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Company Overview

Headquartered in Bensalem PA and founded in 1999, EDA Contractors holds an extensive portfolio of experience related to the exterior envelope of commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings. EDA achieves excellence by integrating design knowledge, continuous training, and accountability into every facet of the company.  EDA provides a wide range of comprehensive services: Air & Vapor Barriers, Green Roof Systems, Masonry, Repair & Maintenance, Roofing & Sheetmetal, Siding & Wall Panels, Slate & Copper Roofing, Glass & Glazing, and Waterproofing.

EDA is a growth and customer-oriented organization. We are proud to foster a workplace culture that has been recognized with several Top Workplace awards. 

Job Summary

A Sr. Project Engineer interfaces with internal project teams to assist with their particular needs by serving as the dedicated expert tasked with providing all required technical support to our Project Management teams by gaining expert knowledge of our projects, assisting with product selection, creating submittals, providing shop drawings, engineering, material take-offs and material order lists with professional oversight and solutions to challenges with design and field conditions. A Sr. Project Engineer will work with various departments from project management to shop and field operations, in order to ensure balance across various aspects of the project from constructability, sequencing and coordination to fabrication and install. Additionally, a Sr. Project Engineer will strive to improve by continuing to learn and research advanced technology regarding best practices in the field leading to cost-effective solutions. A Sr. Project Engineer may serve as a team leader, cultivating other Project Engineers and mentoring Engineering Assistants in the ways of design and construction.

You’ll be a member of our brilliant engineering team, contributing to the design and construction of new cutting-edge architecture. To be successful in this position, you should have hands-on experience with project management, advanced technical knowledge of building envelopes, strong attention to detail and an in-depth understanding of construction details, sequencing and coordination. It’s also important that you have rock-solid self-management, organization and communication skills to meet the daily demands of this role. 

Job Responsibilities

  • Obtain expert knowledge of a project by researching and studying contract documents
  • Develop and manage relationships with manufacturers and vendors
  • Research products for performance requirements and code compliance
  • Assist with product selection by procuring pricing and product data for all potential products
  • Create all submittal packages required for our Glass & Glazing scopes of work
  • Facilitate all shop drawings and engineering calculations
  • Assist in reviewing and analyzing shop drawing details for constructability and best practices
  • Provide value engineering alternatives and innovative solutions to enhance project needs
  • Perform material take-offs and provide material order lists
  • Oversee and facilitate off-site mockups and testing
  • Provide technical support and problem solving for field conditions
  • Serve as the technical expert in project meetings with our customers
  • Collaborate with shop, CAD operators, other engineers and field staff
  • Attend conferences and lunch and learns to continue education

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Capable of critical thinking, risk assessment, problem solving & predictability
  • Skilled in conflict resolution and negotiation
  • Fluent in communicating ideas & concepts including visual diagrams
  • Apply discernment and exercise proper ethical principles in all decisions
  • Capable to attend meetings and effectively communicate with project team and customers
  • Great computational and spatial ability
  • Excellent oral and written communication
  • Attention to detail
  • Develop and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external customers and vendors
  • Project development and leadership skills are essential
  • Ability to work with various departments to facilitate the orderly execution of a proposed project plan
  • Understanding of safety standards and environmental impact of a design
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, OnScreen Take-Off, Bluebeam

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in related engineering field preferred
  • 5 years’ experience as Project Engineer (PEng) or comparable industry experience
  • Previous experience as a Sr. Project Manager or a similar role
  • Extensive knowledge and experience working with exterior envelopes

This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.

EDA Contractors is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity and the strength it brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability status, or any other protected characteristic.  

For more information about EDA, please visit our website at www.edacontractors.com

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