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- KATERRA is transforming construction through innovation of process and technology. We provide end-to-end building services, creating new efficiencies between design, engineering, construction, project management, and more. Our integrated teams apply the principles of technology and manufacturing to the building industry, bringing fresh minds and innovative approaches to remove unnecessary time and costs from construction projects. At KATERRA, we lead from every seat. Our ideal team members are self-starters that embrace ambiguity, think big, and bring their own uncompromising standards of excellence. One of KATERRA's cultural principles is Diversity. We believe different backgrounds, ideas, and skillsets result in better outcomes. KATERRA does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity. KATERRA encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQIA, people with disabilities, veterans and those with diverse life experiences. Project Engineer The Project Engineer will work within the self-perform group on project sites and will be assisting the self-perform Superintendents and Project Managers with planning, management of trades, document control, project accounting, productivity tracking among other related tasks. Project Engineer’s will need to be able to coordinate across multiple business units including design, construction materials, sourcing, integrated services and field teams while. The ideal candidate will be organized, detail-orientated, knowledgeable of different building systems and construction materials, a quick learner, have the ability to prioritize and problem solve and have demonstrated interpersonal skills. Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Learn, understand and adhere to company safety policies and programs. Including participating in safety meetings, walks, and other related tasks.
- Assist with hourly employee on-boarding
- Ability to independently manage multiple scopes of work on multiple projects within the current framework of self-perform.
- Work with self-perform Managers and Superintendents to manage project labor, material and equipment budgets.
- Responsible for coordinating, organizing, tracking, updating and/or expediting the flow of information, files, submittals, RFI’s, drawings, permits, and correspondence.
- Assist Superintendent coordinating the schedule of self-perform trades, material deliveries, and logistics. Will need to work closely with project team on schedule updates within the self-perform group.
- Assist with procurement of hourly labor as schedule dictates, submitting work order requests and managing need by dates based on schedule updates
- Schedule, attend, and take minutes at key project meetings.
- Work with self-perform team to track labor cost and productivity on a weekly basis ensuring that the project team is submitting accurate hours and units for tasks completed during the week.
- Assist team with time sheet review and digital payroll software questions/issues
- Participate in, and lead, assigned elements of project closeout including punch list, owner turnover manuals and required owner training.
- Participate in weekly coordination meetings and track weekly planner data.
- Coordinate and manage materials with the Construction Materials team. This includes the timely delivery, receiving, quality control, staging, secure storage, deployment and tracking.
- Identify, submit and track extra work orders (EWOs) presented to the project team and assist with resolution of EWO’s.
- Assist Project Mangers/Superintendents with the creation and management of project schedules, logistic plans, and project execution plans.
- Maintains drawing logs and shop drawings file
- Distributes RFI’s, ASI’s SK’s to project team and subcontractors (as assigned)
- Maintains project logs which includes but not limited to:
- RFI including HOT RFI log for responses needing expediting
- Material
- Equipment
- Tool
- Performs inventory checks such as embeds, doors, hardware, tools etc.
- Research procurement for items not secured during bid date
- Work with self-perform layout team to provide as-builts and coordinate trade layout schedules to meet project milestone dates
- Work with self-perform project management and superintendent teams on project startups which includes but not limited to
- Assisting with developing Self-Perform Schedule
- Ordering and inventorying tool list
- Project Trailer and or Connex box set up
- Assist self-perform project management with sending notifications to the project team tracking and distributing responses
Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree – Construction Management, Architecture, or Engineering
- 1 to 5 years’ industry experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Computer knowledge and efficiency, including MS Office and project management software.
- Be effective at building collaborative relationships and functioning effectively as part of a team
- Demonstrated work ethic
- Excellent time management and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity, learning and successfully working in multicultural environments.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
Please note that KATERRA does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, KATERRA will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, KATERRA explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of KATERRA.