Project Engineer
Executing Projects
A. Assisting with the Project Plan
- Project Summary (including risk assessment and quality challenges)
- Construction Plan (including safety management, schedule, tool/equipment lists)
- Financial Plan (major purchases, budgets, and project goals)
B. Help Superintendent Manage the Project Budget
- Procure material (always look for cost savings)
- Solicit quotes, review PO's and subcontracts
- Help track productivity and compare to budgets using cost reports (understand budgets)
- Ensure equipment is inspected and safe for use
- Learn to cost code labor and purchases (don't back into codes)
- Monitor costs (use cost reports)
- Notify Superintendent of problems that may adversely affect costs or schedule
C. Managing the Project Safety and Quality
- Maintain a safe, clean, and well‐organized jobsite (empower all craftsmen)
- Comply with OSHA, Owner, and Gracon Safety Policies (learn them)
- Plan and lead JHAs and weekly relevant safety discussions
- Perform required QC readings and necessary field calculations (torques, alignment, etc.)
- Help Superintendent to evaluate the skill, dependability, safety‐consciousness of craftsmen
- Thoroughly review all approved submittals and shop drawings
- Properly maintain all tools and equipment
- Work so a punch list is not required (address minor items along the way)
D. Field Administration
- Assist the Superintendent with info for the daily reports
- Help prepare, distribute, and use short interval schedules (3 or 4 week look‐a heads in Excel)
- Help PM update the CPM Schedule (using Microsoft Project or P6)
- Attend weekly progress meetings with owner and owner's rep
- Help Superintendent with info for change orders, pay requests, and schedule updates
- Properly code and submit material receipts/receivers
- Establish and maintain good working relationships with the PM, Owner/Owner's rep, and subs
- Maintain an accurate as‐built set of plans and specs
E. Closing out the Project
- Think ahead to Testing and Commissioning (schedule reps, post environmental assessment?)
- Complete any punch list items, demobilize from jobsite
- Participate in Post Job Review for learned lessons (use Post Job Review Form)
Getting More Work
A. Focus on client satisfaction (no one job is more important a relationship producing multiple jobs)
- Avoid "nickel and diming" or adversarial relationships
- Communicate often
B. Assist the Estimating Department
- Providing feedback during the performance of the project
- Providing feedback afterwards in the Post Job Review
C. Establish Relationship with Owner/Owner's Rep
- Ask field rep about future work and notify PM