SITE ENGINEER

Company: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Location: Houston
Posted on: October 12, 2024

Job Description:

Site Engineer

The Opportunity:

Deepen Ports, Repair Shorelines, Build Islands, Make an Impact!

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock provides domestic and international capital, coastal protection, and restorative dredging services. We believe a successful project team is comprised of mentors and coaches who support one another in learning, sharing knowledge and expertise, and encoring growth.

Are you are seeking opportunities where you can acquire skills, add value, be challenged, develop a career, and contribute to the protection and shaping of the environment as part of a successful team?

Site Engineers are an integral part of GLDD project management teams.

About the Company:

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation is the largest provider of dredging services in the United States. In addition, Great Lakes is fully engaged in expanding its core business into the rapidly developing offshore wind energy industry. The Company has a long history of performing significant international projects. The Company employs experienced civil, ocean and mechanical engineering staff in its estimating, production and project management functions. In its over 133-year history, the Company has never failed to complete a marine project. Great Lakes owns and operates the largest and most diverse fleet in the U.S. dredging industry, comprised of approximately 200 specialized vessels. Great Lakes has a disciplined training program for engineers that ensures experienced-based performance as they advance through Company operations. The Company's Incident-and Injury-Free (IIF) safety management program is integrated into all aspects of the Company's culture. The Company's commitment to the IIF culture promotes a work environment where employee safety is paramount. We are currently seeking a Financial Reporting Manager to join our team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure a safe work environment that is incident and injury-free for you and those you work with every day so that everyone goes home safe.
• Utilize state-of-the-art technology to monitor and direct project activities and provide efficient dredging project execution. Our extensive fleet of GPS positioning software and hydrographic surveying equipment enables engineers to monitor every activity in near real time.
• Plan project layouts for a massive fleet of ocean and river-based vessels by maintaining dredge instrumentation and automation.
• Contribute to the company's profitability through accurate tracking of dredging progress and survey processes.
• Achieve success by delivering quality control excellence on all project sites.
• Travel and work a 2 week on/1week off, Wednesday to Wednesday rotation.
• You must be able to obtain a TWIC. This is a good role for you because you:
  
  You will be part of a diverse team that includes background experience in Civil Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Construction Management, Construction Management Technology, and Mechanical Engineering or experience in a construction relation work.
  • Are engaged, eager to learn and flexible
  • Appreciate being part of a TEAM
  • Seek a career path that includes travel
  • Have a passion for maintaining or improving our shorelines
  • Prefer fresh air and amazing views versus an office cubicle
  • Enjoy a variety of projects and tasks
  • Are comfortable transitioning to new locations routinely
  • Welcome the opportunity to work alongside industry veterans and early state career individuals with similar backgrounds What you get:
    • World class safety environment
    • Career development and continuing education
    • Mentoring and coaching
    • Company provided site-based housing, transportation, meal allowance, and domestic airfare transportation to/from site to home base for your time off Benefits:
      • Competitive salary and bonus program
      • 401(k) program that includes 100% company matching of the first 6% of employee contributions with immediate vesting
      • Annual profit-sharing contributions by the company to participants' 401(k) accounts based on company's annual performance
      • Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug, Vision, Life and Disability insurance plans
        
        Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breast-feeding and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability (including medical condition), military or veteran status, political preference, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, or other status protected by law or regulation.
        
        GLDD participates in E-Verify as required by law.

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