Project Engineer

PROJECT ENGINEER

JOB SUMMARY

Direct activities concerned with contracts for sale and installation of elevators and/or escalators and related service by performing the following duties. This position exercises discretion and independent judgement with respect to matters of significance.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Examine estimates of material equipment and production costs performance requirements and delivery schedules to ensure completeness and accuracy.

• Continually update job performance metrics (payroll schedule material delivery) from job inception to completion.

• Prepare bids process specifications test and progress reports and other exhibits that may be required.

• Review bids from other firms for conformity to contract requirements and determine acceptable bids.
• Execute purchase orders and work with suppliers for best application and price.

• Coordinate all drawings and approvals from HQ/Vendors to the GC/Owner for required materials on each project.

• Request or approve change orders and amendments to or extensions of contracts.

• Advise engineering and production departments of contractual obligations.

• Compile data for preparing estimates.

• Maintain contract and contractor status databases.

• Review all correspondence concerning general and subcontractors and respond as necessary.

• Establish and maintain contact with general and subcontractors to ensure the smooth working of the contract awarding process.

• Coordinate work of other departments to implement fulfillment of contracts.

• Act as liaison between company and general or subcontractors.
• Independently review specifications building drawings and existing equipment to optimize material and labor requirements for creating proposal documentation.
• Organize and manage a centralized cost and application estimating database and a formal process to support cost estimating.
• Prepare construction projects by verifying estimates project drawings and specifications; establishing and disseminating schedules; awarding contracts; obtaining tools and equipment; specifying materials and supplies.
• Consult withbranch offices suppliers and external customers to execute a successful project resolve issues and manage relationships.
• Monitor and analyze project performance metrics for risk management.
• Coordinate drawing approvals externally and work of other departments internally to fulfill contractual obligations.
• Develop maintain and deploy training for processes systems and procedures.
• Review all project correspondence with internal and external customers and promptly respond as necessary.
• Recognize and implement improvement recommendations for the project lifecycle process.
• Identify market trends for cost reduction supplier analysis products and application and industry offerings.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive and the employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties.

DIRECT REPORTS

0 - None

JOB QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Education: Education: Bachelors in related or equivalent industry experience
• Experience: Minimum 2 years in related
• PMP would be beneficial but not required

SKILLS/CORE COMPETENCIES

• Technical Professional Knowledge
• Teamwork and Cooperation
• Communication
• Initiative
• Planning and Organizing
• Maximizing Performance
• Analysis/Problem Assessment
• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service Orientation
• Innovation
• Analytical and Conceptual Thinking

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND EXPECTATIONS

• Job duties are performed mainly within an established office environment under normal lighting and climate-controlled tolerances. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
• Requires prompt reliable regular and in-person attendance at the office to oversee shared services functions and/or employees normally achieved by working standard business hours. Certain positions will require a flexibility of working hours to meet the demands of the job and the direction of the manager.

The work environments are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. This job description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities skills efforts or work conditions associated with the job. Furthermore the employer may revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

Fujitec America is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age pregnancy genetic information disability status as a protected veteran or any other applicable statutorily protected group status under local state or federal law.

In compliance with federal law all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are currently unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.