Construction Engineer I

The Construction Engineer I provides project coordination for projects of ASRC Construction and its subsidiaries. Construction Engineers assist at both the job site and office locations throughout Alaska.

Construction Project Management

• Coordinate in planning and proactively managing construction projects to achieve quality, schedule, budget, and safety objectives.
• Basic understanding for reading and interpret plans, specifications, and any other documentation associated with constructing buildings and sites, emphasizing civil construction plans and specifications.
• Communicate with subcontractors, suppliers, architects/engineers, and Owners/clients for an efficient and successful project for all team members.
• Coordinate the project engineer and field personnel. 
• Organize daily reporting to the Project Manager for construction progress.
• Coordinate meetings. 
• Procurement of small tools and supplies and consumables.
• Travel to project location on a regular basis. 

Estimating

• Assist with material and quantity take-offs
• Organize and prepare quotes and bid books.

Quality Control Support

• Coordinate quality control procedures, both in the field and in the office, to ensure that the project specifications are met.
• Obtains construction materials and verifies that they are received in the field, as they were ordered.
• Organize and maintain project documents and photos.
• Request submittals from subcontractors and vendors. 

Safety Support

• Coordinate field staff with safety documentation organization.
• Lead by example and support zero-incident culture. 

Project Controls

• Support team with lookahead schedules 
• Support and organize construction production rate metrics.
• Support with month-end reporting. 
• Perform other related duties as assigned. 

• Ability and willingness to abide by the company's code of conduct, policies, and procedures.
• Comply, understand, and support the company's safety culture to ensure a safe work environment.
• Strong knowledge, understanding, and sensitivity to the Inupiat culture.
• Knowledge of computerized accounting systems.
• Detail-oriented and organized.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task to meet deadlines
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to comply with, understand, and support ASRC Construction's safety culture to ensure a safe work environment.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of employees or customers.
• Strong analytical and reasoning abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure with deadlines and tight schedules. 

• Customer Focus – Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
• Decision Quality – Makes the right decisions based on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment.
• Drive for Results – Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully.
• Conflict Management – Steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimal noise.

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Two (2) year related experience, with increasing responsibility. 
• Skilled in the use of Windows and the Microsoft product suite at an intermediate level

 Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Construction Management, Engineering, or another related field. 
• Experience working in the construction industry. 
• Experience using scheduling software (Primavera P6 and MS Project).

 PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to safely perform the essential functions of this position. 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The work environment is in a busy construction setting.  The noise level in the work environment is usually varied. While performing this job's duties, the employee may be occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and may be required to travel in small and large commercial aircraft.

 NOTE:  This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The statements contained herein are intended to describe this position's principal functions, the level of knowledge and skill typically required, and the scope of responsibilities. However, they should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements.