Head of Engineering & Projects

Overview

Barnard Construction Company, Inc., based in Bozeman, Montana, is a heavy-civil construction company with projects underway across North America. Barnard is ranked by Engineering News-Record , a leading construction industry periodical, as one of the nation’s Top 400 civil contractors. We specialize in dam construction and rehabilitation, power transmission and distribution, tunneling, inland marine, oil, gas, utility, and sewer and water pipeline projects. We offer competitive salaries, profit sharing, 401(k)s, a generous health plan, annual bonuses, and challenging career opportunities with a financially solid company. Barnard’s people are the reason for the success of the company. Our reputation attracts the highest quality personnel, people who are committed to producing projects that set a standard for excellence. At Barnard, we build the riskiest, most difficult, complex jobs we can find and we hire people who thrive on tough work and demanding opportunities.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration. Equivalent experience in a construction-related position will also be considered.
• Must be willing to travel and relocate. Project sites are located domestically and internationally, so relocation and/or travel are required.
• 10yrs of heavy civil construction experience.
• Experience supervising multiple project engineers.
• Heavy Civil Construction background/experience.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Safety oriented, 10-hour and 30-hour OSHA certificates are preferred.
• Strong work ethic - Willing to do what it takes to get the job done.
• Ability to function as a team-builder/player.
• The ability to freely access all points of a construction site in wide-ranging climates and environment.

Responsibilities

Responsible for managing and directing the project team by providing the communication, coordination and follow-up necessary to meet the project goals and objectives.

Maintains ongoing training and mentoring of project team.

Directly responsible to senior management.

Provides ongoing project information and project reviews as required by management.

Coordinates training and compliance measures to ensure project procedures are followed.

Ensures scope of work, schedule, and budget are clearly defined and understood by senior management and all project participants, including client.

Determines, controls, and maintains overall project and discipline schedules and budgets.

Tracks schedule and budget progress with project milestones and takes all action necessary to keep project on track.

Identifies and secures necessary approvals for all changes in project scope, budget and/or schedule.

Maintains ongoing communication with client, making adjustments as necessary to comply with client's needs within contractual obligations, or adjusting project deliverables to meet the client and Barnard's needs.

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