Project Engineer - Mass Timber - Christman Constructors, Inc

Build More with Your Career at Christman Constructors, Inc.

With projects throughout the Midwest, Christman Constructors, Inc. (CCI) is a great place to begin, continue or grow your career. We're searching for the next generation of innovative minds who want to shape the world and live to build. CCI is looking for a Mass Timber Project Engineer to join our Lansing, Michigan region. The Project Engineer is responsible for understanding and supporting the success of the assigned construction project(s).

What You Will Do:

As a Mass Timber Project Engineer, your primary daily responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Ensures that safety goals are achieved for responsible projects and identify safe work practices and areas for improvement.
• Holds overall responsibility for project engineering including shop drawing and submittal review/coordination, ordering material, sequencing material, providing solutions to layout/drawing discrepancies, supporting layout engineers/surveyors and developing construction technical knowledge.
• Supports concrete and civil estimating including quantity takeoffs, estimates, proposal development and subcontractor scopes/pricing.
• Assists with project planning including conceiving of civil and concrete means/methods, schedules and subcontractor coordination.
• Supports project superintendent and craft foreman with project execution, field management and day-to-day coordination.
• Assists Project and Assistant Project Manager with subcontractor/vendor buyout, commitments and scope execution.
• Estimates and quotes extra work and documents changes, ensures extras are loaded into Viewpoint/logs and track/act on Owner contract changes.
• Holds overall responsibility for completing and tracking project documentation including but not limited to RFI's, submittals, safety forms, drawing logs, material logs, equipment logs and time/material tickets.
• Works with project team to develop project and look-ahead schedules.
• Supports Civil and Concrete Strategic Planning initiatives, effectively implements and ensures compliance with strategic plan.

What You Will Bring to the Team:

Required experience, knowledge, and skills for this role include:

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or other relevant course work.
• Basic computer knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Or equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience.

Preferred experience, knowledge, and skills for this role include:

• One (1) or more years of work experience in construction or a related job field.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of design software including AutoCAD and CAD/CAM Circuit Design.
• Proven understanding of compliance and quality assurance guidelines and beset practices.
• Previous experience with database design and development.
• Strong field management experience.
• Experience support Engineering Change Request (ECR) and Engineering Change Orders (ECO) Processes.
• Well organized, excellent communication, and negotiation abilities.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Knowledge of building construction, materials, systems, market conditions, trade practices.
• Familiarity with construction project management software.
• Strong computer knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to work well with supervision and peers.
• Ability to problem solve when errors occur.
• Must be conscious of time schedules and deadlines.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.

Why Christman?

At Christman, everyone is an owner. Through our employee stock ownership plan, each employee-owner shares in the collective success and wealth of our nationally recognized company and is eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits program, including health insurance, 401K contribution, professional development and tuition reimbursement, and more.

CCI is a premier full-service construction contractor with a tradition of excellence spanning more than a century. We are passionate about constructing facilities that drive our economy, improve our public infrastructure, and create the spaces that enable our clients to do what they do best.

With offices in Detroit, Lansing, and Livonia, Michigan, CCI specializes in:

• Carpentry & General Trades
• Concrete & Civil
• Demolition & Restoration
• Mass Timber
• Fireproofing
• Service
• General Contracting

Learn more about how you can grow as a Christman Expert, Leader and Partner and build more with us.

Work Environment The majority of work is completed outside at the construction site, and in an office trailer where the project is monitored, and daily decisions are made about construction activities. The position is often exposed to sounds and loud noises, such as construction equipment. The job requires protective equipment when on the construction site (hardhats, safety glasses, and high visibility clothing). Temperatures and conditions may vary depending on the weather and seasons.

Physical Demands While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb, or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, tolerate heights, able to talk and hear others speaking, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, and to operate a computer keyboard and phone while maintaining visual acuity. The employee must be able to lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and 25 pounds constantly. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Expected Hours of Work Full time position, with occasional extended hours and weekends.

Travel Must have reliable transportation. Must be willing to travel 60 miles a day dependent on project location relative to where the employee lives. Majority of travel done during work hours; overnight stays may be required.

Notice to Recruiting Agencies (Unsolicited Resumes): The Christman Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our applicant tracking system, website, or to any Christman employee/affiliates. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Christman employees or its' affiliates will be considered property of The Christman Company and will be processed accordingly. Christman will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume without an executed agreement and assigned to a specific search.

The Christman family of companies is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity. 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. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.