project engineer manages the technical and engineering aspects of a project overseeing its entire lifecycle from planning and design to completion. Key responsibilities include planning scheduling and managing project resources technical tasks and budgets to ensure the project meets quality safety and performance standards and is completed on time. They coordinate between stakeholders like clients designers contractors and suppliers solve technical problems and create reports.
Core responsibilities
Project planning and management: Develop project objectives plans and schedules and oversee project execution from start to finish.
Technical oversight: Ensure technical accuracy and compliance with specifications codes and standards by reviewing designs conducting tests and solving technical problems.
Resource and budget management: Manage project resources materials and contractors and approve expenditures to control costs.
Coordination and communication: Act as a liaison between all project stakeholders including clients designers and contractors to ensure seamless communication and collaboration.
Quality and safety: Monitor project progress conduct inspections and ensure all work adheres to quality safety and regulatory standards.
Documentation and reporting: Prepare reports cost estimates project documentation and other necessary paperwork to track progress and communicate findings.
Essential skills and qualifications
Education: Typically requires a Bachelors degree in engineering or a related field and sometimes a professional engineering license.
Technical proficiency: Strong technical knowledge in their specific engineering discipline as well as project management software and design tools.
Management skills: Excellent organizational time management problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Communication skills: Strong written and verbal communication abilities to effectively interact with all project stakeholders.
Adaptability: Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to changes and unexpected issues.
Conducting surveys and gathering data for land development and construction projects. Designing and setting up survey systems including total stations and GPS receivers. Performing calculations and analyzing data to produce accurate survey reports.