Senior Project Engineer (Bay Area)

Responsibilities

• Manage a small project or significant scope of a larger project with minimal supervision
• Lead and mentor Project Engineers, interns, and support staff
• Review drawings and specifications; maintain strong knowledge of project requirements
• Cook up RFIs, submittals, meeting minutes, schedules, and document control
• Aid PM with budgeting, cost reports, change orders, and monthly billings
• Support buyout process and ensure subcontract agreements, insurance, and bonds are secured
• Collaborate with Superintendent to monitor schedule, identify risks, and resolve issues
• Lead project meetings and maintain strong communication with clients and design teams
• Oversee project closeout documentation and turnover to Owner
• Support safety, QA/QC, and company standards on site
• Participate in Business Development and client relationship efforts as requested

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of commercial construction experience
• Strong financial and cost management understanding
• Excellent organizational, leadership, and communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, scheduling software, and construction management platforms (CMiC or similar)
• Ability to manage both detailed execution and broader project leadership responsibilities

Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, scheduling software, and construction management platforms (CMiC or similar)
• Strong financial and cost management understanding
• Excellent organizational, leadership, and communication skills
• Ability to manage both detailed execution and broader project leadership responsibilities

Benefits

Blach Construction offers an outstanding compensation package, including a highly competitive base salary, an initial three weeks of paid vacation (growing to four weeks after five years of service), holidays, and sick leave. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) plan with company match, an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) retirement benefit, long-term disability insurance, cash bonuses based upon performance, student loan paydown assistance, paid parental leave, professional development and education assistance, credit union membership, wellness reimbursement, professional affiliations, and many other benefits.

About Blach Construction

Named as the #1 Best Place to Work in the Bay Area in 2019 by the Silicon Valley Business Journal and San Francisco Business Times and one of the Top 100 Best Companies to work for in the United States in 2013 and 2016, Blach Construction is a financially stable, award-winning, mid-sized general building contractor and construction manager headquartered in San Jose with operations throughout the greater Bay Area and Southern California. Blach offers an outstanding benefits package, which you can read about on the company website, as well as an extensive training and development program for all employees through our own Blach University. The management of the company is dedicated to maintaining a stimulating and exciting work environment where teamwork and excellence are encouraged and supported.

Contact

If you fit the above description and are looking for an exciting place to kickstart a fulfilling and challenging career, email your resume with a cover letter to Blach’s Human Resources Associate, Morgan Guenther, at morgan.guenther@blach.com. Blach Construction is an Equal Opportunity Employer.