Earthworks Project Engineer - Field Grading & Coordination

Acciona S.A; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

401(k) plan

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

ACCIONA is seeking a Project Engineer – Earthworks for the SR400 Express Lanes Project in Georgia. You will support field operations across excavation, grading, embankments, and subgrade work, coordinating with superintendents, survey crews, and subcontractors to meet grades and production targets.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field, at least 3 years of field infrastructure experience, and proficiency with Primavera P6, Procore, Bluebeam, and HCSS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of field experience in infrastructure, roadway, or bridge construction.
• Familiarity with GDOT projects and AASHTO/FHWA standards is a plus.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to field offices and job sites.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6, Procore, Bluebeam, and HCSS.

Responsibilities

• Support field execution of clearing, excavation, mass grading, cut-and-fill, embankment construction, subgrade preparation, soil stabilization, aggregate placement, and roadway earthwork.
• Coordinate daily earthwork operations with Superintendents, Foremen, survey crews, equipment operators, trucking operations, subcontractors, and geotechnical personnel.
• Review grading plans, cross sections, profiles, earthwork models, specifications, and geotechnical information to support field construction.
• Track cut/fill quantities, excavation volumes, embankment placement, unsuitable material, borrow material, waste material, and aggregate quantities.
• Assist in maintaining the project earthwork balance and coordinate movement of material between excavation, fill, borrow, and disposal locations.
• Coordinate haul operations, truck requirements, haul routes, loading cycles, equipment spreads, and earthwork production targets.
• Coordinate survey and GPS/machine-control requirements to ensure crews are working to correct grades, slopes, elevations, and construction limits.
• Verify subgrade preparation, proof rolling, moisture conditioning, stabilization, compaction, and testing requirements are completed properly.
• Coordinate with geotechnical and quality personnel regarding unsuitable soils, rock, groundwater, compaction failures, and stabilization requirements.
• Coordinate earthwork around drainage systems, structures, utilities, retaining walls, roadway traffic, and phased construction.
• Track crew productivity, equipment utilization, earthwork quantities, and subcontractor performance against production targets.
• Develop look-ahead plans and maintain RFIs, quantity records, daily production reports, photographs, survey data, and as-built information.
• Monitor cost, schedule, quality, environmental compliance, and safety performance for assigned earthwork activities.

Skills

Strong communication

Coordination skills

Reading engineering drawings

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Procore

Bluebeam

HCSS

Job description

ACCIONA is seeking a Project Engineer – Earthworks for the SR400 Express Lanes Project in Georgia. You will support field operations across excavation, grading, embankments, and subgrade work, coordinating with superintendents, survey crews, and subcontractors to meet grades and production targets.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field, at least 3 years of field infrastructure experience, and proficiency with Primavera P6, Procore, Bluebeam, and HCSS.