Construction Engineer

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, delivery, and administration of highway construction and rehabilitation projects from initiation to completion.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, and resources to achieve project objectives.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including planning, design, utility, environmental, and construction professionals.
• Oversee engineering consultants and contractors to ensure contractual, technical, and performance requirements are met.
• Review and provide technical input on designs, tender documents, specifications, and construction plans.
• Administer construction contracts, including progress payments, change orders, cost control, and final contract closeout.
• Monitor construction activities to ensure compliance with engineering standards, environmental requirements, safety regulations, and departmental specifications.
• Review utility conflicts, crossing agreements, and stakeholder requirements to support project delivery.
• Conduct site visits and provide construction oversight, technical recommendations, and resolution of field issues.
• Monitor project progress, expenditures, and risks, implementing corrective actions as required.
• Lead project meetings and facilitate communication between consultants, contractors, stakeholders, and government agencies.
• Resolve complex technical, contractual, and stakeholder issues through negotiation and collaboration.

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APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:

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• Systems Thinking:

Considers the inter-relationships among different aspects of an approach and considers emerging trends when contributing ideas to the development of broader priorities, strategies, and approaches.

• Creative Problem Solving:

Demonstrates the ability to analyze complex challenges, apply critical thinking, and develop innovative, data-driven solutions while collaborating effectively across teams to ensure compliance and transparency.

• Building Collaborative Environment:

Collaborates across functional areas and proactively addresses conflict.

• Drive For Results:

Works to reduce barriers to outcome, sticking to principles.

Qualifications

Required

• University degree in a related field (i.e.,Bsc Civil Engineering, Applied Science or Geology or Geophysics) plus five (5) years of progressively responsible related experience; or equivalent as described below.
• Eligibility for professional membership with APEGA as a P.Eng.
• Valid Class 5 Drivers License.
• A cover letter explaining your qualifications and suitability for this role should be attached with your application.

Equivalency

Directly related education or experience may be considered on the basis of:

• 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
• 1 year of experience for 1 year of education.

Assets

• Extensive knowledge of highway planning, design, and the construction specifications and process, including the application of project management principles.
• Extensive project management skills - able to lead project, evaluate resourcing requirements and performance criteria.
• Knowledge of general construction practices and procedures and strong knowledge and understanding of construction contract documents and specifications and their interpretations.
• Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the complete design team in a project setting.
• Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the department, consultant and contractor, on construction contract projects.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to

https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards

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