Project Engineer II

Title: Project Engineer II

Reporting to: Office Director

Salary Range: $58,500 - $76,000

Overview of Role

The Project Engineer II assists in the management, supervision, or performance of planning, designing, constructing and/or maintaining structures and facilities. Evaluate, select, and apply standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria, using judgment in making some substantial engineering adaptations and modifications to assigned aspects of project plans. The Project Engineer II should have the ability to identify opportunities within a project that will add value and help successfully accomplish the client’s desired project outcome.

Truth. Trust. Together. Tomorrow.

At RLB, we speak the truth, build for the long term, look out for each other and work to do good. We are driven by outcomes, creating tailored solutions that deliver successful projects. We believe that when we bring together the right people doing things the right way, we make progress for our clients and our communities.

RLB is an award-winning international firm, known for providing property and construction consultancy advice at all stages of the construction cycle. Utilizing its many years of experience and professionally trained employees, RLB continues to firmly establish itself as one of the major players in the construction industry throughout the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania. Our employees are involved in a variety of projects across a range of sectors, from sports arenas and healthcare to higher education and convention centers.

As a privately held company, we hire the best people, give them exceptional training, and provide extensive opportunities for professional growth while working on exciting projects while providing an excellent compensation and benefits package.

Essential Functions

• Exercise and manage functional authority for the planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering projects.

• Plan and formulate management processes and organize project staff according to project requirements.

• Review designs for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications.

• Coordinate activities related to scheduling and resolving engineering design and construction problems.

• Evaluate and approve design changes, specifications, and drawing releases.

• Control and report expenditures within project budget limitations to clients and/or senior staff.

• Demonstrate excellent communication and reporting skills.

• Review project plans and proposals and work with management to develop objectives. Identify project responsibilities by determining project phases and elements, calculating time frames, and sequencing project stages.

• Prepare and distribute project descriptions and timelines.

• Study product designs, customer requirements, and performance standards to determine project specifications. Present cost estimates and performance standards.

• Review contractor bids, interview and assign personnel to specific project phases and elements, and oversee and coordinate technical aspects through project coordination meetings and other forms of communication.

• Prepare status reports and regularly monitor budgets, contractors, and schedules. Allocate project resources appropriately, approve expenditures and employee or contractor agreements, and maintain accurate records and electronic databases of all project elements.

• Maintain a positive attitude and demonstrate the utmost professionalism.

• Complete work accurately and in a timely manner while effectively managing multiple tasks.

• Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills, along with tact, diplomacy, and a strong customer service orientation.

• Prioritize work activities and accept multiple job duties as assigned.

• Maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers.

• Follow RLB policies and procedures, including those related to confidential and proprietary information.

• Contribute to team performance through collaboration and effective communication.

• Understand client project objectives and identify opportunities to add value and achieve desired outcomes.

• Support the team by completing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.
• Minimum Education (or substitute experience) required: 4-year college degree in architecture, construction management or engineering science.
• Minimum Experience required: Three (3) to Eight (8)+ years of relevant proven experience.
• Skills Required: Efficient in Microsoft Office, Word and Excel and have experience with PowerPoint and Visio; ability to use and apply extensive knowledge for a specific engineering field. Experience with procedures and processes of a general contractor are a plus.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Often work in an Indoor office environment. Equipment used includes computers and standard office machines. Essential physical tasks include: the ability to work on a computer and the ability to answer and speak on a telephone.
• May work on site location to include ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary motion and ability to lift 50lbs.
• May also require:
• Sitting
• Standing for long periods of time
• Walking, carrying, pushing, stooping, crouching, and pulling

RLB is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices based on race, sex, age, handicap, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items.

NOTICE TO EXTERNAL RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

RLB North America’s Talent Acquisition Team exclusively manages all external agency engagements. Candidate submissions will only be accepted from agencies with a current, fully executed fee agreement. Submissions without an active agreement will be considered unsolicited. RLB North America assumes no obligation to pay fees and reserves the right to contact, interview, or hire candidates without obligation to the submitting agency. All unsolicited resumes or candidate information, including materials sent directly to RLB employees, will be considered the property of RLB North America.