Project Engineer - Building

Job ID: 181642

Level: Intermediate

District/Group: Eastern Canada District

Department: Project Engineering

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Overview

As a Project Engineer, you will be responsible for the administrative and technical aspects of project execution, while supervising a team of field and cost engineers. You possess strong interpersonal and information management skills? In this role, you will be the main point of contact between the construction manager and the team for all cost, revenue, and cash flow information. You have a talent for mentoring? You will have the opportunity to develop your team members. If this sounds like you, keep reading.

District Overview

Eastern Canada District projects include highways, bridges, public transit, mining site development, open-pit mining operations, hydroelectric plants, wind farms, dams, and industrial facilities. They serve the construction and mining industries and operate in Eastern Canada.

Location

This position is based in Laval.

One of the unique features of Kiewit's culture is that we go where the work is, which exposes your career to many opportunities. We relocate our teams based on available projects, development plans, skills, and each member's professional goals. Your Kiewit journey is therefore tailored to meet our shared needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop a complete understanding of contract plans and specifications.
• Inspect/inspect field conditions and identify issues, inaccuracies, and cost-saving measures that occur or could occur. Take corrective action as needed.
• Inspect subordinates' work to ensure compliance with plans and specifications; report deficiencies, explain, and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Listen to supervisors or employees' directives and suggestions regarding safe and appropriate work practices; evaluate this information and develop a plan to carry out the job tasks.
• Observe the operation of installed equipment or systems to determine hazards and the need for adjustment, relocation, or replacement.
• Identify workplace safety hazards and take all necessary measures to eliminate or reduce them.
• Understand and respond appropriately to all hazards and warning devices (e.g., backup alarms, smoke odor, colored tags, sirens).
• Understand and apply safe locking/tagging procedures.
• Develop and maintain the project master schedule using appropriate techniques and scheduling software, with the input of other project management members.
• Manage document control: receive and record new plans and contractual documents; maintain the document control log.
• Review new plans and contractual documents to identify changes; quantify the impact and revise with the supervisor; distribute new versions to the field.
• Prepare monthly cost projections from project management systems and prepare quarterly cash flow projections.
• Purchase and expedite material delivery; manage material control operations.
• Assist the site manager in implementing the project quality assurance program.
• Improve project operations by recommending, when appropriate, better methods, staffing adjustments, or procedural changes.
• Act as a project engineer/coordinator on multiple projects, ensuring supervision and on-the-job training of junior engineers.
• Use effective verbal and written communication skills. Perform mathematical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) quickly and accurately.
• Read and understand plans and specifications; visualize two-dimensional drawings in three dimensions.
• Ensure coordination and tracking of files with different divisions and departments outside Quebec, ensuring clear, accurate, and effective communication, both orally and in writing.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in construction, ideally in commercial and industrial buildings, with a strong emphasis on safety.
• Bachelor's degree in a construction-related field or equivalent experience in project or field engineering.
• Practical knowledge and ability to direct the use of the following management systems: vendor accounts/customer accounts, material control, estimating, project cost updates, and subcontracts.
• Demonstrated skills in leadership and people management, communication (verbal and written), planning, organization, delegation, teaching, and mentoring.
• Ability to travel as operational needs require.
• Ability to establish excellence standards in leadership, safety, quality, and productivity for subordinates.
• Ability to access all areas of the construction site.
• Additional Requirements:
• Punctuality and reliability
• Work productively and meet deadlines
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others, individually or as a team.
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during regular business hours to organize and complete work on time. Perform overtime and work weekends if necessary.

We offer our full-time employees a comprehensive set of benefits that rank among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental, and vision insurance covering eligible employees and their dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability insurance, generous retirement plans, and paid time off.

We believe in equal employment opportunity without discrimination and respect all human rights laws in the provinces where we operate.