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Engineer 2 (12095)

Vancouver, Washington - Added Sep 21st, 2026
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Construction Specification Engineer (Hybrid)
Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for a Construction Specification Engineer for their Vancouver, Washington location. Provides support and assistance to the Transmission Engineering Policy & Governance organization. Support the development, expansion, and maintenance of the Standard Construction Specifications Libraries. Prepares, reviews, and edits documents such as standards, specifications, reports, and process documentation related to the organization’s functions. Provides training, and operations support to the organization for management and utilization of the various technical software and data infrastructure/systems. The focus will be developing, reviewing, and publishing standard construction specifications sections for substation construction, transmission line construction, radio/non-electrical and electrical facility construction, and access road construction using MasterFormat, SectionFormat and PageFormat standards published by the Construction Specification Institute. Supports the development, maintenance, and utilization of a database-type software platform for writing, managing, and collaborating on construction specifications. Work with personnel to promote and provide training to educate users on the Standard Construction Specifications Libraries and writing/collaborating methodologies. Support development and tracking of higher-level and working-level standards and specifications associated with specific project types in support of customer build projects and improved efficiencies overall. This work will utilize ProjectWise and SharePoint. 

This hybrid position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits! If this opportunity is well-aligned with your experience and goals, we would love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities for Construction Specification Engineer:
  • Meet with Subject Matter Experts, research industry standards/regulations, and draft new or update existing specification sections to align with modern construction practices.
  • Compare draft specifications with existing policy documents and standards to prevent conflicts. Facilitate informal SME reviews and coordinate formal stakeholder review processes.
  • Consolidate, reconcile, and document feedback in background files, and publish finalized specification sections using established systems and processes.
  • Maintain standard specification libraries in SharePoint and ProjectWise and applicable database storage. Monitor and facilitate the 5-year review cycle for assigned specification sections, reporting and/or providing visibility to resource constraints and gaps to management.
  • Draft project template specifications. Review historical project specifications and "lessons-learned" data to implement corrections in standard construction specification sections.
  • Draft updates and provide recommendations for design standards governing the format, structure, and usage of construction specifications.
  • Assist in drafting, delivering, and presenting training materials on CSI standards, the Standard Construction Specification libraries, Preparing Project Specifications, document and/or requirement attributes, and related systems training.
  • Review and update project data in multiple tracking systems, including assisting with Work Intake Tracking SharePoint sites and track the development of standards, construction specs, and governance documentation.
  • Develop and maintain Nintex or equivalent forms, database tools, libraries, portals, and views for organizations.
  • Assist organizations with SharePoint team site creation, content updates, site reviews, and permissions audits.
  • Develop use-cases and utilize AI tools (e.g., Joulix, EnerGPT) to identify inconsistencies or redundancies across multiple standards and specifications concurrently, standardizing glossaries, definitions, acronyms, and identifying archive opportunities.
  • Download appropriate documentation to ProjectWise for use by internal personnel and contractors; verify that files in ProjectWise remain synchronized with primary files in SharePoint.

Requirements/Qualifications for Construction Specification Engineer:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering or Architecture (from an ABET accredited school) is required.
  • 5 years of engineering/architecture experience is required.
    • Experience must include knowledge of engineering concepts, principles, and practices applicable to components and facilities found on a regional transmission system.
    • The technical experience must be consistent with the specific requirements of engineering operations and progressively more technical in nature. Must be capable of applying a diversified knowledge of principles and practices in assigned technical areas.
  • 5 years of practical engineering experience in the construction field.
  • 3 years of experience using the standards and practices provided in the Construction Specification Institute (CSI). This experience must include:
    • Developing standard construction specification libraries (guide-specs)
    • Developing standard report/inspection forms for construction quality assurance
    • Preparing project specifications
  • 3 years of experience using a database-type software platform for writing, managing, and collaborating on construction specifications.
  • Working knowledge of automated data systems.
 
**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates**

About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.

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