ABOUT MORTENSON
As a Top 25 builder, developer, and EPC, our expertise spans markets like sports, renewable energy, data centers, healthcare, and more. We are builders at heart, working to ensure the built environment has a lasting positive impact.
SUMMARY
Mortenson's Minneapolis Operating Group is looking to add a Field Engineer who will be responsible for participating in the active management of construction projects by problem solving, performing various processes, and applying basic construction management or engineering techniques and analyses.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide overall project management site support during construction.
- Develop and update project schedules to ensure the project meets deadlines.
- Handle documentation (contracts, submittals, field books, daily reports, safety logs, etc.) efforts.
- Assist in creating and supporting the administration and execution of safety and quality plans for the project.
Serve as a point of contact for subcontract workers to problem solve options and resolve issues.
Responsible for assessing a problem, applying both analysis and experience to formulate and recommend a resolution.
- Appropriately raise matters of urgency to project leadership.
Manage the submittal and Request for Information (RFI) processes for specific definable features of work (DFW), utilizing PMA and other programs completely to closure.
- May assist in negotiation of contracts.
- Coordinate with subcontractors/suppliers for specific work packages or scopes to ensure correct information regarding materials, logistics, changes, and quality to reduce impacts to schedule and budget.
Identify and provide recommendations to management regarding internal and/or external barriers that prohibit successful building progress; including interaction with subcontractors/craft workers to maintain schedule, quality, and productivity.
Evaluate project design and engineering documents for conflicts and sequencing for the most efficient and effective implementation.
- Handle their organization and distribution to necessary parties.
- Ensure retention of documents for future needs.
Assist with determining the work plan of craft labor in partnership/support of foreman.
Audit, purchase, and procure material, ensure inventory quality, accuracy, storage, and delivery to reduce quality issues as well as impact to space on project site.
Support the final inspections and punch list process with the customer for specific DFW responsibilities and assist in the preparation of final records for the project.
Effectively work and build relationships with those of diverse backgrounds and organizational levels.
All other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Construction Engineering, Engineering or other science or mathematical related degree, or equivalent combination of education and technical/field experience demonstrated over multiple years of related work experience.
- Prior experience on construction job sites preferred.
- Current driver's license.
- Ability to independently apply basic principles and fundamental theories of construction management or construction engineering.
- Ability to independently interpret a variety of technical instructions and documents (e.g. blueprints, design documents, etc.).
- Basic knowledge of project management principles (such as scheduling and estimating).
- Basic to Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and the internet.
- Ability to learn and utilize different types of computer software used in Construction Management for managing any aspect of a construction project.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to build relationships and transfer information between different levels of workers.
- Ability to multitask.
- Active listening skills and effective communication including an openness to diverse input and feedback.
- Ability to travel up to 100%.