Project Engineer - Construction

About the Role

The Project Engineer will handle project engineering duties such as daily reporting, quantity tracking, schedule management, budget updates, correspondence logs, and requests for information. • Interpret design drawings for superintendents and foremen in the field. • Coordinate with project manager and site supervision to resolve drawing conflicts and errors. • Perform drafting, digitizing, mapping, graphical presentations, and quantity takeoffs to support construction work and estimates. • Provide survey control lines and elevations for accurate grading and material installation. • Distribute current drawings to appropriate parties and maintain an updated drawing log. • Administer FTP site or similar system for drawing transfer and maintenance between owner, subcontractors, and prime contractor. • Track production across all project phases and generate weekly production reports. • Prepare and distribute status reports, punch lists, sketches, material calculations, and project meeting documents. • Verify completed work complies with applicable codes, drawings, and specifications. • Lead project meetings in the project manager’s absence. • Assist with budgeting, phase coding, initial invoice review, and preparation of monthly billings. • Schedule equipment and materials and create time‑and‑material timesheets for client approval. • Support budget cost transfer requests, cost‑to‑complete projections, and new project budget creation. • Coordinate change order documentation and collaborate with estimating to prepare draft hard‑dollar estimates.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸drafting
• ▸quantity takeoffs
• ▸survey control
• ▸ftp management
• ▸production tracking
• ▸change order

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field. • Minimum one year of project engineering experience in a construction environment (or relevant co‑op). • Preferred experience in coal ash remediation/CCR. • Experience with job costing, scheduling, and estimating contract changes (preferred). • Proficient with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. • Skilled in AutoCAD Civil 3D or equivalent modeling software. • Able to organize multiple information streams, manage priorities, and meet deadlines.

Requirements

• ▸civil engineering
• ▸project engineering
• ▸coal ash
• ▸ms office
• ▸autocad
• ▸prioritization

Benefits

This role is primarily field‑based, requiring approximately 75% travel or temporary relocation to the project site, with a vehicle allowance, fuel card, and per diem for meals and lodging provided. The company offers competitive compensation, a 401(k) match with an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, various wellness programs, paid time off, military leave benefits, disability and life insurance options, and additional assistance programs such as emergency travel and legal plans. • Competitive salary commensurate with experience. • 401(k) plan with company match and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). • Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care. • Medical, dental, and vision insurance covering spouse, domestic partner, and children. • Diabetes management, telehealth coverage, prescription drug plan, and pet insurance. • Paid time off, holidays, bereavement leave, and military leave with differential pay. • Short‑ and long‑term disability, life insurance, and accidental death & dismemberment coverage. • Voluntary life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance options. • Emergency travel assistance program and group legal plan.

Work Environment

Field