Project Engineer - Second Avenue Subway Phase 2

About the role

The Project Engineer supports planning, coordination and delivery of heavy-civil works on the Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 project. The role partners with Project Managers, Superintendents, foremen, subcontractors and vendors to drive schedule, quality, cost control and compliance, covering submittals, RFIs, procurement, change management, progress and payment and field support.

Key responsibilities

• Work with Project Managers, Superintendents, foremen and field crews on deliverables and daily execution
• Process and manage material deliveries, verifying quantity and quality and contract compliance
• Manage and negotiate subcontractor and material purchase orders and contracts with project leadership
• Assist in developing, updating and reporting the project schedule, including three-week look-aheads and weekly owner/management updates
• Coordinate shop drawings and submittals, keeping a complete log of approvals, re-submittals and dates
• Initiate and manage RFIs, distributing responses and tracking impacts
• Take part in cost control, including quantity tracking, coding and analysis of construction costs
• Support monthly revenue and cost accrual forecasting, earned-value reporting and monthly pay estimates, and coordinate invoicing with accounting
• Process and estimate change orders, documenting scope, pricing and schedule effects
• Review certificates, permits and Job Hazard Analyses, and enforce site safety policies
• Prepare three-week work plans, flag risks and propose mitigations, and evaluate daily production against schedule and budget

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline
• Heavy-civil construction background with 8+ years of field or engineering experience; MTA experience is a plus
• Previous large-scale design-build experience; tunnel projects strongly preferred
• Knowledge of design-build and alternative delivery methods

Required skills

• Construction management software such as Procore, e-Builder or similar
• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) and Bluebeam
• Primavera P6 or similar scheduling tools (a plus)
• Exposure to BIM, AutoCAD or 3D model viewers such as Navisworks is desirable