Electrical Project Engineer – Heavy Commercial

Helix Electric; Cedar Rapids (IA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Plans

Dental Plans

Vision Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Accident Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Hospital Insurance

Pet insurance

401(k) Plan with Match

Employee Discount Program throughPerkP

Tax Savings Accounts – FSA, HSA, DCFSA

Tuition Reimbursement

Scholarships

Job summary

Helix Electric seeks a Project Engineer in Cedar Rapids, IA to support project managers, coordinate field-office activities, and help deliver projects on time and within budget. The role emphasizes scheduling, procurement, and contract oversight across heavy commercial electrical construction.

You will work with senior teams to plan, execute, and finalize projects, while mentoring staff and ensuring high-quality engineering output.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of project engineer experience in heavy commercial/private electrical construction.
• Understand engineering in electric power.
• Field experience coordinating with construction management.
• Extensive knowledge of project scheduling, bids, take-offs, change orders and contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to develop relationships and assist in winning projects.
• Demonstrated ability to closely support the running of a profitable portfolio.
• Exceptional initiative, execution, and communication skills, both oral and written.
• Electrical Engineering or Construction Management degrees are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Close support of senior project management team.
• Develop project teams while delivering quality output, meeting customer expectations, managing to scope, delivering on time, and delivering within budget.
• Develop and support project management techniques and schedule goals, procurement and contractual requirements, personnel assignments, and capacity planning.
• Evaluate and continually improve the systems and processes used by the department to effectively meet customer requirements and profitability goals with an emphasis on strong internal unit tracking methods.
• Manage, mentor, and develop colleagues.
• Ensure schedule requirements are met. Readily adjust priorities and milestones based upon changing customer needs, resource availability, and job requirements.
• Interact with the customer to validate expectations are understood and met before, during, and after project completion.
• Provide close support and oversight for third-party construction firms and subcontractors.
• Manage project review process with particular emphasis on financial forecasting.
• Ensure high-quality engineering, studies, and Helix project delivery.
• Proactively and systematically communicate challenges, risks, and successes.
• Oversee monthly invoicing process per project terms and negotiate appropriate change orders.
• Coordination with Site Superintendent(s) to understand and assess installation methods, labor needs, and manpower forecasts.
• Close support and oversight on adherence to the Quality Control process.
• Close support to ensure that all downstream team members are meeting deadlines on assigned tasks.

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

Leadership

Communication

Budgeting

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Construction Management degree

Job description

Helix Electric seeks a Project Engineer in Cedar Rapids, IA to support project managers, coordinate field-office activities, and help deliver projects on time and within budget. The role emphasizes scheduling, procurement, and contract oversight across heavy commercial electrical construction.

You will work with senior teams to plan, execute, and finalize projects, while mentoring staff and ensuring high-quality engineering output.