Construction Project Engineer, Energy Fort Riley, Kansas, United States

Corvias; Fort Riley (KS); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Paid holidays

Long-term disability

Job summary

Corvias is seeking a Construction Project Engineer – Energy to support renewable energy construction projects, including solar and geothermal systems. The role partners with Project Managers and Superintendents to ensure safe, on-time, and on-budget delivery while adhering to Corvias standards and applicable codes.

You will act as a bridge between field, project management, and design teams, handling documentation, cost tracking, coordination, and communication throughout the construction

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field.
• 3+ years of construction experience preferred; commercial or multi-family experience is a plus.
• Strong understanding of construction documents, building systems, and coordination across trades.
• Experience with energy efficiency, ESPC, or military installation projects is a plus.
• Proficiency with MS Office; working knowledge of Procore, Bluebeam, Primavera P6, Timberline/Sage.

Responsibilities

• Support Project Managers and Superintendents in day-to-day project execution and coordination.
• Assist with project planning activities including scheduling, phasing, scopes of work, estimating support, and budget tracking.
• Participate in plan reviews, constructability reviews, and value engineering efforts.
• Ensure adherence to pre-construction processes, environmental protections, and SOPs.
• Track project costs, assemble financial data, and support change management and documentation.
• Maintain project documentation including RFIs, submittals, drawings, schedules, logs, and as-built records.
• Assist with subcontractor coordination, bid package development, buyout support, and contract administration.
• Review cost-to-date and delivery schedules; adjust operations to meet budget and schedule.

Skills

Project coordination

Documentation

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Multitasking

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam

Primavera P6

Timberline/Sage

Job description

At Corvias, you’ll join a team wholeheartedly invested in their work. In return, we offer support intended to strengthen your professional, financial, emotional, and physical wellbeing. Your wellbeing is not just a priority, it’s at the heart of the Corvias employment experience.

At Corvias, we’re experts at developing solutions through partnership. Our mission is to be personally committed to solving our partners’ most difficult, systematic challenges by reimagining what is possible and realizing more resilient communities together. We believe a culture of caring, purposeful, diverse and courageous humans who want to make a difference for our partners will help us achieve that mission.

How You'll Contribute to the Team:

The Construction Project Engineer – Energy supports the planning, coordination, and execution of renewable energy construction projects, including solar and geothermal systems, by partnering closely with Project Managers and Superintendents. This role plays a key part in ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with Corvias standards, contract requirements, and applicable codes.

Project Engineers serve as a critical link between the field, project management, and design teams—supporting documentation, cost tracking, coordination, and communication throughout the construction lifecycle.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Support Project Managers and Superintendents in day-to-day project execution and coordination.
• Assist with project planning activities including scheduling, phasing, scopes of work, estimating support, and budget tracking.
• Participate in plan reviews, constructability reviews, and value engineering efforts.
• Ensure strict adherence to the pre-construction process, environmental protection measures, and the Company's Standard Operating Procedures.
• Track project costs, assemble financial data, and support change management and documentation.
• Maintain accurate project documentation including RFIs, submittals, drawings, schedules, logs, and as-built records.
• Assist with subcontractor coordination, bid package development, buyout support, and contract administration.
• Review cost-to-date and delivery schedules with the local construction team on a weekly basis. Adjust operations as needed to ensure budgetary and schedule compliance.
• Promote and enforce Corvias’ Zero Tolerance Safety Standard; maintain required safety documentation.
• Coordinate inspections and testing; ensure work complies with drawings, specifications, codes, and quality standards.
• Perform Quality Assurance checks on contractor work for verification of scope and quality.
• Communicate schedule, cost, safety, and quality issues to project leadership in a timely manner.
• Support project closeout, turnover documentation, and warranty-related activities.
• Other duties as assigned

Role Specific Requirements Include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field preferred.
• 3+ years of construction experience preferred but will consider recent graduate; commercial or multi-family experience strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of construction documents, building systems, and coordination across trades.
• Experience with energy efficiency, ESPC, or military installation projects a plus.
• Working knowledge of OSHA Standards, Quality Control, Building codes, Green Building, and LEED a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with Procore, Bluebeam, Primavera P6, Timberline/Sage, or similar tools preferred.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and accountable.
• Valid driver’s license required; ability to support multiple project sites as business needs require.

Customer Focus - Prioritizes and takes action on the needs of both internal and external customers. Designs and delivers products and services with the customer experience top of mind.

Teamwork and Collaboration - Capable of working well with others both on the team and cross-functionally to achieve individual goals, team goals, department goals, and/or organizational goals. Values diverse perspectives and working with others as a way to achieve the best output possible.

Problem Solving and Decision Making - Uses critical thinking to evaluate problems, gather information, understand causes, and identify best possible solutions. Invests time in planning, discovery, and reflection to drive better decisions and more efficient implementations.

Resilience - Thrives and grows in a rapidly changing and complex environment. Displays flexibility, activates networks, and adopts a continuous growth mindset to learn from mistakes and bounce back from adversity.

Creativity and Innovation - Thinks beyond the confines of traditional models to recognize opportunities and find new and better ways of doing things. Encourages experimentation and accepts failure as a driver of innovation.

Exceptional Benefits for Exceptional Team Members

As a company striving to be the best place to work, we want to ensure an environment of collaboration, inclusion and learning exists throughout all teams, locations and divisions.To support our team members, we offer a benefits package that is generous and flexible enough to meet you where you are today and tomorrow.

• A choice between two benefit-rich medical, dental and vision plans
• 401(k) with immediate 100% vesting and up to a 4% contribution match
• Generous paid time off that increases throughout your career
• 12 paid holidays
• Paid time off to volunteer
• 100% paid life and AD&D insurance
• Company paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Military Leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health and Dependent Care)
• Complimentary Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition reimbursement to support growth and development

Corvias Corporate Services, LLC (the “Company”) does not discriminate in employment or applications for employment based on an applicant’s sex, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, service in the armed forces of the United States, disability, or any other protected classification as outlined by Federal, State or local laws