Entry Level Engineer
Category
Construction Operations
Job Location
5800 Granite Parkway, Suite 300, Plano, Texas
Additional Locations
- 757 N. Eldridge Parkway, Suite 700, Houston, Texas
- 17115 San Pedro Avenue Suite 120, San Antonio, Texas
- 6100 South Yale Avenue, Suite 2020, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 9737 Great Hill Trail, Suite 620, Austin, Texas
- 301 South Henderson St., Ft. Worth, Texas
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular
This job posting is for opportunities located in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Tulsa.
PLEASE NOTE: Applying for positions in multiple locations will result in a longer vetting process.
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including the disabled and veterans.
PROJECT ENGINEER (PE)
Whiting-Turner Project Engineers are team members who help manage all aspects of construction projects. Reporting to a Project Manager, the Project Engineer's major duties include:
- Coordinating work with project owner representatives, architects, engineers, inspectors, and site subcontractors.
- Managing estimating and bidding processes and tracking costs to manage project budget.
- Writing contracts and purchase orders using company boilerplate language to document all ordered work, schedules, projected costs, change orders and technical specifications.
- Participating in meetings to coordinate work and manage labor concerns.
- Implementing project schedules including each task associated with project completion.
- Documenting the technical, financial and personnel aspects of each project.
- Reviewing project drawings, specifications, submittals and change orders.
- Providing field support to construction superintendents to help ensure contract compliance, quality control and maintenance of a safe work site.
- Tracking project phase completion against milestones.
FIELD ENGINEER (FE)
Whiting-Turner Field Engineers are team members who help manage the work of subcontractors on construction sites. Reporting to a Project Manager or Superintendent, the Field Engineer's major duties include:
- Coordinating and directing the work of all trades assigned to a construction work site.
- Resolving and clarifying design issues.
- Supporting creation of project budgets and schedules.
- Identifying and resolving field issues and change orders.
- Setting expectations for managing a safe work site and ensuring that work is performed safely.
- Reviewing and documenting each trade's work progress with respect to each project phase.
- Ensuring work is completed in accordance with quality standards and contract documents.
- Reviewing construction drawings, specifications and submittals.
[Ft. Worth, Ft Worth, Plano, Texas, Oklahoma]
Required Skills
Whiting-Turner will train qualified candidates to develop:
- General knowledge of safety regulations, ANSI standards, local and state building codes, environmental codes, availability of industry-specific codes and guidelines.
- General knowledge of general construction processes, practices and work sites.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Suretrak, Primavera (or other scheduling software.
Required Experience
Basic qualifications for Entry-Level Engineer candidates include:
- Bachelor of Science in an Engineering discipline, Engineering Technology or Construction Management, Construction Technology.
- Knowledge of engineering principles.
- Knowledge of basic business principles sufficient to project and monitor expenses.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word and Excel.
- Ability to read and understand technical specifications, blueprints, technical manuals, product/material installation instructions and engineering/architectural drawings.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
- Experience with construction projects, mechanical/electrical systems, building materials, building mechanics or working with craft workers.