SF) needed to create an estimate for the given scope.ย
- Performs simple takeoff withย oversite, andย understandย standard takeoff quantities and why we chose them. Be able to distinguish when custom quantities or codes areย requiredย for takeoff.ย
Sage Estimatingย ย
- Understand andย familiarizesย themselves with crew size and production rates.ย
- Be able to review a Labor Production Report (LPR) and understand the information within.ย
Vendor/Subcontractor Managementย
- Provides construction documents and quantities to vendors to obtain material and subcontractor pricing. Evaluates the received pricing and levels the information out for use by the Estimators in their estimates.ย
- Reviews typical manufacturers' literature of commonly used products. Familiarizes themselves with install procedures.ย
- Comprehend shop drawings of scopes we perform.ย
- Be able to review shops and submittals versus the spec and contract drawings and find inconsistencies.ย ย
Addendum Reviewย
- Analyzes and overlays addenda toย identifyย drawing changes in quantitiesย pertaining toย the scope being reviewed.ย
- Documents addendum changes correctly in Sage, OST,ย Togal, and Proposal that is traceable and well thought out.ย
Handoff Managementย
- Aidsย Estimators in creating handoff packages.ย
- Aids Estimators in reviewing specifications for submittal requirements and requesting submittals from Vendors and the yard.ย ย
Exposureย
- Attend/shadow Estimators with estimate review meetings.ย
- Attend/shadow Estimators with handoff meetings.ย
- Spend time in the field reviewing common installations of Riggs products and scopes.ย
Keyย Skillsย
- Strong attention to detail and organization skillsย
- Basic understanding of construction drawings, specifications, and systemsย
- Ability to learn and apply estimating and takeoff software toolsย
- Effective communication and collaboration with internal teams and external partnersย
- Analytical mindset with the ability to review and interpret technical informationย
- Time management skills with the ability to track multiple tasks and deadlinesย
Required Experienceย ย
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field preferredย
- Internship or entry-level experience in construction, estimating, or project engineering is a plusย
- Exposure to construction software such as Procore, Bluebeam, Sage, or similar tools preferredย
- Willingness to learn estimating processes, field operations, and self-perform construction scopesย