Position Title: Project Engineer- Deep Foundations Location: Salt Lake City, UT Salary Interval: Salary Pay Range: N/A Date Posted: 11/05/2024
Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction is now hiring Project Engineers with experience in Deep Foundations.
The Project Engineer will have a dual responsible that covers estimating projects and then assisting running projects. Project costs are generally 250k to 4 Million Dollar projects and generally don’t last longer than 3-4 months. In addition, the type of projects will be either pile and shoring (deep foundations) projects, Union Pacific projects (light rail repairs or improvements), small bridges, culverts, or industrial type projects.
Often times the project locations are remote locations, which will require quick travel (day trips) to view the job site.
Would you like to be part of a focused, dedicated team? Do you want to work and grow with other motivated, ambitious people?
Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction offers challenging career opportunities, extensive training and employee development along with an opportunity to grow your career and thrive under Ralph L. Wadsworth reputation for excellence. We offer excellent benefits and supply you with the tools you need to maximize your potential and growth.
Benefits include:
Competitive Pay
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Holiday Pay
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Retirement Plan - 401K, employees will receive a company contribution up to 5%
Tuition Reimbursement
Growth and Career Advancement
The ideal candidate will have cost engineering experience that will aid in estimating projects. We prefer a candidate that has deep foundation project engineer experience, but will hire the right engineer with heavy highway estimating / cost engineering experience or industrial estimating experience.
Review proposal specifications and drawings and attend pre-bid meetings to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate.
Proficiently prepare estimates by calculating various statistical data such as quantity take-offs, material price lists, labor costs per man-hour and equipment costs and applying to complete scope of work.
Actively participate in developing bid package estimate documents.
Proficiently maintain files of working documents for back-up to estimating figures including current (accurate) information on prices from suppliers through direct contact, sales brochures, price lists, etc
Assisting in public relations, claims, subcontractor back charges, and force account work
Assisting in ensuring project’s contractor performance rating above 90 percent Review design options and recommend best solution based on cost, engineering quality or availability of material
Processing all documents required to start-up project as outlined in project checklist.
Sub-Contractor Coordination
Prepares RFI’s, submittals and transmittals, change order log and serial letters timely and accurately.
Track project expenses and records them in Heavy Job/Viewpoint on a weekly basis.
Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college, technical school or university in Engineering or Construction Management
A minimum of 3-4 years of heavy civil, heavy highway, pile and shoring / deep foundations, or light rail estimating experience
A minimum of 3-4 years of project engineer experience in heavy civil, deep foundations, or light rail.
Knowledge of field concepts, practices, procedures pertaining to highway construction, or piling and shoring, or culvert installation, or light rail.
A minimum of 3-4 years of responding to common inquiries from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
A minimum of 3-4 years of presenting information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
Good knowledge of fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations and calculate mathematical extensions. Also, good knowledge of geometric formulas and equations are required to calculate area, volume, etc. in performing take-offs.
A minimum of 3-4 years of defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions.
General understanding of estimating techniques, cost control and material pricing.
Excellent knowledge of Estimating & Scheduling software; Internet and Project Management software; Spreadsheet and Word Processing software.
We are an equal opportunity employer: We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, genetic information, marital status, military status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
