BRPH is a technically focused, creative architecture, engineering, and construction company with over six decades of expertise in helping mission-driven clients in the aerospace, defense, manufacturing, commercial, education, entertainment, hospitality, and federal markets identify gaps in their program delivery and develop innovative solutions to their most challenging problems across the U.S. and around the world. Consistently ranked among the nation’s top firms, we take pride in solving complex challenges with forward-thinking solutions.

About Melbourne

Our headquarters is located in Melbourne, Florida, a vibrant city on the Space Coast where high-tech innovation meets coastal living. Here, you’ll work on dynamic, impactful projects while enjoying front-row views of rocket launches from our rooftop and quick access to some of Florida’s most beautiful beaches. Just an hour from world-class attractions like Disney World and Universal Studios, Melbourne offers the perfect balance of career growth, family life, and fun, all in a warm subtropical climate with a relaxed, suburban feel.

SUMMARY

The Senior Construction Project Engineer reports directly to the Aerospace Market Vice President and serves as the Vice President’s deputy for construction execution across the Aerospace portfolio. The position works directly with each Project Manager to oversee project performance, coordinate organizational support, proactively manage risk, and ensure execution issues are resolved promptly. The portfolio includes complex aerospace facilities such as launch infrastructure, manufacturing, processing, and supporting facilities, as applicable.

The role provides operational and technical leadership across financial performance, schedules, subcontracts, design changes, quality, safety, commissioning, and closeout. Assignments are based on business needs, project complexity, and risk.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Portfolio execution oversight. Work directly with each Project Manager to review execution performance from project startup through closeout. Identify emerging issues, establish corrective actions with responsible leaders, and track actions through resolution. Maintain visibility across all assigned projects and intervene on critical issues as needed.

• Project reviews and reporting. Lead regular execution reviews and provide concise portfolio reporting to the Market Vice President on financial trends, schedule exceptions, procurement constraints, risks, overdue actions, and decisions requiring leadership involvement.

• Financial performance. Review and challenge project budgets, cost-to-complete forecasts, projected margins, contingency usage, cash flow, and change exposure with Project Managers. Identify unfavorable trends, validate underlying assumptions, and coordinate timely corrective recommendations and actions.

• Accounting coordination. Coordinate with Accounting and Project Managers on monthly financial reporting, billing, receivables, commitments, accruals, and reconciliation of project forecasts with accounting records. Follow through on discrepancies and collection issues with the responsible parties.

• Risk management. Maintain a consolidated view of contractual, technical, financial, procurement, schedule, safety, and quality risks. Ensure risks have assigned owners, mitigation actions, and due dates; promptly escalate material exposure and unresolved issues to the Market Vice President.

• Schedule and procurement performance. Review schedule baselines, updates, critical paths, milestone commitments, long-lead procurement, and recovery plans with Project Managers and field leaders. Coordinate resolution of constraints and track corrective actions to protect contractual commitments.

• Preconstruction and design changes. Coordinate with Preconstruction, Project Managers, and design leadership on project turnover, scope clarification, constructability, and design changes. Evaluate cost, schedule, procurement, and contractual impacts before implementation; track required approvals, notices, and owner commitments.