Project Engineer

Christman Company; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Christman Constructors, Inc. is seeking a Project Engineer to support safety, project coordination, and engineering activities across Midwest projects. You will review drawings, manage material orders, and assist with subcontractor coordination and estimates.

Key responsibilities include documenting RFIs and submittals, maintaining logs, and helping develop look‑ahead schedules. A Civil/Construction background and basic MS Office skills are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, or related field.
• Basic computer knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Equivalent combination of education, training and experience accepted.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety goals are achieved and promote safe work practices.
• Oversee project engineering tasks including shop drawing review and coordination, material ordering and look-ahead schedules.
• Assist with subcontractor coordination, buyout and scope execution.
• Support project management with documentation, RFIs, submittals, logs and change tracking.
• Assist planning of civil and concrete means/methods and schedules.

Skills

Basic computer knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Construction

Job description

Build More with Your Career at Christman Constructors, Inc.

With projects throughout the Midwest, Christman Constructors, Inc. (CCI) is a great place to begin, continue or grow your career. We’re searching for the next generation of innovative minds who want to shape the world and live to build. CCI is looking for Project Engineers!

What You Will Do

As a Project Engineer, your primary daily responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Ensures that safety goals are achieved for responsible projects and identify safe work practices and areas for improvement.
• Holds overall responsibility for project engineering including shop drawing and submittal review/coordination, ordering material, sequencing material, providing solutions to layout/drawing discrepancies, supporting layout engineers/surveyors and developing construction technical knowledge. Supports concrete and civil estimating including quantity takeoffs, estimates, proposal development and subcontractor scopes/pricing.
• Assists with project planning including conceiving of civil and concrete means/methods, schedules and subcontractor coordination.
• Supports project superintendent and craft foreman with project execution, field management and day-to-day coordination.
• Assists Project and Assistant Project Manager with subcontractor/vendor buyout, commitments and scope execution.
• Estimates and quotes extra work and documents changes, ensures extras are loaded into Viewpoint/logs and track/act on Owner contract changes.
• Holds overall responsibility for completing and tracking project documentation including but not limited to RFI’s, submittals, safety forms, drawing logs, material logs, equipment logs and time/material tickets.
• Works with project team to develop project and look-ahead schedules.
• Supports Civil and Concrete Strategic Planning initiatives, effectively implements and ensures compliance with strategic plan.

What You Will Bring To The Team

Required experience, knowledge, and skills for this role include:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, or other relevant course work.
• Basic computer knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Or equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience.

Preferred Experience, Knowledge, And Skills For This Role Include

• One (1) or more years of work experience in construction or a related job field.

The Christman family of companies is an Affluent Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.As part of our company policy, this position requires successful completion of pre-employment screening, including but not limited to drug and background screening.

Notice to Recruiting Agencies (Unsolicited Resumes):

The Christman Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our applicant tracking system, website, or to any Christman employee/affiliates. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Christman employees or its' affiliates will be considered property of The Christman Company and will be processed accordingly. Christman will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume without an executed agreement and assigned to a specific search.