Project Engineer

Southland Holdings is currently accepting resumes for highly motivated civil construction professionals to join our team as a Project Engineer in the Dallas, TX area

We are seeking talented, sharp minded Civil Engineers and Construction Managers with solid construction experience to help staff upcoming projects.

*Experience in civil and mechanical, infrastructure to include: Process Piping and experience is a must.

*Housing and living allowance provided

Duties:

• Develop, monitor and update integrated project plans and schedules so that projects can be executed in the most efficient manner possible
• Prepare baseline scheduling. schedule basis documents for approval by project teams
• Assess impacts to critical path and near-critical activities, report to project team
• Monitor schedule deviations and variances and assist in the developing alternate methods for corrective action
• Prepare and provide schedule progress reports, trending charts and schedule analysis on a periodic basis
• Assure credibility of the information contained in the schedule
• Review schedules with project team members on a regular basis to ensure that accurate timely data is incorporated in the schedule
• Verify schedule integrity and evaluate logic and float paths
• Evaluate activity sequences for constructability
• Analyze change orders for schedule impacts
• Resource load schedules as required by the project team
• Perform job-site walks to verify physical progress of scheduled activities
• Position will require traveling to jobsites.
• Project submittals
• RFI's drafting subcontracts, purchase orders and negotiating contract pricing to come in under budget
• Schedules on Microsoft project or Primavera
• Budgeting and cost projections
• Large amounts of word processing, letters/correspondence to owners and engineers
• Attending progress meetings
• Reading and interpreting plans and specifications
• Ability to communicate verbally and electronically in an educated and professional manner with owners and engineers
• Ability to work in office but also spend time in field, understand what is being built
• Ability to manage and schedule deliveries from suppliers
• Ability to schedule and coordinate subcontractors

Field, not limited to;

• Daily installation quantity record keeping
• Daily start and stop station recording for record drawings
• Equipment hour tracking
• Meeting with subcontractors and suppliers on site
• Attending any necessary field meetings Progress photos

Qualifications:

• Construction/related degree with 3 to 5 years construction scheduling experience
• Excellent computer skills and analytical ability
• Experience working with Primavera P6
• Understanding of industrial construction process
• Must have ability to interpret contract specifications and drawings
• Knowledge of contract procedures and principles
• Ability to communicate effectively and work in a team environment
• Ability to understand construction logic and sequencing of complex projects

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

For more than 85 years, hard-working, honest, innovative people have been building what has become SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS. We combine the strengths of four companies who share a dedication to building critical infrastructure projects which improve the environment and lives of those around us.

Southland Holdings is an EEO employer - M/F/D/V