Project Engineer

Description
As a Project Engineer, you'll gain real-world experience managing the details that keep high-impact mechanical, plumbing, and water treatment projects moving. From procurement to compliance, budgeting to coordination — you'll touch every phase of the process and collaborate with field teams, clients, architects, and engineers to make things happen.

RK Overview
RK Industries (RK) is a second-generation family-owned business built on hard work and strong values. Led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning, we take pride in delivering a wide range of hands-on services including construction, manufacturing, custom fabrication, and building services. With seven specialized business units working in close coordination, we ensure every job is done right from start to finish. Our proven methods, focus on safety, and commitment to quality help bring our customers' biggest ideas to life.

Position Summary
Maintenance and administration functions necessary for successful completion of projects. Processing submittals, expediting deliveries, generating and tracking all administrative documentation and preparing project closeout records. Assist with preparation of budgets, billings and change estimates, buyout and negotiation of subcontractors, monitoring of labor hours and project costs, coordination with owners, architects, engineers, general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers. In-house coordination with field workforce, and estimating, purchasing and accounting departments, and processing accounts payable.

Role Responsibilities

• Work as a team with assigned Project Manager or Senior Project Manager
• Assist with and/or perform responsibilities and tasks as delegated by the assigned Project Manager
• Manage contractual agreements/purchase orders with owners, contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers.
• Understand and comply with all safety processes and procedures.
• Learn and become proficient user of Viewpoint/Vista project management software.
• Participate in water treatment and testing.
• Review water test results and analyze.
• Update RK Water compliance logs weekly and monthly
• Inform customers and permit holders of test results and compliance status
• Ensure daily project documentation is completed and up to date, including timecards, daily reports, additional work authorizations, receiving documents, as-built drawings, etc
• Coordinate timely job procurement through buy-out on materials and equipment, in conjunction with the superintendent and purchasing department.
• Develop change order pricing as necessary.
• Buy-out, negotiate and issue all lower-tier subcontract(s), with emphasis on complete scopes in compliance with the contract documents and within the established budget.
• Responsible for proper/timely processing of shop drawings, product submittals, operation and maintenance manuals, and recording all as-built drawings.
• Review and monitor labor costs, hours, and projections with superintendent(s).
• Responsible for initiating, overseeing, and verifying billings.
• Ensure that change orders requests are processed in accordance with proper procedures, and that the superintendent has information required for implementation.
• Ensure change orders are processed on time and are properly documented.
• Coordinate and track material take-offs, pricing, procurement and release of materials.
• Provide assistance for project projections for estimated costs required for completion of project.
• Responsible for job closeout being performed in proper and efficient manner and keeping the project team informed of closeout status.
• Optimize the profitability of the company by demonstrating the ability of a decision maker with reliable and mature judgment.

Qualifications
Career Level: Project Engineer 3

• Mostly Indirect supervision.
• Highly skilled and fully competent in all conventional aspects of subject matter or functional area.
• Plans and conducts work requiring judgment in independent evaluation, selection and substantial adaptation/modification of standards.
• Devises new solutions to difficult problems encountered.
• Independently performs most assignments with little instruction
• Receives guidance for unusual or complex problems and supervisor approval for changes in standards.
• 3-5 years of experience in a related position.
• College/university graduate or equivalent combination of skills and experience generally expected for specified technical roles.

Career Level: Project Engineer 2

• Indirect supervision.
• Fully competent in all conventional aspects of subject matter or functional area.
• Plans and conducts work requiring judgment in independent evaluation, selection and substantial adaptation/modification of standards.
• Devises new solutions to problems encountered.
• Independently performs most assignments with minor instruction
• Receives guidance for unusual or complex problems and supervisor approval for changes in standards.
• 1-2 years of experience in a related position.
• College/university graduate or equivalent combination of skills and experience generally expected for specified technical roles.

Career Level: Project Engineer 1

• Direct and Indirect supervision.
• Competent in all conventional aspects of subject matter or functional area.
• Plans and conducts work requiring judgment in independent evaluation, selection and substantial adaptation/modification of standards.
• Independently performs most assignments with instruction
• Receives guidance for different problems and supervisor reviews for quality of work
• 0-1 years of experience in a related position.
• College/university graduate or equivalent combination of skills and experience generally expected for specified technical roles.

What Sets RK Industries Apart

• Safety: Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental
• Awards: Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition
• Benefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards
• Philanthropy: RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation
• Development: Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University & RK Apprenticeship Program

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law