Preconstruction Project Engineer I & II - Talent Pool

About the role

The Pre-Construction Project Engineer at Samet Corporation helps shape projects before they break ground. This role blends hands-on administration with technical work, preparing detailed estimates and life-cycle analyses for building systems.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed cost estimates, quantitative surveys, and life-cycle cost analyses for building systems (mechanical, plumbing, electrical).
• Aid in developing CPM project schedules.
• Create written scopes of work and conduct thorough reviews of plans and specifications.
• Obtain construction-related permits from local agencies and ensure proper notices are filed and posted.
• Assist with subcontractor solicitation and contracting.
• Update project logs, status reports, and communications.
• Conduct field inspections and help coordinate project delivery.
• Support the estimating and preconstruction teams on assigned tasks, including bid preparation.
• Collaborate with civil, architectural, and structural teams as needed.
• Support energy-modeling studies and LEED-related projects as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or a related field.
• Experience working with a general contractor, full-time or through an internship.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Sage Estimating software, and Primavera (or willingness to learn).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Interest in cost estimating, scheduling, and building systems; exposure to energy modeling or LEED a plus.

Qualifications

• Physical Demands: A primarily office-based role with frequent, recurring visits to active construction sites. Requires sitting, walking, using hands and fingers, reaching, driving, bending, talking, seeing, and hearing; occasional standing, climbing stairs or ladders, balancing, kneeling, crouching, twisting, and crawling. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally up to 40 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Work Environment: An office environment with frequent, recurring visits to active construction sites, where noise and light levels may be higher and proper PPE is required. Temperature varies by location and season. Frequent travel is required.
• Computer Skills: Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office and SharePoint, with estimating and scheduling software such as Sage Estimating and Primavera. Able to collaborate via Zoom or Teams and type professional correspondence.
• Miscellaneous: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, use whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Reasoning ability: Able to comprehend and execute detailed written and oral instructions using common-sense reasoning, and to navigate problems involving concrete variables in conventional situations.

Skills

• Cost estimating
• Scheduling
• Building systems
• Energy modeling
• LEED-related projects

Benefits

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Pay

Details TBD

Schedule

Details TBD

Samet Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)

Samet participates in E-Verify. No third-party recruiters or agencies please.