Construction Project Engineer: From Plans to Closeout

Fortis Construction, Inc.; Prineville (OR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortis Construction, Inc. seeks a Project Engineer to serve as a liaison among the Client, Project Manager, and Subcontractors to ensure a safe, accurate, and smooth project progression.

Responsibilities include document control, RFIs, submittals, procurement, and closeout support, with an emphasis on collaboration across stakeholders. The role requires detail orientation, proactivity, and the ability to resolve conflicts while maintaining relationships with owners, vendors, and staff on site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred.
• Must be proficient with MS Office (Excel, Outlook, Project, Word) and PDF/estimating tools.
• Demonstrates high emotional intelligence and ability to build relationships.

Responsibilities

• Maintain job files (RFIs, specifications, addenda, construction documents) in hard and soft copy formats.
• Prepare, review, and distribute RFIs, submittals, and other contract documents; ensure compliance with contract documents.
• Purchase and monitor delivery of materials ensuring optimum prices and conformance to specs.
• Execute the project within initial financial boundaries.
• Develop and manage job progress schedules; ensure construction parallels schedule.
• Manage subcontracts and insurance; define work responsibilities to subcontractors and vendors; review payments.
• Coordinate procurement log with Project Manager and Superintendent to avoid delays.
• Review change orders and perform quantity takeoffs to validate requests.
• Closeout matrix management and compilation of operation manuals for owner closeout.

Skills

Emotional intelligence

Team collaboration

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

PDF tools

Estimating software

Job description

Fortis Construction, Inc. seeks a Project Engineer to serve as a liaison among the Client, Project Manager, and Subcontractors to ensure a safe, accurate, and smooth project progression.

Responsibilities include document control, RFIs, submittals, procurement, and closeout support, with an emphasis on collaboration across stakeholders. The role requires detail orientation, proactivity, and the ability to resolve conflicts while maintaining relationships with owners, vendors, and staff on site.