What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Engineer position at Wilson Engineers?
Job Description
Job Description
Description
R.O. Anderson, a Wilson Engineers company, provides technically sound and feasible solutions that focus on client’s needs. Team dynamics and leading-edge technology lets our professionals implement forward thinking designs. With offices in Minden and Reno, Nevada, we are well placed to serve our clients with Water and Wastewater Infrastructure, Grant Opportunities, Planning, Surveying, Site Development, Hydrology / Hydraulics, Landscape Architecture, Residential Design, Water Resources, Expert Testimony, Hazard Mitigation Planning, and Roadway Maintenance & Design.
We are seeking an experienced Project Engineer to join our team. This position is 40 hours per week in our Minden office. This position will work on-site and is not remote nor hybrid.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
This is an experienced position involved in non‐routine and complex assignments. The Project Engineer works with the Principal Engineer or Engineering Manager to develop design concepts which are incorporated in final product by Staff Designers and Engineers. The Project Engineer, in role of project leader, may begin to handle some project management tasks but will primarily work on technical aspects.
- Serves as project engineer with significant autonomy for project related tasks and as a designated client contact. May have project manager responsibilities on smaller, less complex projects.
- Prepares and monitors project budgets for smaller, less complex projects.
- Responsible for project schedules and timely completion of smaller, less complex projects.
- Assists in the coordination of pricing, estimating, scoping and marketing strategies for proposed projects.
- Assists in the preparation of engineering agreements for his / her projects within the department.
- Prepares design computations and quantity estimates.
- Prepares or modifies reports, specifications, plans, construction documents, studies, permits and designs for various projects.
- Develops construction cost estimates for his / her projects.
- Attends client and public meetings—days or nights.
- Handles routine contract administration.
- Responsible for control of work‐in‐process, ensures accurate client billings, and monitors outstanding accounts receivable and collection efforts on his / her projects.
- May direct and / or supervise the work of other engineer's activities on his / her projects.
- Uses computer assisted engineering and design software and equipment to prepare engineering and design documents.
- Instructs CADD technicians to reduce designs to working drawings.
- May serve as onsite project representative.
- Visits construction site to monitor progress and other duties per the contract documents.
- Responsible for project team quality system tasks as defined in the quality manual.
Requirements
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :
Minimum Qualifications :
Benefits
The comprehensive benefits plan offered by Wilson Engineers exceeds industry standards, and is aimed at meeting each employee's personal and professional expectations. Benefits include personal time off, paid holidays, medical, dental and vision coverage; plus a flexible spending plan and short and long-term disability. Wilson Engineers also helps in securing your financial future by offering 401k plans with employer matching.
Benefits plan offered to our full-time employees :
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