Project Engineer

Vaco

Memphis (TN)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Job summary

Vaco by Highspring in Memphis, TN seeks a Project Engineer with 8–12 years of experience to lead infrastructure projects. You will coordinate clients, contractors, municipalities, and stakeholders from concept through completion.

The role emphasizes project leadership, client interaction, and accountability in a fast-growing engineering services firm. PE preferred for advancement.

Qualifications

  • Lead projects from concept through completion
  • Coordinate clients, contractors, municipalities, and stakeholders
  • Strong budgeting, scheduling, and deliverables management
  • Experience with infrastructure, water/wastewater, land development, or construction oversight preferred
  • PE preferred for eligibility

Responsibilities

  • Manage projects from start to finish
  • Lead schedules, budgets, and deliverables
  • Work on infrastructure, utility, and development projects
  • Join a technology-forward, high-accountability culture
  • Strong bonus potential and career growth opportunities

Skills

Project management
Client coordination
Budgets
Scheduling
Infrastructure experience

Job description

Project Engineer | Memphis, TN

Lead impactful infrastructure projects. Drive growth. Build the future.

We're partnering with a fast-growing engineering consulting firm in Memphis that specializes in infrastructure, water/wastewater, land development, and construction oversight projects.

We're looking for a Project Engineer (PE preferred) with approximately 8-12 years of experience who can lead projects from concept through completion while coordinating clients, contractors, municipalities, and stakeholders.

  • Manage projects from start to finish
  • Lead schedules, budgets, and deliverables
  • Work on infrastructure, utility, and development projects
  • Join a technology-forward, high-accountability culture
  • Strong bonus potential and career growth opportunities

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys both project leadership and client interaction, not just technical design work.

#EngineeringJobs #ProjectEngineer #CivilEngineer #PE #Infrastructure #MemphisJobs #WaterWastewater #LandDevelopment #EngineeringCareers #ProjectManagement #HiringNow #MemphisTNBy submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions.

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring's discussions with its Client, Highspring's understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

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Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (\"we,\" \"our,\" or \"Vaco by Highspring\") respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

  • California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
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  • Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
  • Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

  • the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
  • licensure and certification requirements;
  • office location and other geographic considerations;
  • other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

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