Job Description

Please note this position description is not designed to cover or contain a complete listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Position Title: Project Engineer, Engineering

Department: Engineering

Business Units: Parking, Facades, Emerging Markets

Reports To: Project Manager, Engineering

Location: Woodland, CA / West Sacramento, CA / Ontario, CA

General Summary

The Project Engineer contributes to the successful design, fabrication, and installation of architectural and structural building systems. Working as part of an integrated team within a specific business unit, they apply engineering, project management, problem-solving, and communication skills across all levels and disciplines within the organization. The Project Engineer, under the direction of Assistant Project Managers and Project Managers, significantly contributes to project success.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals to perform the essential functions.

• Exercise a high level of professionalism and confidentiality when dealing with staff, projects, and proprietary information.
• Initial activities pertaining to the Design Phase, including, but not limited to, submittal drawings, design approvals, reinforcement drawings, miscellaneous metal drawings.
• Manufacturing-related activities pertaining to the Production Phase, including, but not limited to providing complete shop drawings, ensuring purchase of all required materials, maintaining a casting schedule, and performing quality checks.
• Field-related activities pertaining to the Erection Phase, including, but not limited to preparing crane studies, rigging diagrams, coordinating shipping and field manpower requirements. Coordinate on-site field operations to ensure erection quality and performance to plan and budget.
• General project management including, but not limited to issue identification and resolution, coordinating requested procedure submittals, escalating issues as necessary, and monitoring contract specifications, budget, and time commitments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as effective listening and engagement with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to build strong relationships and engage and motivate teams representing diverse backgrounds and viewpoints; exceptionally collaborative.
• Ability to maintain attentiveness to detail and accuracy throughout involvement in multiple projects without losing sight of goals and deadlines.
• Excellent organization skills to drive topics with multiple stakeholders/interests.
• Problem-solving skills that aim to remedy and prevent reoccurrence.
• Comfortable escalating issues while maintaining positive relationships with team members and other organizations.
• Passionate about Lignum Group’s vision and mission; able to promote, demonstrate, and communicate the mission, values, and core competencies of Lignum Group to others.
• Ability to read plans, specifications, and blueprints.
• Advanced mathematical skills.
• Ability to visualize in 3D.
• CAD proficiency and ability to quickly draw engineering sketches.
• Able to exercise appropriate discretion when handling confidential and/or sensitive information.
• Display willingness and interest in stepping up into greater leadership roles if the situation requires or the opportunity presents itself.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Office Suite programs.

Work Environment

• General in-person, in-office environment will be experienced.
• Nationwide travel expected with position
• There will be periodic exposure to manufacturing environments which may present hazards such as noise, electricity, chemicals, heavy equipment, and other automated and manual machinery.
• There will be periodic exposure to outside weather conditions, including extreme cold and extreme heat, wet and/or humid environments.

Experience and Education

• BS in Mechanical Engineering Essential - Min 2.8 GPA
• EIT certification preferred.