Construction engineers are highly precise and creative building professionals. They are passionate about civil engineering construction where they can oversee the design and building of a range of structures. Given their engineering specialty, construction engineers are essential to ensuring that infrastructure around the world is built safely, strongly, and durably.
A construction engineer’s responsibilities span project management, engineering, and construction. Common tasks include overseeing building progress and ensuring people’s safety on construction sites. They also review the project's design to ensure its structurally correct and evaluate the project's structural, electrical, and mechanical condition before, during, and after building. In addition, construction project engineers are responsible for developing project budgets, gathering resources, operating machinery, inspecting equipment, and using computer software for planning and design.
In this career, construction engineers apply their passion for creating with specialized technical knowledge and expertise to procure materials to create an effective construction schedule, ensure the quality of all construction materials, and conduct regular tests to ensure compliance with civil engineering construction regulations. Construction engineers often work closely with civil engineers, structural engineers, building contractors, and other specialists, to guide the building work as specified.
Construction engineers are frequently in demand in the construction industry where building on any scale happens. They can help build homes, offices, bridges, skyscrapers, and other large buildings like tunnels, power plants, dams, and beyond. There is never a dull moment on a construction site, making this career perfect for those who like challenges.
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Project Controls Manager
Location: Chino Valley
Branche: Mining
Expertise: Controlling
Experience: 0 years
The contract PCM will oversees project controls functional area for very large, multidisciplinary, high-risk, capital engineering and construction projects from FEED to operations. You will be responsible for project planning and scheduling, cost estimating and monitoring, progress measurement, risk management and reporting. Manage project controls personnel. Responsible for establishing operating policies to mitigate risk. Provides guidance and consultation for project managers and corporate management. Experienced with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. This role will be a 'hands-on' position with the successful applicant undertaking the day-to day cost engineering duties on the owner's team.
Project Controls Manager
Location: Morenci, Arizona
Branche: Mining
Expertise: Controlling
Experience: 5 years
Manages and oversees project controls functional area for very large multidisciplinary high risk capital engineering and construction projects. Responsible for project planning and scheduling, cost estimating and monitoring, progress measurement, risk management and reporting. Manages project controls personnel. Responsible for establishing operating policies to mitigate risk. Provides guidance and consultation for project managers and corporate management. Experienced with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. This position is "hands on" or working manager position.DUTIES: * Guide and direct resolution of project difficulties and complex project control issues. Strong analytical skills required to review all project controls information and ensure accuracy as well as identify issues, concerns and potential mitigations. * Interact with the Project Management team and Corporate management team and participate in regular project meetings. Gather information and prepare reports and presentations of information as needed on the project. * Identify and communicate design changes, scope changes and schedule slippages and potential impacts and participate in the identification of mitigations. Ensure trends of cost and schedule are identified, manage change management process and communicate and suggest corrective actions.* Coordinate with cross functional team in project setting, ensure project controls team members are interfacing with engineering, procurement, contracts and construction on concepts and relationships to the scope of work and ensure adherence to safety and quality standards.* Oversees project baseline process for cost, schedule and progress and ensure all project systems are implemented according to process and company standards and procedures. * Ensure full implementation of company processes and procedures as well as industry best practices with regards to project controls on the project following the company project stage gate process. * Establish risk management protocol which includes identification, documentation, mitigation and tracking of potential risks on the project. Determine potential cost and schedule/progress impacts of potential risks as they are identified. * Ensure the accuracy of reported progress percentage based on the rules of credit established within the project. Develop progress measurement process for required scopes of work.* Establish and manage project schedule development, review and update processes and to ensure accuracy and alignment with the overall master schedule.* Manage and ensure all project required reporting is pared and submitted as per approved reporting schedule for the project.* Mentor and lead a large staff of project controls team members, ensure project is staffed appropriately, conduct regular staff performance reviews and manage any staffing issues that may arise.
Project Controls Manager
Location: Safford
Branche: Mining
Expertise: Quality Management
Experience: 5 years
The contract PCM will oversees project controls functional area for very large, multidisciplinary, high-risk, capital engineering and construction projects from FEED to operations. You will be responsible for project planning and scheduling, cost estimating and monitoring, progress measurement, risk management and reporting. Manage project controls personnel. Responsible for establishing operating policies to mitigate risk. Provides guidance and consultation for project managers and corporate management. Experienced with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. This role will be a 'hands-on' position with the successful applicant undertaking the day-to day cost engineering duties on the owner's team. Essential Functions:* Guide and direct resolution of project difficulties and complex project control issues. Strong analytical skills required to review all project controls information and ensure accuracy as well as identify issues, concerns and potential mitigations. * Interact with the Project Management team and corporate management team and participate in regular project meetings. Gather information and prepare reports and presentations of information as needed on the project.* Identify and communicate design changes, scope changes and schedule slippages and potential impacts and participate in the identification of mitigations. Ensure trends of cost and schedule are identified, manage change management process and communicate and suggest corrective actions.* Coordinate with cross functional team in project setting, ensure project controls team members are interfacing with engineering, procurement, contracts and construction on concepts and relationships to the scope of work and ensure adherence to safety and quality standards.* Oversees project baseline process for cost, schedule and progress and ensure all project systems are implemented according to process and company standards and procedures. * Ensure full implementation of company processes and procedures as well as industry best practices with regards to project controls on the project following the company project stage gate process. * Establish risk management protocol which includes identification, documentation, mitigation and tracking of potential risks on the project. In addition, determine potential cost and schedule/progress impacts of potential risks as they are identified. * Ensure the accuracy of reported progress percentage based on the rules of credit established within the project. Develop progress measurement process for required scopes of work.* Establish and manage project schedule development, review and update processes and to ensure accuracy and alignment with the overall master schedule.* Manage and ensure all project required reporting is pared and submitted as per approved reporting schedule for the project.* Mentor and lead a staff of project controls team members, ensure project is staffed appropriately, conduct regular staff performance reviews and manage any staffing issues that may arise. Job Scope: * Nature of work: Works on highly complex issues and responsible to implement solutions. Leads and directs the work of others. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. * Level of interaction: Leads the department with interaction with external piers in various departments, responsible for cross coordination between groups. * Autonomy/decision making: Works under very limited to no supervision and has latitude to set objectives, priorities and timelines * Budgetary responsibility: Has moderate budgetary responsibility * Managerial responsibility: Leads large multidisciplinary project controls team
Project Controls Manager
Location: Bagdad
Branche: Mining
Expertise: Quality Management
Experience: 0 years
Manages and oversees project controls functional area for very large multidisciplinary high risk capital engineering and construction projects from FEED to operations. Responsible for project planning and scheduling, cost estimating and monitoring, progress measurement, risk management and reporting. Manages project controls personnel. Responsible for establishing operating policies to mitigate risk. Provides guidance and consultation for project managers and corporate management. Experienced with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Rely on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. This role will be a 'hands on' position with the successful applicant undertaking the day-to-day engineering duties on the owner's team.
SCADA Engineer (m/w/d)
Location: Bielefeld
Branche: Machine & Plant Design
Expertise: Planning & Testing
Experience: 3 years
Konzeption, Entwicklung und Implementierung von SCADA-Systemen Visualisierung von Prozess- und Produktionsdaten Anbindung von SPS- und Leitsystemen Datenanalyse und Optimierung von Anlagenprozessen Unterstützung bei Inbetriebnahmen und Systemtests Pflege und Weiterentwicklung bestehender SCADA-Lösungen
Industrial Engineer (w/m/d)
Location: Stuttgart
Branche: Machine & Plant Design
Expertise: Production & Manufacturing
Experience: 2 years
Entwicklung und Planung des Layouts für einen neuen Standort zur Montage unter Berücksichtigung von Produktionsanforderungen, Logistik und zukünftiger Skalierbarkeit Optimierung der Produktionsfläche hinsichtlich Effizienz, ergonomischem Arbeitsfluss, Materialtransportwegen und Einhaltung von Sicherheits- und Arbeitsschutzvorschriften Koordination und enge Zusammenarbeit mit interdisziplinären Teams, einschließlich Produktion, Logistik, Qualitätssicherung und Engineering, zur Sicherstellung technischer Anforderungen und Produktionsziele Durchführung von Prozessanalysen bestehender Abläufe zur Identifikation von Verbesserungspotenzialen und Ableitung geeigneter Maßnahmen zur Effizienzsteigerung Entwicklung von Layout- und Flächenkonzepten mithilfe gängiger Planungstools und Präsentation der Ergebnisse gegenüber internen Stakeholdern Begleitung der Umsetzung vor Ort sowie Überwachung der Einhaltung von Zeitplänen und Budget
Hardware Engineer Energieversorgung (w/m/d)
Location: Wien
Branche: Renewable Energy
Expertise: Research & Development
Experience: 2 years
Als Hardware Engineer (w/m/d) verantworten Sie die Projektierung der elektrotechnischen Ausrüstung von Energieversorgungsprojekten unter Einhaltung aller technischen Anforderungen, Normen und Kundenvorschriften. Selbstständig erstellen Sie Stromlaufpläne, Aufbaupläne und Verkabelungslisten. Sie unterstützen bei der elektrotechnischen Kalkulation und dem Angebotswesen. Die Organisation des Schaltschrankbaus sowie die Abstimmung der elektrotechnischen Arbeiten mit den anderen Gewerken ist ebenso Teil Ihres Verantwortungsbereichs.
System Engineer ADAS (w/m/d)
Location: Braunschweig
Branche: Automotive
Expertise: Research & Development
Experience: 1 years
Überwachung der Systementwicklungsprozesse, um sicherzustellen, dass alle definierten Anforderungen und Normen (z.B. ISO 9001, IATF 16949) eingehalten werden. Erstellen detaillierter Spezifikationen und technischer Dokumentationen, um eine klare Kommunikation mit allen Projektbeteiligten zu gewährleisten. Durchführung von Risikoanalysen und Bewertung von Sicherheitsaspekten gemäß ISO 26262 und anderen relevanten Standards. Sicherstellung einer erfolgreichen Integration der Systemkomponenten und Unterstützung bei der Validierung und Verifikation der Systeme im Entwicklungsprozess. Enge Zusammenarbeit mit verschiedenen Fachabteilungen wie Software-, Hardware- und Testteams, um eine effiziente Systementwicklung zu gewährleisten. Planung und Durchführung von Systemtests, um die Funktionalität und Sicherheit des Systems zu überprüfen und sicherzustellen, dass es den Anforderungen entspricht. Verantwortlich für das Management von Systementwicklungsprojekten, inklusive Zeitplanung, Ressourcenmanagement und Budgetüberwachung. Identifikation und Implementierung von Verbesserungsmaßnahmen im Systementwicklungsprozess, basierend auf Best Practices und Lessons Learned. Unterstützung bei der Auswahl von Lieferanten und Dienstleistern für Systemkomponenten und Verantwortung für die Qualität und Pünktlichkeit der Lieferungen. Verantwortung für die Abnahme von Systemen und Komponenten in Zusammenarbeit mit den relevanten Stakeholdern und die Dokumentation der Abnahmetests.
SCADA-Engineer (w/m/d)
Location: Marburg
Branche: Life Sciences
Expertise: IT & Shared Services
Experience: 2 years
Entwicklung von SCADA-Visualisierungssoftware für innovative Produktionslinien der Pharma-Industrie - inklusive der Sicherstellung der Umsetzung Hauptansprechpartner für internationale Kunden im Verantwortungsbereich Installation von Netzwerken, deren Komponenten und Computern Inbetriebnahme von SCADA-Visualisierungssystemen Durchführung von Funktionstests der Visualisierungssysteme - sowohl inhouse als auch beim Kunden vor Ort Dokumentation der Ergebnisse der Inbetriebnahme und Tests Analyse und Behebung von Störungen und Fehlern
Robotics Engineer - KUKA / ABB / Fanuc (w/m/d)
Location: Bielefeld
Branche: Machine & Plant Design
Expertise: Planning & Testing
Experience: 2 years
Programmierung, Inbetriebnahme und Optimierung von Industrierobotern (KUKA, ABB, Fanuc) Erstellung und Anpassung von Roboterprogrammen für Produktions- und Montageanlagen Integration von Robotersystemen in bestehende Automatisierungslösungen Durchführung von Tests, Optimierungen und Abnahmen Fehleranalyse und Störungsbehebung Zusammenarbeit mit SPS-Programmierern, Konstruktion und Projektleitung
Common construction engineer responsibilities
A construction engineer is responsible for performing a range of engineering and construction tasks. Responsibilities may include:
- Managing construction project planning and design;
- Contributing technical expertise to structural drawings and designs;
- Managing the construction of durable structures according to specifications and plans;
- Identifying appropriate materials for construction based on specifications;
- Identifying and resolving any issues arising during building;
- Managing an effective construction schedule with timing and milestones;
- Designing and maintaining technical catalogs and interpreting contracts;
- Preparing progress reports and appraisal reports;
- Collaborating with customers, engineers, specialists, contractors, and construction workers to construct the desired structures;
- Tracking progress and reporting on same;
- Delivering results in line with agreed construction project timelines and budgets;
- Delivering construction project engineering outputs in compliance with relevant requirements, codes, and certifications, and in line with customer needs and demands;
- Assuring the safety and security of team members;
- Training or mentoring team members who are keen to develop their construction engineering knowledge;
- Traveling to construction sites to guide and observe construction.
Qualifications for construction engineers
Construction engineers should have at least a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a similar engineering discipline. A Master’s degree or extensive work experience is an advantage. In some countries, an engineering license may also be required.
Additional supporting skills and experience include:
- 2-5+ years of construction engineering experience;
- Solid understanding of construction methods;
- Knowledge of surveying equipment and construction materials;
- Excellent applied math and analytical skills;
- Experience with diverse computer software, including the latest design and modeling software like AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or similar;
- Proven experience in project and team management;
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to be able to work easily with customers, engineers, technicians, and other team members.
