Project Engineer

at  Colas

Subsidiary: Barrett New York North
Barrett Paving Materials Inc. is one of the companies that operates within Barrett Industries Corporation, the Colas USA subsidiary that operates primarily in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Barrett Paving is a leader in heavy civil construction with a vertically integrated value chain which includes aggregate production, hot mix asphalt plants, asphalt paving services, and a wide range of road construction work. We engage in heavy civil and commercial construction projects in counties throughout Upstate NY, specializing in airport and highway work. The mission of Barrett Paving has been to strengthen and grow by empowering our people, fostering innovation, and utilizing new technology. To learn more about Barrett Paving visit www.barrettpaving.com/.
Throughout Colas USA, we provide competitive pay, outstanding benefits, career advancement opportunities, professional education, and extensive training for every employee. We pride ourselves on upholding the highest standards of safety, environmental conservation, and ethical conduct as we strive to grow our infrastructure products and services through empowering and developing our people, fostering innovation, utilizing new technology, and maximizing vertical integration at all levels of the company’s value chain. To learn more about the Colas USA Family of Companies, please visit www.colasusa.com.
Barrett Paving, and the rest of the Colas USA Family of Companies, is part of the Colas Group, the worldwide leader in transportation infrastructure construction and maintenance. For information on our international network visit www.colas.com.

JOB SUMMARY

Barrett is seeking a Project Engineer which will be based at our Watertown, NY location covering the counties of Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence counties. The individual must possess strong analytical, organizational, planning and communication skills with a strong commitment to safety, integrity and ethics. The Project Engineer will support projects with a variety of functions, tasks, technical detail, and interpretations of project requirements.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• BS or Associates Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or related field of study.
• Good Communication skills and ability to work well with others in a Team environment.
• Current, valid Driver’s license.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Read and understand plans and specifications.
• Perform quantity takeoffs.
• Perform solicitations to Vendors and Subcontractors.
• Work on project site to observe progression.
• Able to generate change orders for the project using estimating software.
• Transfer of information from estimating software to job cost software.
• Communicate roll out of projects with Project Manager, Superintendent and field personnel.
• Perform safety requirements and ensure that risks are mitigated.
• Perform submittals to agencies as required for construction of project.
• Review and analyze job cost information – verify accurate and complete, address and or correct as necessary.
• Communicate with Project Manager and Superintendent on a regular basis to ensure project issues and concerns are addressed.
• Generate billing quantities from information provided by field personnel and contractual requirements.
• Provide clear step-by-step directions and answer questions while organizing the project.
• Able to work and assist others to work in a safe manner within the guidelines of the company’s policies.
• Willingness to work nights and weekends if required.
• Other duties as required.

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 essential functions.

• Must be able to climb onto and up and down several times a day.
• Must withstand vibration from job site conditions as well as noise from other equipment.
• Must be able to use arms, hands, and feet in repetitive motions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach and signal with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Employees must have 20/40vision, either naturally or with corrective lenses. Hearing should be excellent or corrected by an audio device