Entry Level Construction Project Engineer - Heavy Civil

STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES; Florida; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PECD Program providing hands on develp

Internal career flexibility

Continuing education reimbursement

Bonus structure dependent on perfomace

Cell-phone reimbursement

401(k) with company match

Job summary

STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES is seeking a Project Engineer under its PECD program in Florida. This role emphasizes in-field learning and development, with milestones toward leadership in project management, estimating, or construction management. Expect hands-on experience across scheduling, budgeting, safety, and quality control.

You will work in a collaborative team, with strong mentorship and clear pathways for career growth, while traveling to job sites and engaging with clients and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; preference for Construction Management or Civil Engineering.
• GPA 2.8 or higher.
• At least one relevant internship.
• Willing and able to travel 30–50% of the year.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong documentation and organizational skills.
• Problem solving aptitude.
• Reliable transportation to job sites.

Responsibilities

• Support scheduling and production rate tracking for projects.
• Assist with estimating and budget preparation to control costs.
• Support safety management and quality control programs on sites.
• Build and maintain client relations and business development efforts.
• Manage field resources and coordinate with field teams.
• Contribute to project management and construction management paths.

Skills

Scheduling & tracking

Estimating

Budget control

Safety management

Quality control

Client relations

Field resource management

Education

Bachelor's degree (Construction Mgmt/Civil Eng)

Job description

STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES develops and integrates products, engineering support, repair and maintenance services to provide value-added solutions to owners, engineers and contractors. We provide specialty contracting services through our contracting companies, and state-of-the-art proprietary products and engineering support services through our technologies company. With over 2,500 employees working from locations nationwide and in select international markets, we serve the Commercial, Public, Transportation Industrial, and Power markets to tackle the toughest construction challenges. STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES is the in-house engineering business line of Structural Group.

About The Company

We make structures stronger and last longer.

Structural Group, Inc. integrates technology-driven solutions with specialty contracting services to improve, protect, and enhance the existing infrastructure of owners directly, and in partnership with designers and contractors. Structural Group, Inc. offers a wide range of specialty repair and maintenance services and is the largest concrete repair contractor in the United States, with roughly 4,000 employees working from locations nationwide and in select international markets.

About The Role

As the country’s leading concrete repair contractor, Structural Group’s mission is to not only make structures stronger and last longer – it is also to provide a safe and enriching work experience for our people so they develop, have fun and grow with us.

Skills

Our Project Engineer Career Development (PECD) program is a cornerstone of our growth and development philosophy. With an emphasis on in-field learning and development, our Project Engineers can expect to master critical construction skills, including:

• Scheduling and production rate tracking
• Estimating
• Budget preparation and project cost control
• Safety management
• Quality control
• Business development and client relations
• Field resource management

The goal of our PECD program is to develop our people into company leaders. In order to accomplish that, the PECD program has been structured with a competency based approach along with an emphasis on individual mentorship. Our Project Engineers will build experience across multiple competencies before being promoted into the career path they desire – project management, estimating, construction management and more.

Our ideal Project Engineer candidate loves to solve problems, thrives in a collaborative team-based environment, has a strong time management system, hits deadlines, enjoys communicating with different types of people, organizes themselves well and is safety focused!

About The Team

VSL Florida's primary market is post-tensioning solutions, with an emphasis on strengthening and repairing parking structures and heavy civil bridge work. For more information on VSL Dallas, please refer to the team’s website page and social media: https://www.structuraltechnologies.com/vsl/

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree is required. Preference for Construction Management, Civil Engineering or related field of study
• Cumulative grade point average of 2.8 or higher
• A minimum of one relevant internship experience
• The ability and eagerness to travel 30-50% of the year
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional documentation and organizational skills
• Aptitude for solving problems
• Reliable transportation from the office to job-sites

Benefits

• PECD Program providing hands on development.
• Internal career flexibility.
• Continuing education reimbursement.
• Bonus structure dependent on performance.
• Cell-phone reimbursement
• 401(k) with a 6% company match, eligible upon hire.
• 15 Days of Vacation available upon hire.
• Wellness benefits; medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, critical illness, FSA, etc.

Structural Technologies is proud of a company culture that promotes 24/7 safety and quality. EOE/M/F/D/V