Lead FDOT Highway Project – Senior Project Engineer

Calqulate Metrics Ltd; Lakeland (FL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Retirement plan

Career path to Project Manager

Job summary

Calqulate Metrics Ltd. in Lakeland, FL seeks a Senior Project Engineer for heavy civil / FDOT work on a marquee highway project. The role leads RFI/submittals, scheduling, budgeting, and coordination with the field team to keep the project on track and within FDOT standards.

You will guide the project engineers, drive CPM schedules, and ensure accurate cost tracking and pay applications. Direct-hire with full benefits, strong growth into PM roles, and exposure to a funded backlog.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project engineering on heavy-civil / heavy-highway projects.
• Hands-on FDOT roadway project experience.
• Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6, Bluebeam, and MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Run the RFI and submittal process end to end, keeping the project on schedule.
• Drive the schedule with CPM analyses and look-aheads.
• Coordinate with Superintendent and crews on sequencing and deliveries.
• Own quantity tracking, pay estimates, and monthly owner pay apps.
• Review plans for constructability and FDOT compliance; manage changes.
• Maintain daily reports and as-builts to FDOT standards; mentor juniors.

Skills

Heavy-civil / highway experience

FDOT project experience

PM software proficiency (Primavera P6,

Education

Civil Engineering / Construction Management degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Bluebeam

Microsoft Project

Job description

Calqulate Metrics Ltd. in Lakeland, FL seeks a Senior Project Engineer for heavy civil / FDOT work on a marquee highway project. The role leads RFI/submittals, scheduling, budgeting, and coordination with the field team to keep the project on track and within FDOT standards.

You will guide the project engineers, drive CPM schedules, and ensure accurate cost tracking and pay applications. Direct-hire with full benefits, strong growth into PM roles, and exposure to a funded backlog.