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Project Engineer (Education)

Harris & AssociatesSan Diego, California, United StatesOnsite
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Harris is a 100% employee-owned company focused on solving today's complex challenges in planning, design, and construction of public infrastructure. Our offices and project sites span the West Coast in California, Nevada, and Washington with a staff of over 250 employee-owners. We focus on serving clients in the municipal, water, transportation, and education markets. If you are a driven professional looking for a collaborative environment, work that makes a difference, and a firm that invests heavily in your growth, you could be a perfect fit for Harris & Associates.
Harris is looking for a Project Engineer to join our dynamic Program & Construction Management team in San Diego, CA. The Project Engineer will assist the day-to-day efforts related to program management of K-12 based projects including programming, planning, design, procurement, construction, and asset management projects for ourclients.

Responsibilities


  • Assist the full range or portions of the program management cycle with multiple task teams.
  • Interaction and communication with the Client
  • Oversees client relationships and serves as a management resource to clients.
  • Reviews, estimates, negotiates, and processes construction change orders and construction field orders
  • Reviews and enforces construction and professional services contracts
  • Provides strategic technical direction.
  • Ensures quality standards are met on all project components 
  • Ensures all project components are managed to client satisfaction.
  • Ensures all projects under his/her direction meet profitability targets.
  • Supports Division utilization targets and achievement of other financial metrics.

Skills & Qualifications


  • Minimum 2 years of recent professional experience in a similar or equivalent position involved in project or construction 
  • BS/BA Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business or related degree.  Additional qualifying experience in excess to the minimum stated above may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to take initiative and make sound decisions.
  • Able to discern and clearly communicate the client’s goals and key priorities.
  • Able to represent the client in presenting the program to the community.
  • Valid driver's license with satisfactory driving record

Compensation & Benefits


The annual salary range offered for this position is $85-120K. Actual pay offered will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate. In addition to base salary, we also offer:

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • ESOP
  • 401K Match
  • PTO, 8 Paid Holidays + "1 WorkAversary" paid holiday to celebrate you!
  • Health & Well-Being Allowance
  • Tuition reimbursement

Harris & Associates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability) and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.

Harris expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.


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Life at Harris & Associates

Harris & Associates is a singular source for the many highly-experienced professionals needed to successfully complete today's complex planning, construction, and design projects: Gifted engineers, public finance wizards, and shrewd owners representatives. Trusted advisors who understand the interpersonal aspects as well as the technicalwho stay ahead of trends and can see what's coming around the corner. Driven by our shared values to build stronger communities where we live and work, Harris & Associates delivers results for clients across the West Coast in four key markets: education, municipal, transportation, and water. Make one call to Harris & Associates, and you'll see what responsiveness means. That's been the Harris Way since 1974. It's why public, private, and institutional clients keep coming back. Sure, there are bigger firms. We are sized to keep your project a priority, with a team of over 200 employee owners throughout the West Coast who are passionate about their workand about making you look heroic in yours.
Thrive Here & What We ValueCollaborative, forward-thinking team committed to innovation in asset management and public infrastructure</s> | 1. Collaborative environment at a firm that invests heavily in your growth | 2. 100% employeeowned company focused on solving today's complex challenges in planning, design, and construction solutions. | 3. Offices and project sites span the West Coast in California, Nevada, Hawaii, and Washington with a staff of over 260 employeeowners focused on serving clients in the municipal, water, transportation, and education markets. | 4. Growing Consulting Division does industryleading work in environmental planning and compliance, community planning and housing solutions, engineering design, and municipal and district finance. | 5. Expanding scope of services while also building new capabilities in planning, climate change/adaptation, hazard mitigation, resilience, and management consulting.</s> | Dynamic and High-Energy Environment | Focus on Personal and Professional Growth | Collaborative Work Environment | Prioritizing a Healthy Work-Life Balance | Social and Team Building Events</s> | EEO/AA employer committed to creating a diverse environment | Competitive salaries and benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance | Commitment to collaboration, excellence, and growth</s> | 2. Focus on solving today's complex challenges in planning, design, and construction of public infrastructure. | 3. 100% employeeowned company | 4. Commitment to creating a diverse environment | 5. EEO/AA employer</s> | 1. Employee Ownership | 2. Hybrid Work Plan (HWP) | 3. Diverse Environment | 4. EEO/AA Employer | 5. Commitment to Creating a Sustainable Community</s> | Diverse perspectives enhance our ability to better serve clients and their communities | Passionate about our work, clients, team's personal and professional growth | Mentorship program, on-the-job training, Harris University, and annual staff summit aimed at developing well-rounded consultants proficient in the full spectrum of services we provide | Prioritizing a healthy work-life balance and organizing social and team building events.</s> | 2. Work that makes a difference | 3. Firm that invests heavily in employee growth</s> | 1. Dynamic and highenergy environment | 2. Collaborative work environment | 3. Emphasis on personal and professional growth for employees | 4. Prioritizes a healthy worklife balance and organizes social and team building events.</s> | Diverse perspectives enhance ability to better serve clients and their communities | Passionate about work, clients, team's personal and professional growth | Mentorship program, on-the-job training, Harris University, and annual staff summit aimed at developing well-rounded consultants proficient in the full spectrum of services provided | Prioritize a healthy work-life balance and organize social and team building events.</s> | 1. 100% employeeowned company | 2. Focused on solving today's complex challenges in planning, design, and construction of public infrastructure | 3. Offices and project sites span the West Coast in California, Nevada, and Washington with a staff of over 260 employeeowners. | 4. Serve clients in the municipal, water, transportation, and education markets.</s> | 3. Investment in Employee Growth</s>
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