at Kiewit in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Requisition ID: 171269
Job Level: Mid Level
Home District/Group: Cherne District
Department: Project Engineering
Market: OGC
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
As an EPC Project Engineer, you will be responsible for the administrative and technical aspects of constructing a project, managing a team of field and office engineers. Do you have strong interpersonal and information management skills? In this role, you will be the main conduit of information between the project manager and the team for technical, cost, schedule information. Do you have strong leadership skills? You will have the opportunity to develop the people below you with a succession plan to project management. If this sounds like a match for you, read on!
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District Overview
Cherne Contracting is one of Kiewit’s oldest districts. Founded in 1916. Cherne is a valuable part of Kiewit and is well known for safety and quality of execution in amazing projects within the oil, gas, industrial, and chemical sectors. Alone and with other Kiewit districts through internal joint ventures, Cherne not only provides challenges but the stability and career development opportunities expected in a world-class multi-billion-dollar organization.
Location
One of the many things that makes Kiewit’s culture unique is that we go where the work is, which exposes your career to abundant opportunities. We relocate our teams based on the work that is available, combined with the development plans, skill sets and career goals of each team member. This means your Cherne adventure is custom-designed to meet our shared needs.
Responsibilities
- Perform project scheduling.
- Manage revenue, cost, and cash flow management.
- Manage temp engineering.
- Client relations.
- Manage advanced work packaging (AWP).
- Supervise construction engineering staff.
+ Lead team to monitor progress of field performance, subcontractors and internal resources
+ Work with the project team, scheduler, project control manager to establish schedule activities for the scope of work
+ Lead a team during close out documentation and training
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Qualifications
- Ability to travel and relocate as needed.
- Undergraduate degree in Construction Engineering or equivalent.
- 5+ years’ work experience in construction.
- Experience managing engineers.
- Ability to read, analyze and identify discrepancies on engineering plans, specifications, and contract documents.
- Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative.
- Strong work ethic, willing to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time.
- Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity.
- Passion for safety, with the ability to help us ensure that nobody gets hurt.
- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Experience with P6 or equivalent schedule software.
- Experience with Autocad or equivalent cad software.
- Proficiency in use of MS excel, and power point.
- Team player with the ability to work independently to meet deadlines, goals, and objectives.
- Strong organization, time management, and attention to detail.
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Other Requirements:
- Regular, reliable attendance
- Work productively and meet deadlines timely
- Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
- Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
- Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Company: Cherne