Construction Project Engineer – Renewable Energy – Alberta

Construction Project Engineer – Renewable Energy

Location: Alberta or Ontario (flexible remote based options)

Position Summary:

The Construction Project Engineer will work on major utility scale, wind, solar and battery energy storage construction projects across various sites and in collaboration with the Project Manager, the Project Engineer is responsible for the technical progress of the work on site. This individual ensures communication between the various work teams, manages the engineering / technical information related to the project and ensures its compliance. This role is based on site on rotation.

Key Responsibilities:

Management

• In collaboration with the Project Manager, manage all work activities on site;

• Provide support to the Project Manager for insurance claims;

• Prepare work cycles and developing detailed work schedules;

• Supervise project facilities and site development;

• Supervise suppliers, including turbine manufacturers, with respect to specifications, execution procedures and quality;

• Follow up on technical relations with professionals and subcontractors, in collaboration with the Work
• Coordinators;

• Prepare internal meetings on worker productivity, analyzing the rate of production specific to the various types of work and trades and issuing the progress report to management;

• Ensure design follow-up with the consulting engineers, in collaboration with the Site Coordinator of the field of expertise concerned.

Documentation

• Prepare estimates with the Coordinators of the relevant trades, contract documents and payment claims;

• Update registers of technical documentation, general and technical data related to the projects and ensuring the control and conformity of the documents;

• Verify the validity and obtain the necessary permits at the beginning of the work;

• Forward drawings issued for construction and oversee changes to final drawings related to the project;

• Finalize the Monthly Report (MMM) with the help of the Coordinators and the Superintendent;

• Ensure the completion of deliverables at the end of the project according to the progress of the work;

• Finalize and transfer the contractual quality documents to the customer.

• Health and Safety

• Conduct site inspections prior to commencement of work;

• Develop, in collaboration with the Site Health and Safety Advisor, the site safety program and participate in safety meetings and training sessions;

• Provide information relevant to the follow-up of OHS incidents to the Project Manager’s representative;

• Participate, in collaboration with the Site Health and Safety Advisor, to the preparation of initial occupational risk analyses;

• Collaborate with the Site Heath & Safety Advisor to ensure that all rules are respected on the site.

Quality Control

• Participate in the realization, the implementation and the application of the quality plan;

• Conduct regular internal quality audits;

• Support and approve the preparation of execution procedures, ensure their implementation and review with
• Coordinators and subcontractors;

• List the good practice manuals needed for the project and ensure their implementation;

• Ensure that building materials are inspected upon delivery and that reports are duly completed when required;

• Ensure verification of the work by site engineers and subcontractors and carrying out the necessary inspections in accordance with the approved execution procedures;

• Resolve non-conformities and problems on site and monitor corrective actions to be taken.

Experience / Qualifications:

• 8 + years of total EPC (engineering, procurement & construction project) experience working on large projects

• Civil/Mechanical/Electrical/ or Construction engineering bachelor’s degree;

• Member of a Canadian Association of Professional Engineers

• A minimum of 3 or more years’ experience working on renewable energy projects (utility scale wind, solar, hydro power or battery storage).

• Extensive experience working on utility scale renewable energy construction projects

• Proven experience working on construction project sites

• Civil/Mechanical/Electrical/Construction engineering bachelor’s degree;

• Good ability in Microsoft Office Suite;

• Excellent communication (English Fluency)

• High geographical mobility (with the flexibility to travel to various project sites)

• Valid driver license;

• Ability to work in teams;

• Excellent management, negotiation and problem-solving skills;

• Ability to exercise initiative, autonomy and leadership;

• Excellent team management and conflict resolution assets;

• High administrative rigor;
• Being able to adapt to high-stress environment and weather fluctuations (construction site).

• Proficient with:
• MS Suite of Software tools

• Job ID / No. du Poste: 37065
• Open Positions / Postes Ouverts: 1