Sr. Project Engineer

You can be based in any city or state in the U.S. This is a traveling, project-based position requiring up to 90% travel. Projects typically last 8-18 months and may be located anywhere in the U.S. Designated per diem, mobilization support (including mileage reimbursement), and one longer weekend every four weeks are provided to support living expenses and time at home.

About the Company

MasTec Industrial, alongside its sister companies Casey Industrial and Phoenix Industrial, has been in operation since 1947. We serve a diverse clientele, including utilities, independent power producers, developers, and municipal utilities. Specializing in projects using natural gas, oil, biomass, and other combustible fuels, our team boasts over 30 years of expertise in the power industry. We provide EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) services and assist in project development for utility and industrial facilities, including simple and combined cycle plants, reciprocating engines, and waste-to-energy projects.

MasTec Industrial is part of the MasTec Clean Energy & Infrastructure business segment, which generates over $4 billion in annual revenue. MasTec’s Clean Energy & Infrastructure segment provides construction services across industrial, renewables (solar, wind, battery storage), and infrastructure sectors. Sustainability and safety are foundational to our culture. MasTec, a minority-owned Fortune 500 company, has shaped the construction industry for more than 90 years, with over 35,000 employees and 400 offices nationwide.

Responsibilities

• Represent the company professionally in all client interactions.
• Provide contract-required reports (weekly, monthly, schedule) to the client.
• Champion the Corporate Safety Plan and develop site-specific safety plans.
• Create quantity calculation formulas to accurately determine the percentage of completed/installed materials.
• Develop processes for the creation and review of work plans and work packages.
• Ensure the site quality plan is communicated, inspections are completed, and quality documentation is assembled for final turnover.
• Manage the compilation, processing, and customer approval of daily labor timesheets.
• Review and train personnel on the correct usage of Job Safety Analysis (JSAs).
• Lead jobsite safety reviews, toolbox meetings, mass safety meetings, and safety training.
• Track material deliveries and develop procurement status reports.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate work groups on the jobsite.
• Direct others to perform material takeoffs from drawings, specifications, and other contract documents.
• Perform complex engineering calculations and technical drafting to support field operations.
• Direct Field Engineers to gather and prepare data for submittal or transmittal to customers, vendors, subcontractors, governmental agencies, and internal use.
• Review field-issued purchase orders and subcontracts; prepare material buyout takeoffs from issued-for-construction drawings.
• Direct home office procurement and subcontract administration functions.
• Provide field support and supervise subcontractor operations.
• Manage all project recordkeeping and correspondence functions, including daily reports, photographs, RFIs, submittals, transmittals, and memorandums.
• Create and monitor project controls such as productivity tracking, average labor rate, indirect scheduling, equipment schedule and log, risk, and opportunity log.
• Create and maintain the master project schedule.
• Generate change orders and as-built data for review by the Project Manager.
• Drive the planning process through the master schedule, 6-week, 3-week, 1-week, and manpower curves.
• Administer accounting/job costs/work in progress (WIP) updates; assist the Project Manager with these activities.
• Lead the budgeting process by converting the estimate to Standard Phase codes.
• Alert the Project Manager and home office of trends regarding labor, material, subcontractor, and equipment costs.
• Accurately manage the cost forecasting process for the entire project (labor, materials, subcontractors, equipment).
• Identify trends and suggest corrective actions when needed.
• Establish the cash flow forecast and curve to ensure positive cash flow for the project.
• Act as the primary company representative in the absence of or as directed by the Project Manager.
• Know all provisions, terms, and scope of the Prime contract.
• Develop and prepare the Schedule of Values and all invoices to the customer.
• Manage, lead, and mentor direct reports; provide supervisory support to a crew of 100 people for short periods if needed.
• Lead/direct a team of one or more Field Engineers.
• Oversee and manage all field office staff, which may include engineers, office manager, document control, schedulers, procurement, warehouse, and other support personnel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field.
• Seven or more years of experience as a Field Engineer or similar role.
• Knowledge of MIC Health and Safety programs and project-specific regulations.
• Active participation in daily toolbox meetings with crews and subcontractors; set a personal example of safe behavior.
• Ability to read, analyze, and identify discrepancies on engineering plans, specifications, and contract documents.
• Provide constructability and cost-saving alternatives during the design phase of the project.
• Ability to freely access all points of a construction site in wide-ranging climates and environments.
• Highly motivated with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative.
• Strong work ethic, willing to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time.
• Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity.
• Passion for safety, with the ability to help ensure that nobody gets hurt.
• Leadership ability to delegate work and provide support to meet deadlines, goals, and objectives.
• Willingness to travel extensively and relocate to the next project location for extended periods (typically 6-12 months).

Physical Demands

• Work up to a 12-hour shift doing hard physical work in varying temperatures and outside conditions.
• Maintain physical strength and stamina; use arms, hands, and legs fully.
• Push, pull, and frequently lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Stoop, kneel, balance, crouch, crawl, and climb to perform job tasks.
• Stamina to perform tasks repetitively and continuously for several-hour intervals.
• Work in uncontrolled environmental conditions with constant changes in weather and site conditions.
• Moderate exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, and/or loud noises.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (safety-toed shoes, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, hardhat, vest, etc.).
• Move in and around confined, cluttered, and uneven areas.
• Work at heights and abide by all safety and fall-protection requirements; wear and utilize all required safety equipment.
• Evaluate information based on measurable standards; see details in objects or drawings and recognize slight differences in shapes and shadings.
• Visualize objects in three dimensions from drawings.
• Keep good balance and work at heights.
• See well (either naturally or with correction).
• Hear well (either naturally or with correction).
• Coordinate the use of eyes, hands, and feet.

Pay

Competitive pay of $130,000 - $160,000 per year with ongoing performance reviews, project completion bonus opportunities, and merit increases.

Benefits

• Financial Wellbeing:
  • 401(k) with company match & Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
  • Flexible spending account (Healthcare & Dependent care).
• Health & Wellness:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance (plan choice) – coverage for spouse, domestic partner, and children.
  • Diabetes Management, Telehealth Coverage, Prescription Drug Plan, Pet Insurance.
• Family & Lifestyle:
  • Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Bereavement Leave.
  • Military Leave, including Differential Pay and Benefits Continuation.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
• Planning for the Unexpected:
  • Short- and long-term disability, life insurance, and accidental death & dismemberment.
  • Voluntary life insurance, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity coverage.
  • Emergency Travel Assistance Program.
  • Group legal plan.