Assistant Project Engineer II ( Site Civil)

SESI Consulting Engineers•Parsippany, NJ

1d•$90,000 - $120,000

About The Position

SESI Consulting Engineers, founded in 1976, is a well-established, progressive, consulting engineering firm in Parsippany, N.J. SESI has earned an excellent reputation for providing innovative Geotechnical, Site/Civil, and Environmental engineering solutions for owners, developers, and the construction industry throughout the NJ, NY, CT region . SESI Consulting Engineers has been selected as one of NJBIZ’s "FASTEST GROWING" Companies and Inc.'s "5000 America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies". Join a company recognized for providing solutions, excellence, service, and integrity. We seek dynamic individuals to support organic growth. SESI offers a competitive compensation and benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k), paid time off, tuition reimbursement, professional development assistance, bonus potential, employee engagement activities, just to name a few. SESI also engages its employees in all aspects of its projects and encourage them to participate in design and project management functions to their full potential. Summary Directs, coordinates, and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering project within area of assigned responsibility by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors. This is a transitional position for someone with the required field experience and/or education to gain project engineering experience in a supervised manner prior to advancing into Project Engineer role.

Requirements

Ability to review and understand plans, specs, and reports including site, grading, utility, foundation, details, structural, drawings, architectural, grading, federal, state and local regulations.
A minimum of 5-8 years of field and/or related experience where a PE license counts towards that related experience, a bachelor’s degree in a related field, and demonstrates ability to meet the requirements of the job as set forth in this description.
40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER certification
Registered Professional Engineer (PE) preferred or have the ability to become licensed within 6 months of being in this position
Valid Driver’s License and possess reliable transportation to access job sites
Proficient in communicating both verbal and written in the English language.
Proficient in communicating both verbal and written in the English language.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of solid geometry and trigonometry.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Proficient or familiarity with AutoCAD, Autodesk Civil 3D, NitroPro, GSLOPE, KeyWall, Rocscience, MS Word, Excel, Adobe.
Position requires ability to use tools such as a lump hammer, shovel, hand auger, Nuclear Density Gauge.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; talk or hear and taste or smell.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move under 50 pounds.
The employee is frequently required to use hands or fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
Worker must be able to walk frequently on uneven hard and soft ground/terrain in all types of weather conditions to include cold, hot rain, snow, ice, etc.
Employees working in the field may also be exposed to sun, wind, insects, plants, animals, etc.
As a result, appropriate clothing for outdoor work, work boots, safety glasses, hard hat, safety vest is required while working in the field.

Nice To Haves

Previous construction experience is preferred.
Registered Professional Engineer (PE) preferred or have the ability to become licensed within 6 months of being in this position

Responsibilities

Designs major portions of an assigned project
Solves complex problems and calculations, using engineering formulas and skills
Evaluates research by others and writes reports
Assists the Project Engineer in the preparation of proposal estimates of time and expenses required to complete the project
Assists the Project Engineer in scheduling staffing requirements for field projects
Assists the Project Engineer in supervising and instructing, as needed, the responsibilities of field personnel on projects assigned to them
Plans and implements engineering programs, including defining the project philosophy, activities, milestones, and staff requirements, per customer requirements
Develops and maintains a schedule and budget for the assigned engineering project
Provides reports on the status of project milestones and adjusts schedules accordingly
Controls expenditures within limitations of project budget
Identifies project staffing requirements and coordinates staffing with supporting organization managers
Coordinates preparation and delivery of project deliverables, design documents, and bid packages
Assigns and oversees project personnel to specific phases or aspects of project such as technical studies, product design, preparation of specifications and technical plans, and product testing
Reviews product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications
Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems
Directs integration of technical activities
Evaluates and presents changes for design, specifications, drawing releases, reports, etc. to the Project Engineer and /or Project manager for approval
Prepares interim and completion project reports
Interfaces with customers to provide project status reports and ensure customer needs are met
Provides status and progress reports to customer, project team, and management
Reviews project proposal or plan to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project
Supervises field work and performs field work when needed
Establishes work plan and staffing for each phase of project and arranges for recruitment or assignment of project personnel
Confers with project staff to outline workplan and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority
Directs and coordinates activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget
Supervises project personnel and oversees their daily activities to ensure it is correct and complete
Reviews status reports prepared by project personnel and modifies schedules or plans as required
Prepares project reports for management, client, or others
Confers with project personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve problems
Coordinates project activities with government regulatory or other governmental agencies
Identifies the potential for new projects and seeks opportunities to promote the company’s services on an ongoing basis
Travels 25% of the time which may be out of state