Project Engineer

About the role

At Hensel Phelps, we don’t just build projects—we build careers, communities, and a culture of excellence. As an employee-owned company, every person here plays a vital role in shaping our success and future. Guided by our core values of Ownership, Integrity, Builder mindset, Diversity, and Community, we combine cutting-edge technology with hands-on expertise to deliver landmark projects across the nation. When you join Hensel Phelps, you join a team that values your growth, empowers your ideas, and invests in your journey.

Responsibilities

• Assist the project manager and superintendents with the following:
  • Accumulate all necessary data and prepare the monthly owner pay applications
  • Discover and resolve interface conflicts between the company and trade partners, as well as among trade partners
  • Assist the company's field supervisors on interpretation of drawings, specifications, RFIs and questions for and from the architect/engineer
  • Develop/manage the cost control and labor recap in conjunction with the project manager and project superintendent
  • Process and estimate all potential change orders and requests for information
  • Assist in development and management of the project schedule
  • Assist with engineering details and special design
  • Track and report on the progress of the project
  • Assist with production analysis studies
  • Manage the timely acquisition of materials and equipment and field-initiated purchasing
  • Run weekly owner/architect/contractor meetings and maintain meeting minutes
  • Assist in monthly margin analysis
  • Update and maintain the project record utilizing the Book of 14
  • Participate in jobsite safety meetings, weekly safety audits, etc.
  • Facilitate the quality control plan and participate in preparatory meetings, initial inspections, follow-up inspections, etc.
  • Assist in interpretation of the BIM and VDC specifications
• Manage, train and mentor the office engineers and the jobsite administrator.

Requirements

• A 4-year degree in civil or structural engineering, architecture, or construction management
• Minimum of 2-4 years’ experience on large commercial construction projects
• Valid Driver’s License
• Strong communication skills
• Proficiency in computer software: Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel-based templates), Prolog, Primavera, and AutoDesk Suite

Preferred Qualifications

• Past internships in the construction industry

Physical Requirements

• Moderate Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects
• Periodically perform the following actions: walk, kneel, sit, crouch, reach, stoop, read/see, speak, push, pull, lift, stand, and finger/type
• Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, boxes, cabinets, etc.
• Constantly operate a computer and other office machinery (calculator, copy machine, phone, computer, and printer)
• Frequently communicate with employees and external stakeholders regarding office administration
• Constantly compute, analyze, and conceptualize mathematical calculations and formulas
• Regularly sit in a stationary position in front of a computer screen
• Constantly read written communications, mail submissions, blueprints, and take/verify field measurements
• Climb: Ascend or descend ladders, stairs, scaffolding, and ramps at various heights
• Balance: Maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching
• Stoop: Bend the body downward and forward by the spine at the waist
• Visual acuity and ability to operate a vehicle as certified and appropriate
• Occasionally exposed to high and low temperatures
• Frequently exposed to noisy environments and outdoor elements such as precipitation and wind

Benefits

• Company-paid medical insurance, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment, long-term disability
• 401(K) retirement plan
• Health savings account (HSA) (not available in Hawaii)
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Employee-paid vision and dental insurance
• Paid time off beginning upon hire
• Annual bonus plan for salaried positions (project engineers and above), subject to company and employee performance
• Company cell phone or cell phone allowance
• Vehicle or vehicle allowance for project engineers and above
• Cost of living adjustment (COLA) based on position location (subject to periodic review and adjustment)