Project Engineer

EDUCATION – EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING FOR POSITION:
Required: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in construction management, business, or a closely related field, five (5) years of progressively responsible construction project engineering experience that includes experience on commercial construction projects with budgets that exceed $5 million, and experience with Revit or Archicad, AutoCAD, CMMS and MS Project.

Preferred: Survey experience, Certified Project Manager (CPM) certification, Certified Construction Manager (CCM) certification, OSHA training, experience with Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and/or Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)-funded projects.

SPECIFIC SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES REQUIRED FOR POSITION:
Knowledge: Project management policies, practices and techniques; Project budget management; Tribal, federal, state and local legislative guidelines affecting construction projects; Effective negotiating techniques; Effective supervisory practices including selection and employment of design and other project consultants; Long-and short-range construction planning techniques and processes; Current construction building codes; Davis-Beacon and Related Acts (DBRA); Familiarity with LEED requirements; Detail orientated and thorough with good organization skills; Exhibits good problem-solving skills and shows logical process to decision making.

Skills: Effective oral and written communication; managing the field implementation of contractors; ability to do conceptual estimating based on schematic design and project estimates based on construction documents; well-organized with the ability to multi-task; good problem solving skills; effective time management; problem-solving techniques; ability to understand architectural, structural, and mechanical plans; operating a personal computer and applicable software including but not limited to: Revit, Archicad, CMMS software (MPulse, Bigfoot, CA, Sage or equivalent) MS Project, MS Excel, MS Word, Visio.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this class.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk, stand for long periods of time and traverses steep slopes; use hands to operate, finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately noisy.