Construction Project Engineer: Scheduling, Budget & QA

Nova Group, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nova Group, Inc. is seeking a full-time Construction Engineering professional in San Diego, CA. The role involves reviewing drawings and specifications, ensuring materials and resources are ready, and supporting project scheduling with strong technical input.

You will identify risks to budget and schedule, track daily performance, and communicate with owners and leadership. Proficiency in MS Office, Bluebeam, and AutoCAD is expected.

Qualifications

• 3+ years construction engineering experience preferred.
• Electrical construction experience including high voltage preferred.
• Able to identify budget and project costs and recommend options to mitigate project delays.
• Possess verbal, written and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Meet with team to review production schedule and ensure materials, equipment and resources are available.
• Review shop drawings, design specs, material requirements, and project data for quality and compliance.
• Provide technical input for project work plan and scheduling; identify production risks.
• Evaluate daily production, schedule and budget projections; document activities.
• Update project schedule weekly; attend owner meetings and present production status.

Skills

Construction engineering

Electrical construction

Budget management

Scheduling

Tools

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

Microsoft Office

Job description

Nova Group, Inc. is seeking a full-time Construction Engineering professional in San Diego, CA. The role involves reviewing drawings and specifications, ensuring materials and resources are ready, and supporting project scheduling with strong technical input.

You will identify risks to budget and schedule, track daily performance, and communicate with owners and leadership. Proficiency in MS Office, Bluebeam, and AutoCAD is expected.