Project Engineer - Aguadilla (Puerto Rico)

About us:

Ferrovial Construction, is a business unit of Ferrovial, whic is listed simultaneously on 3 stock markets: USA (Nasdaq), the Netherlands (Euronext Amsterdam), and Spain (IBEX 35). The U.S. listing represents a key step in Ferrovial’s internationalization process and plans for growth in North America.

Ferrovial Construction is internationally recognized for its capacity to design and build civil engineering and construction projects, mainly in large transportation infrastructure. Its track-record to date includes more than 304 miles of tunnels, 11,930 miles of roads (including 2,485 miles of highways), 2920 miles of railroad lines (including 434 miles of high-speed railroads) and 16,994 miles of road maintenance and repair.

Job Description:

Position Summary:

The Project Engineer is responsible to take ownership of the structures segment P&L and ensure that of heavy civil construction project segments from initial budget through project closeout. Among many important activities, it is most important that projects are executed safely, on time, and within budget, while maintaining positive communication with the Owner's representative. The position of a Project Engineer is consistently thinking about ways to accelerate job, decrease costs, increase markups, save indirect costs, and take advantage of situations to increase profits for multiple projects.

Job Duties

• Ensure a "Safety First" attitude throughout the project from all levels of management and operations
• Identify in the plans value engineering opportunities that provide cost and/or schedule savings
• Supervise, manage, and direct the selection, training, development, appraisal, and work assignments of personnel
• Develop and maintain a working relationship with the owner or the owner's representative
• Read, understand, and plan according to the work specifications and contract responsibilities
• Anticipate project segment conflicts, communicate preventative action plans, and implement solutions to avoid issues
• Understand and plan work according to project segment plans, change orders, shop drawings, subcontracts, purchase orders, and monthly pay estimates
• Select and oversee subcontractors and suppliers
• Create, update, review, and maintain budget for structure segment
• Generate solutions to stay on time and on budget
• Monitor the cost of equipment on the project segment and implement strategies to stay within budget
• Schedule the project segment in logical steps and budget time required to meet deadlines in P6 CPM
• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill
• Oversee daily field activities leading to optimal progression of project segment with superintendents
• Present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public
• Ensure customer satisfaction by identifying and exceeding client needs
• Other unlisted duties will be assigned

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or other related degree
• Minimum of 3 - 7 years of experience in construction
• Must possess superior construction knowledge, excellent personnel management skills, scheduling expertise, good knowledge and use of cost control procedures.
• Moderate to high level of proficiency operating MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint
• Valid driver license
• Be able to communicate in English and Spanish via verbal and written communications
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
• Full understanding of construction math concepts
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry

The Statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and levels of work performed by employees, but are not a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.