Owners Engineer

Overview

Owner’s Representative managing capital projects for industrial/manufacturing clients.

Key Responsibilities

• scope management
• budget management
• schedule management
• procurement coordination
• commissioning coordination
• client service

Tasks

-Focus on Scope, Budget and Schedule - committed to maintaining a clear understanding of project goals and objectives while ensuring that the client and project team members stay on track in regard to scope, budget and schedule. -Coordination of competitive bidding and related procurement requirements. -Coordination of close out requirements including compilation of project documentation, financial asset allocations, setup of maintenance assets and preventative maintenance schedules, and project financial closeout. -Coordination of all start-up/commissioning requirements. -Project financial management including budgeting, change management, invoicing, cash flow forecasts and accruals. -Coordination throughout the Design/Engineering phase. -Takes Ownership in Responsibility - provides overall project leadership for internal and external resources including the client’s resources assigned to the project. Willing to take sole responsibility for the success/failure of a project while relying on technical resources for their technical knowledge. -Coordination of all construction-related activities throughout the duration of the project including utility outages. -Lifting/carrying: Carrying light loads related to field measurement equipment, equipment cases weighing 15 lbs. or less. -Safety and Quality - committed to ensuring that all Owner and Salas O’Brien Safety and Quality guidelines are performed. -Committed to Client Focus and Customer Service - accessible, returns phone calls/e-mails promptly, takes action from the client’s perspective, ensures client expectations are met, intuitive to a client’s culture and way of conducting business, consistent in follow-through, does not assume clients are satisfied. -Preparation of the project scope, budget, schedule and capital funding documentation.

Requirements

• multi‑tasking
• delegation
• change management
• professionalism
• visual acuity
• dexterity

What You Bring

-Physical exertion: Ability to walk up to one mile on industrial plant and construction sites outdoors at any time of the year. Ability to work in protective clothing which may elevate body temperatures by several degrees Fahrenheit for periods of up to 15 minutes without a break. -Strong Presentation, Organization and Written/Verbal Communication - maintains a blend of written, phone calls and face-to-face communications, knowledge of good grammar and sentence structure in written communications, good listener and seeks to achieve clear communication. -Breathing: Ability to work while wearing a respirator or self-contained breathing apparatus. -Ability to Multi-task - capable of managing multiple projects that are in different phases of delivery while managing multiple/conflicting priorities per project as well as between projects. -Ability to Delegate - realizes that others need to be consulted for technical details. Willing to allow their technical guidance to shape the direction of a project as long as the project’s goals and objectives are achieved. Sets clear expectations and allows project team members the flexibility to add value. -Walking/Climbing: Ability to use multi-level stair towers and rung ladders unassisted. -Visual Acuity: Ability to discern single line and 3-dimensional computer images representing objects being designed or drafted. -Committed to High Standards in Professionalism - punctual to meetings, doesn’t wait to the last minute to deliver commitments, follows through on unresolved/unanswered tasks, maintains a sense of urgency to complete tasks, thorough, detail conscious. -Resourceful/Flexible - ability to adjust to ever changing conditions by utilizing a variety of internal and external resources while maintaining clear focus on the project’s original goals and objectives. -Hearing: Ability to hear safety alarms and signals while wearing hearing protection. -Change Management - ability to keenly recognize changes in project scope, budget and/or schedule or a deviation from the Client’s original primary goals and objectives. Brings early awareness of changes as appropriate and follows through until the changes are addressed. -Dexterity: Ability to type using a keyboard with relative efficiency, ability to make handwritten notes and sketches indoors and outdoors at industrial plant and construction sites at any time of the year.

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About Salas O'Brien

-Firm has grown through strategic mergers and innovation in engineering and technical consulting. -Excels in designing built environments through MEP, structural, civil—and in energy via renewables, decarbonization, and resiliency. -Stacks process design and integration expertise to serve pharmaceutical, food & beverage, utilities, and industrial clients. -Offers advanced solutions including litigation support, digital twins, envelope testing, and automation controls. -Work spans commercial, corporate, hospitality, healthcare, campuses, critical environments, and large infrastructure projects. -Impacted nearly a billion square feet of building space annually and prides itself on seamless delivery—one design, one team.

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