Project Engineer

RK Company Overview

RK Industries is a second-generation family-owned company led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning. With seven specialized business units working together, we deliver construction, fabrication, manufacturing, and building services with a focus on safety, quality, and craftsmanship.

People join RK for the craftsmanship, complexity, and the ability to make a real impact. Our in-house capabilities mean employees see their ideas become real solutions, creating meaningful collaboration and clear visibility into how work gets built. Growth happens through challenging projects, mentorship from experienced builders, and opportunities that stretch your skill set.

With RK University, accredited apprenticeships, competitive benefits, and deep community investment, RK offers the stability of a family-owned company with the opportunity and momentum of an industry leader.

Position Summary

Perform operations and administration functions necessary for successful completion of service work and projects. Responsibilities include supporting project financial management, water treatment processes, permit compliance, generating and tracking all administrative documentation, internal and external communications, and working as part of a cohesive high performing team.

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 and purchase orders with owners, contractors, subcontractors, and 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 processes and procedures.
• Review water test results and analyze.
• Update RK Water compliance logs weekly and monthly.
• Participate in Monthly DMR reporting as needed.
• 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, and more.
• Coordinate timely job procurement through buy-out on materials and equipment, in conjunction with the superintendent and purchasing department.
• Develop 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 project team.
• Responsible for initiating, overseeing, and verifying monthly project billings and maintaining an overbilled project status.
• Ensure that change orders requests are processed in accordance with proper procedures, and that the project team 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.
• Help with 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.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of experience in a related position.
• College/university graduate or equivalent combination of skills and experience generally expected for specified technical roles.
• Direct and 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.
• Devise new solutions to difficult problems encountered.
• Independently performs most assignments with little instruction.

Minimum Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and a variety of office equipment.
• Occasionally it may need to reach, stoop, or kneel.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computers

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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