Cost Engineer - Construction jobs in Spokane, WA

Halme Construction, Inc. (HCI) is a family-owned business that set its roots in the Spokane area in 1992. The foundation of our success has been our accountability to high standards in project safety, quality, and productivity as well as our expectation for successful relationships with customers, employees, vendors, and the public. HCI's commitment to our values developed a culture of Family, Innovation, and Professionalism. Our passion for staying local has driven us to continuously open new doors to allow our team an extended market in the Spokane region. Using this platform, we have successfully built numerous projects for repeat customers over the years. Our passionate and knowledgeable teams deliver projects that enable our communities to thrive and people to live, work, move and grow in a rapidly changing world. With over 30 years of experience, Halme has the resources, capacity, and expertise to undertake projects of every scope, scale, and complexity.

We are seeking top-tier talent to join our Infrastructure division and build innovative projects in the transit and transportation sectors, such as roads, highways/freeways, bridges, interchanges, LRTs, BRTs, and airports. As a member of this collaborative team, you can expect a safe, diverse, and inclusive environment, and ongoing learning and career development opportunities. 

About the Role 

The Project Engineer is a construction professional with a business unit portfolio and client focus. Driven by a commitment to the organization, the incumbent coordinates, and exercises functional control for the tracking of planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of projects within the area of assigned responsibility. Fully proficient with the technical, leadership, and communication skills required to assist with complex projects from estimate to close-out, the incumbent can manage tracking all aspects of project financials, costing, safety, quality, subcontracting, labor, and equipment. The incumbent is leveraged by the Project Manager and Superintendent to ensure proper execution of work and compliance with policy and management systems including but not limited to:

• Utilizes project tracking programs, including defining the project costs, activities, milestones, and staff requirements, per contract requirements.
• Assists in the development and maintenance of a schedule and budget for the assigned project.
• Provides accurate reports on the status of project schedules, costs and issues.
• Provides project expenditure information, and ensures costs are within limitations of project budget.
• Coordinates, prepares and delivers project documents, and required information.
• Coordinates and oversees specific phases or aspects of project such as technical studies, product design, preparation of specifications and technical plans, and product testing as assigned.
• Reviews product design and documents for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications.
• Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems.
• Prepares accurate reports. Provides status and progress reports to customer, project team, and management as assigned.

As a Project Engineer at HCI, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs workflows and procedures.

Design - Generates creative solutions; Translates concepts and information into images; Uses feedback to modify designs; Demonstrates attention to detail.

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems promptly; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in problem-solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional or difficult topics.

Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.

Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.

Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.

Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.

Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.

Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.

Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; Displays orientation to profitability; Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; Aligns work with strategic goals.

Cost Consciousness - Conserves organizational resources.

Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethics; Upholds organizational values.

Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; Supports organization's goals and values.

Strategic Thinking - Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; Understands organization's strengths & weaknesses; Adapts strategy to changing conditions.

Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in the decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.

Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; Measures self against standard of excellence; Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.

Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Develops realistic action plans.

Professionalism - Tactfully approaches others; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.

Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.

Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work promptly; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly.

Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions.

Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.; Completes tasks on time or notifies the appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Initiative - Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.

Innovation - Displays original thinking and creativity; Meets challenges with resourcefulness; Generates suggestions for improving work; Develops innovative approaches and ideas; Presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention