Project/Materials Engineer
About the role
Join a Team Where Innovation, Impact, and Excellence Meet
Are you passionate about engineering innovation and ready to drive the future of construction materials? We’re searching for an exceptional Project/Materials Engineer to join our dynamic team—a professional who thrives on solving complex challenges, optimizing processes, and leaving a tangible mark on transformative projects.
Responsibilities
- Tackle challenges related to material science, production techniques, and environmental sustainability.
- Optimize ready-mix concrete and asphalt, streamlining everything from raw material selection to plant performance and logistics.
- Analyze project documentation, ensuring material compliance and crafting clear, compelling submittals for aggregates, asphalt, and concrete.
- Collaborate with Quality Control and Environmental Teams to uphold the highest standards in safety, operations, and regulatory compliance.
- Design and manage plant improvement initiatives—your ideas will shape tomorrow’s best practices.
- Engage in general surveying, inventory management, and reserve analysis, ensuring our projects are built to last.
- Participate in inspections, ensuring every process meets or exceeds environmental, safety, and health standards.
- Foster a safe, inclusive work environment where professionalism and collaboration are the norm.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or a related field from an accredited institution; advanced degrees or additional certifications are a plus.
- Passed Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam preferred.
- Experience or internship in construction materials, mining, or quality control is a bonus—but we value passion and drive above all.
Qualifications
- An analytical powerhouse with a talent for innovative problem-solving.
- A confident communicator—both in writing and in person—who can make technical details clear and engaging.
- Meticulous and organized, able to juggle multiple projects and adapt to evolving priorities.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office and a quick study with new technology.
- A collaborative spirit with a professional, positive attitude.
Skills & Mindset
- An analytical powerhouse with a talent for innovative problem-solving.
- A confident communicator—both in writing and in person—who can make technical details clear and engaging.
- Meticulous and organized, able to juggle multiple projects and adapt to evolving priorities.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office and a quick study with new technology.
- A collaborative spirit with a professional, positive attitude.
Benefits
Highly competitive base pay
Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
Group retirement savings program
Health and wellness programs
An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion
Pay
Commensurate with experience
Schedule
Varies based on project needs
Benefits
Commensurate with experience
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or a related field from an accredited institution; advanced degrees or additional certifications are a plus.
- Passed Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam preferred.
- Experience or internship in construction materials, mining, or quality control is a bonus—but we value passion and drive above all.
Skills & Mindset
- An analytical powerhouse with a talent for innovative problem-solving.
- A confident communicator—both in writing and in person—who can make technical details clear and engaging.
- Meticulous and organized, able to juggle multiple projects and adapt to evolving priorities.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office and a quick study with new technology.
- A collaborative spirit with a professional, positive attitude.
Work Expectations
- Dedication to regulatory compliance (OSHA/MSHA, Federal, and State laws), personal safety, and environmental stewardship.
- Reliable, punctual, and ready to roll up your sleeves, whether in the office, lab, plant, or on-site.
- Flexibility to work overtime, nights, weekends, and travel as needed to meet project demands.
Physical & Work Environment Requirements
- Frequently required to climb, balance, and perform tasks involving physical agility.
- Regularly sit, climb, and use hand signals or equipment; occasionally stand, walk, crawl, kneel, bend, stoop, crouch, or reach above shoulder height.
- Lift and move objects weighing up to 25-50 lbs as needed.
- Work primarily outdoors, often in extreme weather and environmental conditions.
- Comfortable working in all weather conditions; exposed to jobsite hazards such as moving machinery, high places, airborne particles, and loud environments.
- Must have specific vision abilities, including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, to operate equipment safely.
Reasonable Accommodations
Reasonable accommodations provided as necessary to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
What CRH Offers You
- Highest competitive base pay
- Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
- Group retirement savings program
- Health and wellness programs
- An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion
About CRH
CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.
CRH is an equal opportunity employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.