Project Engineer II
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Position Summary
As a Project Engineer II, you'll independently manage assigned project-engineering responsibilities supporting the successful delivery of heavy civil construction projects, including project controls, field engineering, cost tracking, technical coordination, and documentation.
This is an on-site, project-based position requiring travel. You'll work closely with project management and field leadership to coordinate work, solve problems, monitor performance, and keep execution aligned with cost, schedule, quality, and contract requirements.
What You’ll Do
Project Execution
Independently manage assigned project-engineering activities from planning through completion.
Interpret plans, specifications, drawings, and contract requirements to support field execution.
Identify, coordinate, and document resolution of design questions, constructability issues, changed conditions, and field conflicts.
Coordinate layout, measurements, elevations, quantities, and other field-engineering activities.
Cost & Project Controls
Manage assigned quantities, production tracking, labor, equipment, costs, forecasts, and project performance information.
Support development and maintenance of project budgets, forecasts, job controls, and reporting.
Analyze cost and production information to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
Prepare and review quantity takeoffs, material calculations, and supporting cost information.
Communicate performance issues and support corrective actions with project and field leadership.
Project Coordination
Coordinate material planning, procurement, deliveries, subcontractors, and suppliers.
Maintain accurate project records, logs, status information, and supporting documentation.
Coordinate across field operations, project management, and other stakeholders to resolve issues and keep work progressing.
Participate in project planning, coordination, and client meetings.
Identify and communicate cost, schedule, production, quality, and technical risks.
Develop People & Improve the Work
Provide guidance and support to Project Engineer I and other assigned project personnel.
Share construction knowledge, project processes, and effective work practices with developing team members.
Apply lessons learned to improve project controls, documentation, coordination, and execution.
Demonstrate readiness for broader project and leadership responsibility.
Travel & Work Location
On-Site & Project-Based: Requires regular presence at active construction sites.
Travel Requirements: Travel is an essential requirement and will vary based on project assignments and business needs.
Relocation / Mobility: Assignments may require working away from home and moving between project locations as projects are completed.
Work Environment: Requires working effectively in both field and project-office environments.
Education & Experience
Required
Degree / Experience: Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of relevant technical training and construction experience.
Years of Experience: Two (2) or more years of construction estimating, engineering, field support, or similar experience.
Technical Experience: Demonstrated experience independently managing assigned project-engineering responsibilities, including project controls, quantities, field coordination, documentation, or technical support.
Preferred
Experience with heavy civil construction, earthwork/mass grading, paving, underground utilities, concrete, drainage, aggregate surfacing, or large-scale site development.
Civil construction experience supporting utility-scale solar, wind, battery energy storage systems (BESS), or substations, including grading, access roads, crane/equipment pads, drainage, or aggregate surfacing. Direct energy-sector experience is preferred, not required; comparable heavy civil, mass grading, and large-scale site-development experience is valued.
Experience or familiarity with HCSS software, including HeavyJob.
Familiarity with Trimble, Topcon, or comparable GPS/GNSS machine-control systems.
Familiarity with Trimble Business Center or similar software is beneficial but not required.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Strong working knowledge of construction methods, equipment, materials, sequencing, and field operations.
Ability to independently interpret plans, specifications, contract requirements, and technical information.
Working knowledge of project controls, cost management, forecasting, quantity tracking, and production reporting.
Ability to identify risks, evaluate information, and develop practical solutions.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to independently manage multiple priorities and maintain accurate documentation.
Strong communication and coordination skills across field teams, project management, subcontractors, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and Word.
Proficiency with construction technology, project controls, scheduling, estimating, and field-engineering tools appropriate to assigned responsibilities.
What Success Looks Like
Safety First: Leads with safety and stays connected to field operations.
Ownership: Owns assigned workstreams and delivers accurate, timely results.
Performance-Minded: Understands project performance and identifies issues early.
Independent Problem Solver: Solves problems independently and escalates significant issues appropriately.
Strong Collaborator: Coordinates effectively across field, project, subcontractor, and supplier teams.
Leadership Focus: Helps develop others while demonstrating readiness for greater responsibility.
Physical Demands
This position is performed primarily in an active construction/project-site environment.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:
Regularly Required: Talk and hear.
Frequently Required: Stand, walk, sit, and use hands to operate a computer keyboard.
Occasionally Required: Reach with hands and arms, and lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Vision: Close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Environment: Subject to outside working conditions and working around large construction equipment.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Additional Requirements & Skills
Comply with and support EPC safety initiatives and requirements.
Ability to abide by EPC's Code of Conduct on a daily basis.
Valid driver's license and ability to drive.
Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
This job description reflects essential functions of this position. It does not restrict management’s right to reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.