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Project Engineer

Job Description

Position: Project Engineer

Reports To: Project Manager

Department: Project Management

FLSA Status: Exempt

About Us:
GrayWolf is a commercial/industrial construction trade contractor that provides turnkey solutions for Structural and Miscellaneous Steel from design assist, project management, fabrication, and erection with a footprint that is nationwide. With more than 45-years of experience in the industry, we have strong leadership and support teams who understand servant leadership is the key to our success. We are continually BUILDING new talent while developing our current talent. We provide a safe and ethical environment and offer a competitive wage and benefits program. We strive to be the best contractor while demonstrating a culture of Safety, Quality and Performance to deliver the best completed steel projects to our customers.

Position Value Proposition:

The Project Engineer assists in managing the flow of technical information between the Graywolf Project Management team, customers, and subcontractors and vendors, while developing critical relationships with internal and external clients, through verbal and written communication.

Core Responsibilities:

• Reviews design drawings and 3D BIM Models for accuracy and completeness, and coordinates resolution of discrepancies and/or missing information with customers, design team, other trades, detailing, shop, & field as may be necessary.
• Coordinates project sequencing and basic detailing job setup including advance bills and shop and erection drawings.
• Provides instructions and guidance tosteeldetailers in preparing models, shop drawings and erection drawings per project requirements and standards.
• Monitors project schedulesregardingsubmittals, approvals, and shop fabrication releases.Identifyand communicatepossible delaysor problems toprojectmanagement team.
• Organize detailing RFI process through formal RFI to customer and informal RFI’s with the engineer, architect, and general contractor. Facilitates and fulfills other documentation efforts and duties and as may berequired.
• Distribute and route drawings. Coordinate with Document Control to avoid delays andmaintainlogs.
• Act as a liaison between shop, field,detailersand subcontractors to resolve fabrication and erection difficulties.
• Communicate withGraywolfproject team.
• Essential part of the Project Management Team in achieving successful project results.
• This position requires travel to design and coordination meetings, fabricationfacilitiesand job sites.
• Coordinates thedetailingefforts of various common subcontractors.
• Serve as a direct link between Detailers, Project Managers, and other production departments and key trade partners,customer, other contractors, and Design Team as may berequired.
• Work closely with Director of Project Management and Detailing Manager toassistwithselectionand training of incoming and current Project Engineers, FieldEngineersand/or Trainee’s

ADDITIONAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

(This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job responsibilities and functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform. Above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed). Duties and responsibilities can be changed, expanded, reduced or delegated by management to meet the business needs of the company)

Required qualifications:

Core Competencies:

• Approachability - Is easy to approach and talk to; spends the extra effort to put others at ease; can be warm, pleasant, and gracious; is sensitive to and patient with the interpersonal anxieties of others; builds rapport well; is a good listener; is an early knower, getting informal and incomplete information in time to do something about it.
• Conflict Management - Steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities; reads situations quickly; good at focused listening; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise.
• Customer Focus - Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind;establishesand maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Drive for Results - Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Functional Technical Skills - Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job ata high levelof accomplishment.
• Interpersonal Savvy - Relates well to all kinds of people—up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; buildsappropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can defuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Planning - Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; setsobjectivesand goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments;anticipatesand adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results.
• Time Management - Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend to a broader range of activities.
• Written Communications -Is able towrite clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect.

Education/Training

High School Diploma or GED required. Preference given to candidates with Associate’s Degree or training from an approved and accredited technical school in engineering, detailing, CAD/Computer Aided Drafting, BIM/Building Information Modeling and/or a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Construction Management, Structural/Civil/Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Architectural or Business.

Work Experience

Preferred work experience with structural steel projects, including coordination, detailing, BIM and/or design. Experience with AWS and AISC is a plus

Specialized Knowledge

Ability to read and interpret design, shop and erection drawings. General understanding and knowledge of basic drafting skills, 3D modeling software/Tekla practices, fabrication and erection standards, standard technical terminology, common structural steel practices, and drafting room procedures.

Software, Technology and Equipment used

Personal Computer; phone; Computer Software including: Microsoft Office platform, MS Office Word, Excel, and Outlook; Project management software including Procore, MS Project, Primavera scheduling, and Bluebeam; Fabrication software including PowerFab/FabSuite, Strumis and/or, Fabtrol; CAD/BIM software including AutoCAD, and Tekla. Experience with Revit, Navisworks, and other BIM programs.