Senior Project Engineer - Gilbane Federal

GILBANE has an opportunity for a Senior Project Engineer to support our upcoming project at Fort Smith, Arkansas.  This project will begin in early 2025.

Do you consider yourself to be a highly technical, strong communicator with the desire to work in a team

environment on complex projects? Gilbane is seeking a Senior Project Engineer that will partner with the Project

Manager in establishing, distributing, routing plans and ensuring all information is being distributed properly both internally and externally. This role will sit primarily on the job site, with occasional travel to the office for trainings, meetings, etc.

Who are we?

As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more!

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Who are you?

You are someone who acts inclusively, showing empathy and treating others with respect and dignity in order to uphold Gilbane’s core value of Caring and “People First” workplace culture. You seek to listen in order to understand and can convey information clearly. You’re a strong problem solver who can identify, prioritize, and implement alternatives for solutions, and you demonstrate adaptability by collaborating with others and supporting team members to achieve excellence. A self-starter who shows passion, commitment, and ownership all while delivering on business outcomes and driving results. You’re someone who identifies opportunities for new and improved ways of doing things that result in value-add solutions.

Your core values match Gilbane’s: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship.

• Manage RFI process
• Prepare front end documents
• Expedite material deliveries
• Estimate and process change orders
• Prepare monthly pay request and prepare shop drawings
• Establish and manage schedule, cost and control procedures
• Become familiar with contracts, general conditions and flow down language
• Perform constructability and coordination reviews
• Write scopes of work for all bid packages; assist with bid openings and bid tabulations
• Negotiate changes with trades and owners; manage same process
• Assume responsibility for jobsite safety
• Provide job site orientation
• Facilitate project meetings

Experience/Education:

• BS OR MS degree in Engineering or Construction Management
• 8 or more years with CM/General Contractor Organization working on large ($70-$120 mm) construction project
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong technical and communication skills Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent problem solving skills and ability to adapt to changing needs Ability to work in a team environment
• Proficient in MicrosoG Office, Procore
• Must be construction-document and drawing literate, with knowledge of all phases of construction
• Must have experience and proficiency in all divisions of work, methods, materials, scheduling, and cost control
• Must have strong knowledge and appreciation of construction safety processes and ability to enforce the project safety plan
• Must be able to create an environment where “safety first” is the culture and all trades people work with an incident and injury free attitude
• Must have experience supervising a project team OSHA 30 hour certified

Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees’ education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

Gilbane is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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