Mining Project Engineer

The posting, as Loenbro wrote it

JOB DESCRIPTION

Project Engineer

Project Support — Office and Field

Job Title

Project Engineer

Department

Project Support — Office and Field

Reports To

Project Manager, or the Assistant Project Manager where one is assigned to the scope; day-to-day field coordination through the Superintendent.

FLSA Status

Exempt

Supervises

None. May direct survey crews, technicians, interns or document control staff. Reports to the Project Manager or the assigned Assistant Project Manager.

Travel

Assignment-based; typically assigned full-time to a project site. May require temporary relocation.

Typical Scope

One project. On large or multi-service-line projects, more than one Project Engineer may be assigned by area or discipline.

Position Summary

The Project Manager's technical engine, working both the office and the work face. The Project Engineer owns the documents, the data and the measured record of what was actually built: submittals, RFIs, drawings, field layout and grade control, installed quantities, in-progress quality verification, cost coding, procurement support and the turnover package. The Project Engineer produces the information the Project Manager decides with and the evidence the company gets paid on — and does not make the commercial decisions or direct the crews.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Document & Information Control

• Own the RFI log: number, issue, track, chase and distribute responses. All RFIs — office-originated and field-originated — flow through this single log. There is no parallel field RFI process.
• Own submittals and shop drawings: assemble, transmit, track approval status, and distribute approved copies to the field.
• Own drawing and specification control. Ensure the field is working from the current revision and that superseded documents are pulled.
• Interpret drawings and specifications for the Superintendent and Foremen; escalate genuine ambiguity as an RFI rather than allowing a field assumption.
• Maintain the project files so that any document can be produced on demand for a change, claim or audit.

Field Layout & Measurement

• Establish and maintain survey, line and grade control; coordinate third-party survey where used.
• Verify that installed work matches design line, grade, elevation and tolerance before it is covered, backfilled or built upon.
• Measure and log installed quantities as work is put in place — earthwork volumes, cubic yards of concrete, linear feet of pipe, welds made, square feet of liner, feet of cable and conduit.
• Provide the measured basis for percent complete, accruals, billings and change order pricing. Pricing from memory or estimate is not acceptable; this measured record is the company's evidence.
• Photograph and document changed, differing or concealed conditions the moment they are discovered.

Quality Verification

• Perform and document in-progress quality inspections as work is installed, not at turnover.
• Coordinate third-party testin

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• Zero instances of field working from superseded drawings
• Rework attributable to layout, grade or missed hold points (target zero)
• Potential changes documented on the day identified
• As-builts current within one week of installation at all times
• Turnover package complete at substantial completion, not 60 days later

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Work Environment

Split roughly evenly between the project office and the work face. Full PPE and current MSHA credentials required. Regular exposure to heat, cold, dust, noise, vibration and moving equipment.

Physical Demands

Sustained field presence. Walking on uneven ground for extended periods, climbing ladders and stairs, working at elevation and around excavations. Carrying survey and measurement equipment. Lifting up to 50 lbs.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.

General Provisions

• This description reflects the general nature and level of work performed. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or requirements, and does not restrict the company's right to assign or reassign duties at any time.
• Role accountability, authority thresholds and boundary lines are identical across all self-performed service lines — Mechanical, Structural, Civil, Concrete, Piping and Electrical. Service line changes the technical subject matter, not the level of responsibility.
• This description does not constitute an employment contract and does not alter the at-will nature of employment where applicable.
• The company is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic.
• Stop-work authority is unlimited for this role, as it is for every employee. No approval is required and no reprisal will follow.