Construction Project Engineer / Assistant Project Manager

Construction Project Engineer - Assistant Project Manager

DCH Contractors LLC is a family owned and operated business servicing multi disciplined construction projects in the Philadelphia PA region. The company specializes in high rise residential renovations, boutique commercial interiors and custom carpentry projects. DCH Contractors was established in 2003 by David C. Horlacher bringing with him over 40 years of urban construction experiences.

Job Overview

In this role, you will assist Project Managers with the day-to-day management of the project, ensuring it is completed on time, within budget, and to the specified quality and standards outlined in the contract documents. You will also play a key role in coordinating necessary information and supporting the overall project planning and documentation process.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities*

• Attend preconstruction activities and meetings, including design reviews, bid reviews, award meetings and project launch to understand overall project build elements.
• Assist in managing and completion of project launch activities.
• Serve as liaison with Architects, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, inspectors, project staff, and owner’s representatives
• Attend meetings to understand, document and support issues related to plans and specifications.
• Maintain general knowledge of general and prime contract, subcontract documents, job estimate and terms within, with particular attention to notice clauses, penalties, and other risk items.
• Prepare submittals and shop drawings for conformance to contract specifications, ensure drawings and specifications properly relate to job estimate and assist in oversight and decision-making to resolve conflicts in interpretation.
• Manage information on change order requests. Prepare, obtain and check estimates for subcontractor changes
• Oversee closeout process and prepare final records including RFIs, closeout records, warranties, as-builts, operation and maintenance manuals, attic stock, and spare parts, and evaluate information to ensure compliance with contract documents.
• Oversee Occupancy paperwork and financial closeout.
• Preparing scope of work documents for Trade Subcontracts.
• Schedule and manage Subcontractor Trade Coordination, Preconstruction, and Submittal Review meetings.
• Provide input on project schedule development and manage schedule throughout construction period.
• Assist in developing Project Execution Plan, Quality Control Plan.
• Develop general conditions items list, labor, safety, change order logs, and quality control reports.
• Participate in safety activities on jobsite including electronic inspections, data recording, and required trainings.
• Understand and develop quality control procedures for project scope.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum of 3 years of related experience. Knowledge of building construction, means and methods, scheduling and cost control procedures, general contract, general conditions, subcontract documents, drawings and specifications, including Microsoft Office Suite proficiency. Ability to read, understand and interpret contract documents, drawings specifications, scope of work and project schedule.

Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Performance of the duties will occasionally require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Performing this job requires the use of hands and fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear (bells, whistles, etc.), climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. While performing duties, the employee will frequently be required to sit, use hands to manipulate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands.

The role also involves talking, hearing, and regularly viewing a computer monitor and using a keyboard. The employee must be mobile and occasionally travel both short and long distances. Regular on-site work at construction sites is required, with occasional office or off-site work. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.

Work Environment

the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those and employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations maybe may to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment includes both office and construction sites. In the office, the noise level is typically quiet to moderate.

At construction sites, the noise can be moderate to loud, with exposure to moving mechanical parts, high or precarious places, fumes, airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and the risk of electrical shock. Employees must adhere to safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws while working in these environments.

• May perform other duties as assigned.

DCH contractors is an equal opportunity employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $27.00 - $28.00 per hour

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Education

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience

• RFI: 2 years (Preferred)
• Submittals: 2 years (Preferred)
• Project scheduling: 2 years (Preferred)
• Change Orders: 2 years (Preferred)
• Document management: 2 years (Preferred)
• Project management: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification

• OSHA 10 (Required)

Ability to Relocate

• Philadelphia, PA 19148: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person