Office Engineer - Water/Wastewater

Construction Management/Inspection - Facilities

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record's list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

Position summary: JMT is seeking an Office Engineer (OE) for water, wastewater and utilities projects bridges the gap between field construction and the engineering design team. They manage critical project documentation, compliance, and administration. Responsibilities include processing Requests for Information (RFIs), handling material submittals, updating schedules, and ensuring adherence to strict water regulatory standards. The OE position supports the execution of work in the field with a focus on project administration activities. The OE participates in many of the field activities especially as related to safety and quality control. The office engineer works with the project engineer and responsibilities include the exercise judgment and discretion in making recommendations, implementing policies and procedures, and handling a wide variety of matters in the office such as trade partner/supplier management to administer contract changes (e.g., RFIs and change orders), management of financial accounts, scheduling of deliveries, reporting on production trends, other administrative aspects of the project.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist engineers to gather and prepare data for submittal or transmittal to the customer, vendors, subcontractors, governmental agencies, and internal use
• Support the field through materials management to maintain the project schedule and sequencing.
• Supervise trade partner employees involved in the submittal and shop drawing process.
• Perform detailed reviews and provide approvals of submittals, shop drawings and product data.
• Create and process RFIs in a solutions-orientated manner.
• Process subcontract bonds, insurance, pay applications, correspondence, change estimates and potential change orders.
• Assist with data gathering for the monthly owner pay application and margin analysis.
• Enter data into the job cost system and participate in reviewing cost reports with jobsite management
• Assist in generating change orders and as-built data to be reviewed by the Project Manager
• Participate in jobsite safety meetings, weekly safety audits, etc.
• Facilitate the quality control plan and participate in preparatory meetings, initial inspections, follow-up inspections, etc.
• Support BIM and VDC coordination meetings in the creation of RFIs, as needed, and review shop drawings from the coordinated model.
• Perform other duties as may be required

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Effective leadership skills for managing and mentoring field staff
• Ability to take charge and effectively manage contractors to meet project schedule
• Knowledge of OSHA safety regulations with 10HR OSHA Safety card
• The ability to work well with others, and willingness to learn in a team environment

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Construction Management
• Minimum of 4+ years of construction experience as an Office Engineer for water, wastewater, or utilities project
• Multiple construction trades and close coordination with the Owner on construction issues
• Knowledge and experience working with Municipalities on project costs and budgets, processing change requests, requests for information, submittals, and inspectors' daily reports
• Experience reviewing engineering designs, contractor shop drawings and/or vendor specifications and plans, or similar, to determine constructability and practicality of proposed work and adherence to established standards and requirements

Preferred Experience

• Registered Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Construction Manager (CCM), or Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 30-hour construction safety training
• Commissioning and outage experience with water/wastewater plants

Working Conditions

Work is performed in both an office and field (construction) environment. Office to field time is approximately 25% to 75% respectively. Field work requires climbing, walking and standing at a construction site and may be outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions. Some lifting (up to 50 lbs) may be required. Travel may be required.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.