Project Engineer

About the Role

A Project Engineer is responsible for advanced tasks in the development, management, and execution of construction and asphalt projects, including leadership of Field and/or Construction Engineers. This role requires a degree in Construction or Engineering and 5–10 years of industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Project Manager in formulating and updating the project schedule.
• Build and maintain a CPM (Critical Path Method) schedule.
• Initiate purchase orders, subcontract agreements, and change orders for Project Manager review.
• Track weekly production quantities for accurate weekly and monthly cost reports.
• Produce and verify monthly pay requests with the owner.
• Process all shop drawings, submittals, and coordinate material deliveries with the Project Superintendent.
• Verify all monthly accruals, revenue, and costs.
• Schedule the Quality Control Team.
• Communicate and coordinate with assigned subcontractors.
• Maintain the project schedule, including materials, equipment, and subcontractors.
• Schedule and arrange equipment moves on and off the job site.
• Define and optimize project means and methods (in collaboration with the Project Manager).
• Ensure administrative and accounting information from the field is accurate and complete.
• Participate in the final acceptance of the project (with the Project Manager).
• Maintain a safe working environment.
• Oversee onsite Construction and Field Engineers.

Requirements

• Five or more years of experience as a Project Engineer, with an emphasis on roads, highways, and bridges.
• College degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
• Strong operational foundation with the ability to direct field operations.
• Sound business and operational judgment; ability to distinguish effective solutions.
• Proficiency in software such as Excel, Primavera, and SAP.
• Familiarity with construction industry practices.
• Ability to understand work directions and communicate effectively with project managers and on-site employees.
• Strong oral, written, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage and supervise engineering on multiple projects.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit and/or stand during an eight-hour workday.
• Occasionally required to stoop, bend, walk, crouch, and climb.
• Ability to frequently lift at least 25 pounds and carry up to 15 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Continuous mental attention required to complete tasks efficiently.
• Exposure to dust, dirt, grease, and noise.
• Work at heights up to 60 feet, including climbing ladders, scaffolds, and stair towers with narrow steps.
• Frequent walking on uneven surfaces in varying weather conditions.
• Flexible schedule based on project needs and demands.

Work Environment

• Work is performed both indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Exposure to noise, grease, and dust typical of a plant environment; engineering controls and/or personal protective equipment provided to ensure OSHA compliance.
• Regular work near heavy equipment and moving machinery.
• Exposure to substances such as form oil, grease, curing compounds, gasoline, and diesel fuel, with no levels exceeding OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits.

Benefits

• Company-paid basic life insurance.
• Company-paid long-term disability policy.
• Company-paid vacation and holiday pay.
• Company-paid parental and maternity leave.
• Company-paid Employee/Family Assistance Program (EAP).
• Voluntary medical, vision, and dental insurance.
• Voluntary short-term disability.
• Voluntary supplemental term life insurance.
• Voluntary accident, legal, hospital, and critical illness policies.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Annual company stock purchase opportunities.
• Discount partnerships: Verizon, Ford, Perkspot.
• Health and wellness benefits, including monthly gym/fitness incentives.