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Our client. Custom Group, is looking for an Assistant Project Engineer.

General Description: 

- Custom Group (Custom), is a local company in Puerto Rico that has been in the construction industry for 40 years as General Contractors, Program & Construction Managers, and Real Estate Developers. 

- Custom, has carefully maintained a reputation for providing only the highest quality services to its customers.

- Their mission is to provide efficient solutions to our customers challenges, always being driven by our core values which include strength, quality, performance, passion, innovation, and commitment.  

- Custom has specialized, in providing program, project and construction management services for the private and public sectors in Puerto Rico, including projects with FEMA (428, PA), CDBG-DR, CDBG-MIT and other local and federally funded sources. 

- Customs unique organizational structure allows our clients to receive value-added service through specialized tools, cross-departmental resources and a broad shared-knowledge database that guarantees the successful delivery of all projects. 

Are you ready to join their team of professionals in a full-service engineering firm, leaders of the industry? Create a better future for yourself. 

Job Description 

The Assistant Project Engineers/Architects are in charge of assisting the Resident Engineers/Architects in the inspection and project management work. The position functions require monitoring and inspecting the general contractor's field work to ensure compliance with approved design specifications, shop drawings, work plans, and quality control procedures. This
individual will assist in assuring the successful completion of all Project construction activities and oversee that all work is performed in accordance with Contract Documents, providing
particular emphasis on site construction quality and safety procedures throughout all phases on a continuous basis.

This task involves assisting in monitoring project plans, schedules, work hours, budgets, and expenditures, organizing and participating in stakeholder meetings, and ensuring that project
deadlines are met in a timely manner for the assigned construction projects.

Reports to: Resident Engineer/Architect

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the inspection and assessment of construction activities for compliance with applicable laws and building code requirements practiced under the supervision of a
  licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA).
• Maintain an archive of the Projects correspondence, drawings, samples and other documentation in an accessible and organized matter, in both electronic and physical format.
• Maintain adequate records of all documents and their status and ensure that said documentation complies with Project requirements. 
• Be present at the Project site at any time the General Contractor or his subcontractors are performing work on a scheduled basis. This will include work performed on weekends.
• Considerable knowledge of construction materials, methods and procedures.
• Perform basic to complex quantity and engineering computations.
• Read and Interpret plans and specifications.
• Attend weekly pre-construction meetings and weekly construction inspection meetings
• Assist in conducting and documenting pre-construction and progress meetings.
  
• Lead weekly project meeting and record comprehensive minutes, as necessary.
• Act as the Company eyes during each site visit.
• Assist in conducting inspection services at all phases of the Construction Project, surveying and inspecting contractors and subcontractors work, and producing the
  corresponding punch list of deficiencies to track and enforce the General Contractors quality of work while verifying for adherence to Subrecipient Agreement, construction documents, the contract, technical specifications, construction drawings, and all other required documentation.
• Notify the Resident Engineer/Architect and Project Director of actual or proposed deviations to specifications and drawings so changes can be evaluated by the project
  Designer.
• Assist in the project Closeout process, and the creation of final punch list items for project completion.
• Immediately notify the designated Resident Engineer/Architect, key staff or authorized representative if any safety violations are observed.
• Support tasks and assist the Resident Engineer/Architect, Professional Engineer (PE), Registered Architect (RA), Subject Matter Expert and other clients in the successful achievement and completion of project site construction activity requirements.
• Assist in the completion and submission of construction reports as required.
• Other duties as required but not listed in this Scope of Service that will serve for inspection of contractor construction activities, and as determined by the Resident Engineer/Architect, Project Director or Project Manager.

Required / Preferred Competencies and Qualifications (technical, academic, experience, values, behaviors):

• Academic - Bachelor degree or higher education in Engineering or Architecture.
• Experience - Have between one (1) and three (3) years of experience in the construction industry (preferred).
• Good to excellent verbal and written communication language skills in Spanish and English.
• Technical Skills -Highly proficient in MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project and other PM software; good understanding of construction drawings, reading and interpreting of plans and specifications, materials, methods and procedures (preferred).
• Ability to perform basic to complex quantity, engineering computations, maintain field and office records.
• General Management - Leadership, sound judgement, team player, follow communication protocols, excellent communication skills, and multi-tasking.
• Personal Attitude Highly motivated, good organizational skills, ability to follow directions, willingness to learn, result-driven, able to work effectively and manage relations with senior executives from diverse departmental groups, able to work under time pressure, detail-oriented.

Desired Competencies and Qualifications (experiences, training, etc. is a plus but not required):

Skills: 

• Foster Teamwork 
• Results Driven
• Time Management 
•  Proactive

Others:

• The items above are for the purpose of providing you with a general description of the nature of the duties and functions. It should not be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities and skills required for the position. You may be assigned additional tasks not described related to the position in compliance with the demand of the operation and it does not diminish in any manner the obligations to the personnels existing responsibilities.

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