Career Opportunities in Princeton Office

Madsen, Kneppers & Associates, Inc. believes in the value of developing a strong professional team able to apply creative, critical thinking to practical applications. We seek experienced professionals to join our team.

We are seeking to add a highly-motivated mid-to-senior Scheduling and Cost Engineer to our team of multi-disciplinary consultants. Individual will have knowledge in evaluating contractor schedules and providing accurate and timely decision support information for residential, commercial, industrial facilities, marine and inland structures. Experience in document review and analyses of schedules, contracts, change orders, construction daily reports, authoring technical reports, and construction litigation is desired.

Responsibilities and Duties include:

  • Create/manage/analyze CPM schedules.
  • Analyze schedule progress, trends and delays; evaluate schedule and/or cost changes to provide recommendations.
  • Analyze, and maintain comprehensive, integrated CPM project schedules and cost baselines based on thorough analysis of project requirements.
  • Analyze all deviations from established cost and schedule baselines.
  • Develop critical item report analysis that highlight significant program issues and potential delays to project milestones.
  • Understand contract scopes and evaluate the submitted contractor schedule’s ability to meet milestones and deliverables.
  • Analyze costs and complex issues for commercial buildings, institutional and heavy civil projects.
  • Communicate with clients, interface with construction team members and contractors to address construction issues to develop schedules, analyses and prepare reports.
  • Manage multiple project assignments, executing them on time and within budget.
  • Retention and development of client relationships.
  • Willing to travel nationwide, as needed, on short notice at times.
  • Experience in providing litigation support including expert testimony at depositions and/or trial or arbitration proceedings, a plus.

Required Experience requirements:

  • Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or Project Management.
  • 5+ years – of related experience in the commercial building or heavy civil construction industry.
  • On-site project experience required, preferably as a Project Manager, Project Engineer or Superintendent.
  • Detailed knowledge of scheduling programs such as Primavera and Microsoft Project.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills.

Preferred Experience requirements:

  • Builder’s risk insurance claims and/or construction contract dispute experience.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license or Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) – Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) certifications.
  • Working knowledge of AACE recommended practices.
  • Knowledge of multiple types of construction.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States and have a good driving record.

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We are seeking to add a highly-motivated mid-to-senior level licensed Professional Engineer to our team of multi-disciplinary licensed engineers. The individual will have knowledge in the behavior of structural systems and their components for use in Forensic Engineering relating to residential, commercial, industrial facilities, marine and inland structures. Experience in performing failure cause & origin analysis on building systems, authoring technical reports, and construction litigation is desired. Building system types include, but not limited to, steel, concrete, masonry, wood, roofing and building envelopes.

Responsibilities and Duties include:

  • Fieldwork to document as-built conditions and damage to structural systems as a result of natural (wind, water, fire, earth movement, etc.) and/or human-induced origins (design and construction errors/omissions). Natural events can include large catastrophes such as regional floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, and earthquakes.
  • Utilize building codes, technical knowledge of structural behavior, and understanding of construction practices to establish repair scope recommendations as well as cause and origin analyses.
  • Evaluate design drawings and documentation.
  • Communicate with Clients, interface with code officials and contractors and provide detailed reports.
  • Manage multiple project assignments, executing them on time and within budget.
  • Retention and development of Client relationships.
  • Willing to travel, as needed, on short notice.

Education and Experience requirements:

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering or Architectural Engineering from an ABET accredited program required.  
  • New Jersey Licensed Professional Engineer through NCEES examination.  Multiple state registrations (or ability to obtain) a plus.  Minimum 5 Years Structural Engineering experience in design or other background that promotes an understanding of structural behavior.
  • Knowledge of national building and construction codes (ICC, ASCE, AISC, ACI, NDS, etc.)
  • Knowledge and experience of structural engineering concepts, principles and practices.
  • Knowledge of multiple types of construction, a plus. 
  • Field experience.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Experience in providing Litigation Support including Expert Testimony at Depositions and/or Trial, Mediation and Arbitration proceedings, desirable.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States and have a good driving record.

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We are seeking to add a highly-motivated mid-to-senior level licensed Professional Engineer to our team of multi-disciplinary licensed engineers. The individual will have knowledge in the behavior of mechanical equipment and building/process systems and their components for use in forensic engineering relating to residential, commercial, industrial facilities, marine and inland structures. Experience in performing failure cause & origin analysis on building systems, authoring technical reports, and construction litigation is desired. Mechanical equipment and systems types include, but not limited to, HVAC systems, boilers, industrial gas systems, plumbing systems, machinery & process equipment, fire protection systems, etc.

Responsibilities and Duties include:

  • Fieldwork to document as-built conditions and damage to mechanical systems as a result of natural (wind, water, fire, earth movement, etc.) and/or human-induced origins (design, construction errors/omissions and product defects). Natural events can include large catastrophes such as regional floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, fires and earthquakes.
  • Utilize building codes, technical knowledge of mechanical systems and understanding of construction practices to establish repair scope recommendations as well as cause and origin analyses.
  • Evaluate design drawings and documentation.
  • Communicate with Clients, interface with code officials and contractors and provide detailed reports.
  • Manage multiple project assignments, executing them on time and within budget.
  • Retention and development of Client relationships.
  • Willing to travel, as needed, on short notice at times.

Education and Experience requirements:

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited program required.
  • Minimum 10 Years Mechanical Engineering experience in design or other background that promotes an understanding of mechanical systems.
  • New Jersey Licensed Professional Engineer through NCEES examination. Multiple state registrations (or ability to obtain) a plus.
  • Knowledge of national building and construction codes (ICC, etc.)
  • Knowledge and experience of mechanical engineering concepts, principles and practices including HVAC, Boilers and fire protection systems.
  • Knowledge of multiple types of construction, a plus.
  • Knowledge of estimating mechanical equipment designs and installations, a plus.
  • Field experience.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Experience in providing litigation support including expert testimony at depositions and/or trial, mediation and arbitration proceedings, desirable.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States and have a good driving record

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We are seeking to add a highly-motivated mid-to-senior level Professional Engineer to our team of multi-disciplinary engineers to conduct field investigations and perform failure/accident analysis for electrical equipment and processes through construction knowledge and engineering principles.  Electrical equipment types included, but not limited to low, medium and high voltage switchgear, panelboards and transformers, data and communication systems, fire alarm systems, lighting systems, electrical appliances, etc.

 

Responsibilities and Duties include:

  • Fieldwork to document as-built conditions and damage to electrical systems and equipment as a result of natural (wind, water, fire, earth movement, etc.) and/or human-induced origins (design, construction errors/omissions and product defects). Natural events can include large catastrophes such as regional floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes.
  • Utilize building codes, technical knowledge, and understanding of construction practices to establish repair scope recommendations as well as cause and origin analyses.
  • Evaluate design drawings and documentation.
  • Provide electrical support for the fire origin and cause consultants/engineers to determine electrical causes of fires, a plus.
  • Communicate with Clients, interface with Code Officials and Contractors to address construction issues and provide detailed reports.
  • Manage multiple project assignments, executing them on time and within budget.
  • Retention and development of Client relationships.
  • Willing to travel, as needed, on short notice at times.

Education and Experience requirements:

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited program required.
  • Minimum 10 Years Electrical Engineering experience in design or other background that promotes an understanding of electrical systems and equipment.
  • New Jersey Licensed Professional Engineer through NCEES examination. Multiple state registrations (or ability to obtain) a plus.
  • Knowledge of national building and construction codes (ICC, NEC, NFPA, etc.)
  • Knowledge and experience of electrical engineering concepts, principles and practices.
  • Knowledge of multiple types of construction, a plus.
  • Knowledge of estimating electrical equipment designs and installations, a plus.
  • Field experience.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Experience in providing Litigation Support including Expert Testimony at Depositions and/or Trial, Mediation and Arbitration proceedings, desirable.

 

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States and have a good driving record.

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