Project Engineer I

Hill & Wilkinson General Contractors9 months ago
Austin, TX, United States
On-site
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)

Job Description

Position Overview

Hill & Wilkinson has grown from a small family business to a respected industry leader offering a full range of contracting services across multiple markets. We execute every project with persistent accountability while listening to your goals to help build your vision. The Project Engineer assists the Project Manager in facilitating and controlling the flow of project information, supporting field operations including contract monitoring, submittals, construction documentation, and more.

Key Responsibilities

  • Plans & directs communications with direct supervision of senior staff, including creating, tracking, and posting RFIs, tracking drawing revisions, and recording & distributing meeting minutes.
  • Creates and maintains logs & registers—including submittal log, RFI log, drawing revision log, procurement log, and delay logs—with guidance from senior staff.
  • Receives, reviews, and routes all submittals in compliance with contract documents under the supervision of senior staff.
  • Assists with scheduling by identifying project milestones, creating supplemental schedules (for submittals and materials delivery), and performing updates with oversight from senior staff.
  • Tracks materials procurement and coordinates timely materials delivery.
  • Reviews and adjusts quality control plans to project specifics with direct supervision.
  • Performs quality control inspections in concert with senior staff, including the Superintendent.
  • Monitors and completes quality control documentation with direct supervision.
  • Spends a minimum of 2-3 hours per day onsite with the Superintendent to review the building process, check installations, and document progress.
  • Takes weekly progress photos (preferably 2-3 times per week).
  • Creates a rough draft of a weekly executive summary for review by senior staff.
  • Facilitates the close-out process by gathering warranties, O&M manuals, and posting record drawings.
  • Assists the Superintendent in creating and executing both internal and external punch/completion lists.

Benefits & Perks

  • Health
  • Dental
  • Basic life insurance
  • Short‐term disability (Exempt Employees Only)
  • Long‐term disability (Exempt Employees Only)
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • College 529 plan
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Vacations

Required Skills

Scheduling
Quality Control
Construction Monitoring
Document Control
Communication
Material Procurement
Log Maintenance
Close-out Process
Project Management
RFI Management