Project Engineer Intern

Elford, Inc. has an opening for a Project Engineer in the Operations Department. In this role, you would provide assistance to the Project Managers and Superintendents in conducting project management functions related to bidding, pre-construction, construction and post construction activities of Construction Management or General Contracting projects. The key responsibilities of the position are:

• Participate in the set up and maintenance of construction project management including planning, scheduling, budgeting prior to the start of the project.
• Assist in the coordination and expediting necessary to ensure proper and timely delivery of shop drawings and submittals, construction materials, change orders, pricing and related approvals.
• Create, update, and refer to RFI logs, submittal logs, bulletin schedules and start-up document checklists to expedite the shop drawings, submittals, construction materials, labor requirements, change orders pricing and related approvals.
• Coordinate, obtain, and communicate all required information for construction and installation of owner furnished equipment (e.g., mounting hinges, rough-in locations, blocking, supports, systems connections, etc.)
• Update and maintain contract drawings with new contract information received as bulletins, RFIs, ASIs, and proposal requests.
• Participate in the review of contractor and material supplier invoices, company invoices, change order pricing information, drawings, and submittals. Check contractor storage when billing for stored materials received.
• Assist in the coordination of activities with the Accounting and Estimating Departments and the company personnel assigned supervisory and/or support responsibilities.
• Assist in the maintenance of positive working relationships with subcontractors, customer material suppliers and other internal and external individuals having an interest in the success of the project.
• Maintain and update computerized Critical Path Method project schedules.
• Collect as-built and close-out documents.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s degree or Associates Degree in Construction Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or allied discipline is preferred. 1-3 years of practical employment experience in the commercial (vertical) construction industry. Past co-ops are desirable for entry level applicants.