Assistant Project Engineer Application Deadline: 24 January 2025
Department: Engineering
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Remote
Reporting To: Project Engineer
Compensation: $85,000 - $105,000 / year
Description The Assistant Project Engineer (APE) supports the Project Engineer in coordinating and managing engineering services to design and develop solar PV projects.
What you'll do: - Tracks and drives progress of engineering deliverables based on project schedule milestones & deadlines.
- Assist with coordinating & facilitating multidisciplinary design reviews at 30%, 90%, and IFC design stages.
- Assist the project engineer with the generation, issuance, resolution, and close-out of requests for information, technical enquiry forms, and submittals.
- Ensure that all superseded drawings, specifications, and other construction documents are marked as such, removed from the active construction and replaced with current versions.
- Coordinate technical activities and designs with personnel in other departments within the company.
- Liaise with client, engineering teams, subcontractors, and vendors in the direction of the Project Engineer.
- Coordinate engineering support throughout the lifecycle of the project (Pre-Construction, Active Construction, and Commissioning)
- Implement and maintain redline process generation of As Built design. Ensure that field redline drawings of all construction work are maintained.
- Works with project teams to implement and maintain engineering processes including but not limited to, design reviews, document control, RFI/Submittal reviews, etc.
- Consult with electrical and civil engineering staff on project layouts.
- Assist with other duties assigned to provide professional and technical support on multiple projects.
- Maintain culture of continuous improvement and problem solving.
- Travel to project locations for field inspections and technical troubleshooting.
- Implement and uphold Novel's CADETS values:
- Communication: Listen to understand, identify & resolve issues, clarify what needs to be done, make conflict productive.
- Accountability: Commit to actions & results, own the problem & the solution.
- Drive: Desire to achieve dreams & goals, take initiative, get it done.
- Execution: Problem solve & improve efficiency.
- Team First: Team is greater than the individual, we are one team, build each other up, constructively challenge one another.
- Self-Awareness: Know oneself, seek the right answer more than being right, ask for help.
What you'll need: - Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an ABET accredited program.
- Engineering experience performing development of solar projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
- Demonstrated experience managing outside engineering firms.
- Proficiency with reading blueprints, plans, specs, contracts, subcontracts, and purchase orders.
- An interest in renewable energy development and design.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
- Proficiency with Procore or similar construction management software.
Preferred Experience: - PMP certification
- NCEES Council Record
- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal skills, including the ability to communicate in a positive manner with project managers, other engineering/design team members, management and installation contractors to foster an environment of superior coordination.
- Good problem solving and critical thinking abilities and a proactive work ethic. Must take accountability of own body of work, closing each project by design completion efficiently, while maintaining accuracy and strict attention to detail.
- Strong ability to apply innovative and creative skills to problem solving.