Project Engineer CONTINGENT S&K Federal Services

Contingent Opportunity - S&K Federal Services has a potential need for a Project Engineer (PE) located at the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) and Army Testing Evaluation Command (ATEC) in Aberdeen, Maryland.  This role will support the Facilities Infrastructure and Logistics Operations Support Services (FI&LOSS) US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM-CBC) by providing facilities/infrastructure maintenance and operations services and logistics support services.  This support will be supplemental to that provided by the installation’s Directorate of Public Works (DPW).   

The PE has the primary responsibility to serve as project manager for small/minor and large/major projects – throughout the project’s life cycle including project initiation, project planning, project execution, project monitoring, and project close-out. The PE will facilitate planning and coordinate technical engineering initiatives to make sure they can complete the project within the budget and according to the customer’s schedule. The PE will validate project requirements by researching applicable UFC’s, NECs, ATFPs guidelines, and applicable regulatory and statutory laws. Develop project charters, communication plans, schedules, and project implementation plans – adjusting specifications for each phase of the project, interacting with tenants/facility users and project staff as appropriate. 

• Develop and administer all elements of the project plan, including management of budget, awarding of work, schedule, etc. 
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with vendors, suppliers, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and government points of contact. 
• Collaborate with the PM to manage day to day field activities of project personnel and ensure that project milestones and dates are met. 
• Ensure that all aspects of the project comply with Government, contract, and safety requirements and support overall construction schedule. 
• Work with team members, partners, and clients to prepare scopes, budgets, assumptions, and constraints for the project. 
• Manage and provide guidance to team members related to the successful delivery across the full project lifecycle. 
• Manage relationship with engineers and designers with a focus on keeping construction documents current, and keeping design aligned with project budget. 
• Lead and manage design development, constructability reviews, design changes and related cost impacts for the project. 
• Assist with project schedule development, responsible for continual updating and scheduling of maintenance, monitoring for adherence, and advisement of potential schedule problem/impact. 
• Manage project/facilities team and delegate task to ensure project priorities are being addressed timely and that proper emphasis is placed on activities that are material to the project progress. Review project documents and/or requirements to confirm contract/purchase order scope is maintained in accordance with contractual requirements. Verify contractor and/or vendor has adequate information to supply required material, labor, and equipment to complete required work scope within scheduled time durations. 
• Responsible for submittal tracking, project logs; all processing, coordination, and documentation as required to facilitate project. Maintain official project log and documentation files. 
• Plan and revise work schedules to ensure an even workflow. 
• Support preparation of workload reports and maintain accurate records of activities.
• Provide management and oversight on assigned project/program activities using industry standard management tools and practices.
• Ability to mentor staff to support career development.
• Ensure work requested through the project/program is performed properly to the complete satisfaction of the customer and contract requirements.
• Support policies, procedures, and goals for successful project/program execution.
• Represent the company at customer meetings as required. 
• Prepare and present reports and briefings as necessary/required. 
• Receive and up-channel any grievances/issues that may arise from staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned at the discretion of management.
• Shall be responsible for contractor onboarding and facilitating organization access (i.e., CAC cards, computer system access, network access, etc.)
• Shall identify safety concerns to PM and other required stakeholders.
• Shall make sure that all administrative functions relative to contractor performance in assigned areas are accomplished on time and in the required format.
• Shall administer contractor standards of conduct and ensure that contractor perform to contract standards.
• Shall be responsible for safety of