Project Engineer (Education)

Harris is a 100% employee-owned company focused on solving today's complex challenges in planning, design, and construction of public infrastructure. Our offices and project sites span the West Coast in California, Nevada, and Washington with a staff of over 250 employee-owners. We focus on serving clients in the municipal, water, transportation, and education markets. If you are a driven professional looking for a collaborative environment, work that makes a difference, and a firm that invests heavily in your growth, you could be a perfect fit for Harris & Associates.
Harris is looking for a Project Engineer to join our dynamic Program & Construction Management team in San Diego, CA. 
The Project Engineer will assist the day-to-day efforts related to program management of K-12 based projects including programming, planning, design, procurement, construction, and asset management projects for our clients.

Responsibilities

• Assist the full range or portions of the program management cycle with multiple task teams.
• Interaction and communication with the Client
• Oversees client relationships and serves as a management resource to clients.
• Reviews, estimates, negotiates, and processes construction change orders and construction field orders
• Reviews and enforces construction and professional services contracts
• Provides strategic technical direction.
• Ensures quality standards are met on all project components 
• Ensures all project components are managed to client satisfaction.
• Ensures all projects under his/her direction meet profitability targets.
• Supports Division utilization targets and achievement of other financial metrics.

Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of recent professional experience in a similar or equivalent position involved in project or construction 
• BS/BA Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business or related degree.  Additional qualifying experience in excess to the minimum stated above may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to take initiative and make sound decisions.
• Able to discern and clearly communicate the client’s goals and key priorities.
• Able to represent the client in presenting the program to the community.
• OSHA-10 certification (required within 1 month of hiring)
• Valid driver's license with satisfactory driving record

• Sometimes work indoors in an office or outdoors at a construction site trailer 
• Required to be on-site daily (client site or project site)
• Wear personal protective equipment 
• Must be able to occasionally lift up to 40 lbs at a time

Compensation & Benefits
The annual salary range offered for this position is $85-120K. Actual pay offered will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate. 
In addition to base salary, we also offer:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• ESOP
• 401K Match
• PTO, 8 Paid Holidays + "1 WorkAversary" paid holiday to celebrate you!
• Health & Well-Being Allowance
• Tuition reimbursement

Harris & Associates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability) and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.
Harris expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.