Position Description:
The Project Engineer position is the first stage of growth and success within GCON. This role assists project manager and project team with project documentation and control, job cost accounting, scheduling, and construction supervision efforts. This multifaceted role requires expertise in formulating RFIs, understanding earnings impacts, and scheduling, all while adhering to safety standards and fostering community relations. As a Project Engineer at GCON, each day will be a little different and the learning opportunities will be continuous. The emphasis of this role is honing project management skills, and construction management knowledge to elevate the construction experience on highly specialized project teams.

The GCON Way:

GCON Inc. is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ and has a national reach, with permanent teams in Hillsboro, OR, Rio Rancho, NM, and Santa Clara, CA. We specialize in a wide range of project types, facilitated by highly specialized builders. GCON builds its advanced teams through robust career development training programs, a leadership development (LEADERS) program, and a diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging culture aligned with our value of Stewardship.

GCON's Core Values of Unconventional Thinking, Value Delivery, Set a New Standard, Continuous Improvement, and Stewardship bring GCON team members together to inspire opportunities and promote new ideas. Our employee recognition program, facilitated through Nectar, is evidence of the daily teamwork and camaraderie that provide purpose and meaning during the toughest challenges.

Responsibilities:

Initiate and execute the closeout process, ensuring comprehensive data collection and assembly for client handover.
Proactively manage and mitigate risks associated with the document control process, ensuring compliance with contract document maintenance and distribution.
Engage actively in trade partner and GCON daily huddles, as well as owner meetings, taking responsibility for assigned tasks and resolutions.
Facilitate the proper setup and approval of budgets and oversee the audit flow. Examine proposals from assigned trade partners for scope accuracy.
Support the implementation of the Last Planner System (LPS), organize pull plan sessions, manage make-ready planning and constraint logs, upkeep the weekly work plan and Percent Plan Complete (PPC), and aid in tracking and addressing variances.
Contribute to the payment application process, including setup, draw management, and monitoring receivables aging.
Formulate Requests for Information (RFI) and assess submittals for precision. Propose solutions to RFIs prior to consulting the Design team. Administer the CMiC system.
Comprehend the factors affecting basic earnings. Apply contract markups and grasp their implications on the budget and change orders. Review trade partner work scopes to validate proposal legitimacy.
Grasp the fundamentals of Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling and the logic behind schedules. Create, update, and report on the Long Lead Matrix in coordination with the Contract Items List (CIL) and schedule milestones. Communicate any impacts to the Project Superintendent (PS) and Project Manager (PM).
Adhere to 30-Hour OSHA guidelines and best practices. Enforce project safety standards and assist with safety orientations, Stretch & Flex, Pre-Task Planning (PTP), and Safe Behavior Observations (SBO). Perform Safety inspections with the required quantity and quality.
Embrace the concepts of Injury Free Environments in practice.
Identify potential unsafe work effectively, notify the appropriate personnel, and ensure follow-through for remediation resolution.
Analyze safety scopes of work for contractors assigned to the project.
Present safety-related information confidently and respond to related questions adeptly.
Exemplify GCON values with trade partners and clients and engage with the industry.
Implement and practice GSTEPS as part of the project process.
Utilize volunteer time to support the community and enhance GCON community relations.
Other duties as assigned.

Skills/Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related engineering degree.
Construction internship or other related construction work experience preferred.
General knowledge of construction principles/practices required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience
- CMiC
- PlanGrid
- BIM 360
- Assemble & MS Project or similar software platforms.
1-2 years of experience as Project Engineer

Physical Requirements:

Standing/Walking/Sitting: Workday is combination of standing, walking, and sitting.
Legs: Must be able to climb stairs
Hands/Arms: Constant use of hands/fingers for mouse/keyboard/computer use
Vision: Visual acuity in near, mid, and far range. Color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, hand/eye coordination.
Hearing: Sufficient to hear conversational levels in person and over the telephone and radio; sufficient to hear alarms on equipment
Speech: Sufficient to make oneself heard in person, speak in front of groups, and be understood over the telephone and radio
Lift/Carry: Up to 40lbs
Bending/Twisting
Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling

GCON is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the bases of any status protected under federal, state, or local law. Applicants will be considered regardless of their race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law. In addition to complying with all applicable laws, GCON also has a strong corporate commitment to inclusion.

Notice to all Employment, Staffing & Recruiting Agencies and Recruiters: We please ask that you do not directly email, call or visit our hiring managers. GCON does not accept unsolicited resumes and should any be received from a third party they will not be considered, unless a signed agreement is in place. If you would like to discuss becoming a preferred staffing vendor to GCON please contact our recruitment team who will advise you on the process.

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