Project Engineer (Entry Level)

Overview

Manage heavy civil construction projects, ensuring safety, schedule, and profitability.

Key Responsibilities

• estimating
• scheduling
• cost control
• safety planning
• project coordination
• client meetings

Tasks

-Participate in estimating and bidding -Take actions to deal with the results of delays, bad weather, or emergencies at construction sites -Engage with owners and general contractors by attending and/or leading meetings -Prepare and submit project schedules -Build rapport and engage with customers and subcontractors -Ensure overall profitability of designated jobs -Oversee all job scheduling, quantity reporting and all final cost responsibility -Assist in the development of a site safety plan and to ensure all jobs and personnel are focused on working safely and efficiently -Engage with other project managers, superintendents and logistics managers -Be involved in innovative, cool projects throughout the local area and the state. -Plan, schedule, and coordinate Heavy Civil projects including, but not limited to, roadwork, sitework, wetland, shoreline stabilization projects.

Requirements

• project management
• bachelor's degree
• driver's license
• leadership
• analytical
• time management

What You Bring

-Knowledge of project management within heavy construction materials, means and methods, and equipment -Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems -Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, and coordination of people and resources -Bachelor's Degree, Associate Degree, vocational training, certification from an accreditation organization, or combination of schooling and relevant work experience -Valid Driver's License and considered insurable by insurance standards -Ability to manage own time and the time of others -Ability to motivate, develop and direct people -Ability to communicate with others to convey information effectively

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Benefits

-Excellent wages and benefits packages. -Family-oriented, supportive culture. -Multi-year Best Internship Program by Employ Humanity. -Multi-year Milwaukee Business Journal Best Place to Work honoree and a Best Place to Work by Employ Humanity. -Growth opportunities working alongside and learning from experienced industry professionals. -Job security in our role as an essential company providing infrastructure services.

About Walbec Group

-From its roots in highway paving and WWII airfield projects, it's diversified into bridges, shoreline work, and solar‑site foundations. -Headquartered in Wisconsin, it now spans multiple Midwest states, delivering asphalt, aggregate, concrete, engineering and site services. -Its projects range from athletic tracks and downtown streetscapes to major bridge replacements and shoreline rehabilitation. -By managing its own quarries and plants, it controls quality from aggregate production through final paving and construction. -Specialties include heavy‑civil structures, asphalt paving, concrete work, shoreline stabilization and solar site development. -A standout collaboration: it paved parking zones and supporting roadways at Lambeau Field for the Green Bay Packers. -It weaves deep regional legacy with modern engineering, weaving infrastructure and materials under one trusted brand.

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