What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Engineer I position at Rider Levett Bucknall?
Title : Project Engineer I
FLSA Status : Exempt
Reporting to : Office Director
Salary Range : $48,000 - $75,500
Company Overview
We are looking for dynamic individuals to join our team! With over 20 offices in North America and the Caribbean in addition to over a hundred global offices and approximately 4,000 staff worldwide, RLB has a truly global reach while still offering a local presence to its clients almost without exception. We are committed to our core services and pride ourselves on our dedication to customer care and leading-edge service provision.
RLB is an award-winning international firm, known for providing property and construction consultancy advice at all stages of the construction cycle. Utilizing its many years of experience and professionally trained employees, RLB continues to firmly establish itself as one of the major players in the construction industry throughout the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania. Our employees are involved in a variety of projects across a range of sectors, from sports arenas and healthcare to higher education and convention centers.
As a privately held company, we hire the best people, give them exceptional training, and provide extensive opportunities for professional growth while working on exciting projects while providing an excellent compensation and benefits package.
Overview of Role
The Project Engineer I will aid project management staff by coordinating design and construction field activities by planning, organizing, and controlling elements of the project while under the direction of the PE-II or PE-III. The Project Engineer I, assists in the management, supervision, or performance of planning, designing, constructing and / or maintaining structures and facilities. Evaluate, select, and apply standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria, using judgment in making some substantial engineering adaptations and modifications to assigned aspects of project plans. The Project Engineer I should have the ability to identify opportunities within a project that will add value and help successfully accomplish the clients desired project outcome.
Essential Functions
- Coordinates and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering projects. Ability to set up standard project files
- Reviews design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements and related specifications
- Coordinates activities concerned with scheduling and resolving engineering design and construction problems
- Evaluates and approves design changes, specifications and drawing releases
- Reviews and controls expenditures within limitations of project budget
- Excellent communication and reporting skills
- Communicates with the Senior Project Engineer on any issue that need to be evaluated.
- Maintains positive attitude and demonstrates the utmost in professionalism
- Completes work accurately and in a timely manner with the ability to multi-task
- Demonstrates excellent oral, written & communication skills, along with tact, diplomacy, and strong customer service orientation
- Prioritizes work activities and receives and assumes multiple job duties as assigned
- Maintains effective working relationships with both internal and external customers
- Follows RLB's policies and procedures, including confidential proprietary information
- Contributes to team performance by collaboration and effective communication.
- Contributes to and understands the clients desired project outcomes, identifies opportunities to add value to accomplish the desired outcomes.
- Adds to team effort by accomplishing other duties as assigned.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions :
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RLB is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices based on race, sex, age, handicap, religion, national origin, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items.
Salary : $48,000 - $75,500