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Construction Project Engineer


Are you looking for an opportunity to do challenging, creative work that makes a real impact? Would you like to be part of a company that respects individual contributions and thrives on collaboration? Do you love to win? Then consider joining Wight & Company. We’re a nationally recognized, award-winning architecture, engineering, and construction firm known for a dynamic company culture that fosters innovation and challenges the status quo, and we’re looking for a talented professional to join our team.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES


  • Maintain project document control
  • Review and process submittals, RFI’s, and change requests
  • Track material lead time and fabrication status
  • Facilitate closeout document collection
  • Assign punchlist to subcontractors and track completion
  • Take daily progress photos and record construction activities
  • Assist the team with subcontractor coordination and communication
  • Prepare daily reports, site safety programs, inspections and observation tracking
  • Assist with change order requests and time and material tracking
  • Support the project bid and award process
  • Assist in facilitating project meetings
  • Various project tasks as required

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS:


  • Bachelor’s or Masters’ degree in Construction, Engineering or Architecture
  • Internship(s) or up to 3-years’ work experience in the commercial construction field
  • Self-directed with the ability to work independently or as part of a team
  • OSHA 10 or 30 hour preferred
  • LEED accreditation or EIT preferred
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Bluebeam, Revit and/or CAD fluency preferred
  • Knowledge of Procore, CMiC, Microsoft Project, DroneDeploy, a plus

Salary Range: $70,000 - $90,000. Individual pay will be based on several factors including experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant.Wight & Company offers excellent benefits and a wonderful work environment. Our comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, flexible spending, paid holidays, paid time off, and a 401(k). Our flexible work schedule allows for a healthy work-life balance. For more information about our company, visit our website at www.wightco.com.Wight & Company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetics, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Please view the following links for more information - EEO, EEO Supplement, and Pay Transparency.Wight & Company values diversity in our workforce. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, and promoting people with disabilities and veterans.

If you need an accommodation to assist with completing the electronic application, please call us at 630.969.7000 and ask to speak with a Human Resources representative.#LI-NS1 

Life at Wight & Company

At Wight, we focus on understanding first. The unique culture of our clients and the life cycle of their organizations shape every solution we create. Our professionals possess a depth of creative and technical expertise that is indispensable to our work. They also possess an equal ability to connect with the people who use the environments we create. People serving people, at the heart of the matter, we find the truest solutions. Wight & Company depends on our client relationships to gain and keep business. Employees are the most important assets we have, because without them the client relationships cannot be created or fostered. We are always looking for motivated, resourceful and innovative people to join our team. Creative teamwork leads to innovative and effective solutions. We want people who believe the greatest thing is getting compensated for doing what they love.
Thrive Here & What We Value1. Respect for individual contributions2. Thrives on collaboration3. Dynamic company culture fostering innovation and challenging the status quo4. Equal Opportunity Employer5. Commitment to recruiting, hiring, and promoting people with disabilities and veterans6. Competitive Benefits7. State-of-the-art office facility8. Friendly work culture9. Flexible work environment10. Nationally recognized firm
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