Project Engineer

Job Description/Summary:

The Building People, LLC, has a position open for a looking for a junior project engineer with expertise in the construction industry to provide Owner's Representative construction management services to a DoD client.

• Assist the Government in conducting site evaluations, field surveys, and site visits to determine constructability and code compliance. Develop draft scopes of work, validation of requirements, and participates in pre-bid conferences.
• Support the Government's development of technical requirements, scopes of work, cost estimate analysis and schedules for A/E services, to include studies, reports and drawings review.
• Support the Government's tracking of construction progress, submittals, permit applications, organization of files, and invoicing as part of a larger team.
• Schedule and participate in weekly project progress meetings and monthly program progress meetings to evaluate schedule progress, identify departures from the accepted baseline schedule, and evaluate risk to long-term project and program health.
• Ability to work independently to track down requirements and data from other project managers or clients in a professional manner with complete and on time submissions.
• Maintain construction administration data in Excel, web based software and files to be aggregated and used as metrics and briefing tools for senior leadership.
• Work with Project Managers to develop and track progress of project lifecycle milestone schedules and Government activities to insure timely delivery of the Government construction program.
• Support Project Managers by researching and preparing project status briefings, developing and maintaining performance matrixes, preparing well-written technical reports. Prepares written and oral reports to Government leadership and program managers.

Required Experience/Skills:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be able to pass and maintain a Public Trust clearance (HSPD-12 fingerprint background check).

Preferred Experience/Skills:

• Pentagon WHS experience is highly sought after.

Required Education:

• BS in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management OR:

• An ACTIVE General Contractor/Construction Trades license with 4+ years of construction experience.

*Our positions may require a background screening and clearance directly from the Government.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Competitive benefits for eligible employees include:

• Medical & Rx
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance/AD&D
• Long Term Disability and Short-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay

All positions require a background check after acceptance of our offer. The selected candidate will be eligible to begin employment before the background check has been finalized. However, continued employment will be contingent upon the results of your reference/background check from The Building People, LLC. Your position may require special credentialing, clearance, and access as a condition of employment. In the event the government or client does not sponsor or approve your clearance, it may result in termination of your employment.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at reasonableaccomodation@thebuildingpeople.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

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