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Job Title: Construction Project Support Engineer (Entry Level)

Position Type: Full time, 1st shift Monday – Friday, hours will vary between 40-50 per week, paid weekly.

Location: Cleves, OH (on-site) – Must be local to the Tri-State area

Reports to: Pre-construction Manager

We are looking for a Project Support Engineer to join our growing team. Sehlhorst Equipment Services offers competitive pay and a full range of benefits including 401(k) retirement plan with company match, paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance. The median salary range for this position is $75,000 and is based on experience.

This is an entry level role that will offer a great deal of opportunity to grow your skills and prepare you for potential career advancement in either estimating or Project Management. If you are a motivated self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for commercial construction, we want to connect with you!   

Job Summary:

The primary function and responsibility of the Project Support Engineer will be learning to be a master of the role they are working towards through providing support to Foremen and Project Managers. The ability to be self-motivated while learning and performing physical field tasks will be an important part of the learning process. Time will be split between our new state-of-the-art office and repair facility and traveling to the various job sites throughout the region.  

Key Responsibilities:

• Permitting; applying, tracking status
• Submittals; compiling, submitting, tracking approval

• Developing the specifications for all equipment that is required for each project, including material ordering

• Initiating, coordinating, updating utility locations
• Keeping project documents current and in order
• Processing project information for effective SES use
• Analyzing document revisions for changes in scope of work
• Pricing change order work

• Collaborating and effectively communicating with customers and employees at all levels

• Monitoring/responding to email correspondence

Qualifications:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong computer skills in Outlook, Excel, Bluebeam, and Word
  • AutoCAD and Procore experience a plus
• A clear understanding of how to read project specifications and drawings
• Ability to juggle and prioritize multiple tasks
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Strong organizational/time management skills
• Motivated self-starter with strong work ethic and a willingness to take initiative
• Works well under pressure and deadline

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Prior Co-Op / Internship / Trade program experience in construction sitework field
• Working knowledge of construction and project terminology
• Experience processing CAD data for field use in Topcon GPS systems
• Estimating experience is a plus

About Sehlhorst Equipment Services:

Sehlhorst Equipment Services (SES) is a family-owned company that was established in 1985. Since then, SES has been in a growth trajectory, building on the solid reputation we have established in the region. We are committed to investing in the company and our fellow co-workers.  This commitment can be seen throughout the Sehlhorst organization, most visibly by the construction of a new office and repair facility.

We are a fast-growing demolition, excavation, and site utilities contractor with a reputation as a premier subcontractor in the tri-state area.

Our demolition crews perform complete structural demolition, selective demolition/building alteration, and underground demolition and utility removal for projects ranging in size from typical single-family homes to multi-story commercial/industrial buildings.

SES Earthwork crews cut, haul, and compact hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of structural fill each year performing land clearing and topsoil stripping, mass excavation and structural fill, fine grading, and soil remediation projects.

As underground utility specialists our crews install new sewers, water, and storm infrastructure from taps in the street to a new building. We also have extensive experience repairing underground infrastructure.

To learn more, you can visit https://sehlhorst.com/.

Sehlhorst Equipment Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Sehlhorst Equipment Services is a participant in the Drug Free Work Place Program of the Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Compensation.