Project Engineer - Construction

Overview

Saiia Construction Company LLC will be supporting a multi‑year project near Joseph City, Arizona. This project will safeguard public health and support the transition to cleaner energy sources. With many new job opportunities available, come be a part of this important project today!

Position Summary: The Project Engineer is responsible for project engineering, daily reports, quantity tracking, project scheduling activities, budget updates, correspondence logs, and requests for information.

Location & Travel Details: This position is primarily field‑based and supports worksites throughout the assigned project area, requiring an average of 75% travel or temporary relocation to the project site. A vehicle allowance and fuel card will be provided. Per diem will be provided for travel expenses (meals and lodging).

Company Overview

Founded by Sam Saiia as Birmingham Excavating Co. in 1946, the company now known as Saiia Construction is an industrial heavy civil contractor of choice for the power generation, mineral and aggregate mining, and pulp and paper markets. With more than 630 pieces of construction machinery in our fleet, over 500 employees, and experience working in 11 states, we have the resources and knowledge to complete projects of any scale.

MasTec’s Clean Energy and Infrastructure Group (CE&I) is a $4 billion annual revenue business unit that provides construction services for industrial facilities, manufacturing plants, solar, wind, and thermal energy plants; buildings, and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Interpret design/drawings for Superintendents and Foreman in the field as required.
• Coordinate with Project Manager and Site Supervision to resolve drawing interpretation issues, conflicts, interferences, and errors.
• Perform drafting, digitizing, mapping, graphical presentations, and quantity takeoffs to support construction work, change orders, estimates, etc.
• Assist Superintendent and Foreman in the field to provide necessary survey control lines and elevations for accurate grading and correct installation of materials.
• Ensure current drawings for all phases of the project are issued to the appropriate parties.
• Administer FTP site or other system for transfer and maintenance of drawings for the BOP contract between owner, subcontractors and prime contractor.
• Maintain a current drawing log updated with revision numbers and issuance dates.
• Track production of all phases of work and complete production reports on a weekly basis.
• Prepare and disseminate required documentation records such as status reports, punch lists, sketches, and material requirement calculations.
• Verify all completed work complies with applicable codes, drawings and specifications.
• Prepare documents required for project meetings.
• Lead project meetings in the Project Manager’s absence.
• Coordinate with Project Managers to budget and phase code the project.
• Provide initial review and approval of project related invoices in the accounting system.
• Work with Project Manager to prepare monthly billings.
• Work with Project Manager to prepare job set‑up forms for new projects.
• Schedule equipment and materials for projects.
• Create Time & Material timesheets as needed, obtain client approval, and submit them in the remote time entry system.
• Work with Project Manager on budget cost transfer requests.
• Work with Project Manager on cost projections and monthly job status reports.
• Work with Project Manager on creating budgets for new projects.
• Work with Project Manager on documentation related to change order management.
• Work with estimating to prepare draft estimates in Hard Dollar including labor, equipment, materials, and subcontract requirements.
• Perform additional assignments per Division Manager’s request.

Qualifications

• Coal ash remediation / CCR experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with job costing, scheduling and estimating contract changes preferred, but not required.
• Experience with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Experience with Auto CAD Civil 3D or equivalent modeling software.
• Experience with construction estimating and scheduling software preferred, but not required.
• Able to effectively organize numerous streams of information.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to meet deadlines.

Educational and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related field of study.
• Minimum one‑year experience in a Project Engineering role with a construction‑based organization is preferred. A Co‑Op program in Civil Engineering, Project Management or Construction Management may be used to satisfy minimum level of experience.

Benefits

Financial Wellbeing

• Compensation commensurate with experience.
• 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.

Position may be subject to pre‑employment screening, which may include background check and drug testing. Accessibility: If you need accommodation as part of the employment process, contact [email protected]. Due to the high volume of applications received, we are unable to respond to individual requests regarding application status. Please log into your candidate profile for up‑to‑date information.

MasTec, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Company’s policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories, and complies with all applicable state, federal and local laws regarding consideration of unemployment status in hiring decisions.

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