Construction Project Engineer: Lead Mixed-Use & Residential

The Contractor Consultants; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Kaiker Development Construction is hiring a Project Engineer to support commercial, mixed-use, multifamily, residential, and community-development projects. Based in Cincinnati with job sites across OH, IN, and KY, you will coordinate with PMs and field teams to track progress, procurement, and documentation.

The role emphasizes organization, proactive communication, and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Competitive salary and full benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction-related field preferred; equivalent construction experience considered.
• 1 to 5 years of construction experience preferred; internships or co-ops are a plus.
• Ability to read construction drawings, specifications, schedules, and bid documents.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Support Project Managers with planning, scheduling, project documentation, and execution.
• Coordinate with owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, suppliers, superintendents, and consultants.
• Attend meetings; prepare meeting minutes, track action items, and follow up on deadlines.
• Maintain drawings, specifications, RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, correspondence, and electronic project files.
• Prepare and track subcontracts, purchase orders, COIs, W-9s, workers’ compensation documents, licensing, safety records, and other compliance requirements.
• Assist with bid solicitation, bid comparisons, subcontractor buyout, material procurement, and long-lead-item tracking.
• Help maintain budgets, commitments, invoices, change orders, and cost reports.
• Support schedule updates, subcontractor coordination, inspections, testing, utility approvals, and field issue resolution.
• Assist Superintendents with jobsite coordination, quality control, punch lists, and project progress tracking.
• Support safety, permit, and applicable project-compliance requirements, including Davis-Bacon, Section 3, and MBE/WBE requirements when applicable.
• Collect warranties, O&M manuals, as-builts, lien waivers, closeout documents, and final punch-list items.

Skills

Reading drawings

Documentation

Communication

Time management

Scheduling coordination

Problem solving

Education

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

Tools

Bluebeam Revu

Adobe Acrobat

Procore

PlanGrid

Microsoft Project

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Kaiker Development Construction is hiring a Project Engineer to support commercial, mixed-use, multifamily, residential, and community-development projects. Based in Cincinnati with job sites across OH, IN, and KY, you will coordinate with PMs and field teams to track progress, procurement, and documentation.

The role emphasizes organization, proactive communication, and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Competitive salary and full benefits are offered.