Project Engineer: Complex Construction Coordination

Currie & Brown; South Bend (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Currie & Brown is seeking an experienced Project Engineer to support complex construction projects. This role provides dedicated project engineering support to the Construction Manager and coordinates between design documentation, contractor submittals, and field execution.

The Project Engineer will focus on technical coordination, document management, RFIs, submittals, change tracking, commissioning readiness, and project closeout.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project engineering experience supporting construction projects.
• Experience with data centers, mission-critical facilities, manufacturing, or large-scale commercial construction preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing RFIs, submittals, project documentation, and construction coordination.
• Proficiency with construction document management platforms such as Procore, Aconex, SharePoint, or similar systems.
• Ability to read and understand construction drawings, specifications, and technical documentation.
• Familiarity with design-build and design-bid-build project delivery methods.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear meeting minutes, reports, logs, and project correspondence.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and concurrent workstreams.
• Working knowledge of commissioning documentation, turnover packages, and construction closeout requirements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project drawings, specifications, RFIs, submittals, and field documentation to support construction execution.
• Manage and maintain RFI, submittal, change, action-item, and decision logs, ensuring items are tracked through resolution.
• Identify conflicts, discrepancies, or missing information across drawings, specifications, submittals, and field conditions and escalate issues as needed.
• Maintain current project documentation, including drawings, specifications, addenda, IFC packages, meeting minutes, and document control records.
• Support the Construction Manager with change management, schedule updates, contractor coordination, and tracking potential cost or schedule impacts.
• Coordinate contractor and vendor documentation, including submittals, O&M manuals, warranties, and required turnover documentation.
• Support commissioning and IST readiness, including prerequisite tracking, punch-list items, testing documentation, and system turnover packages.
• Prepare meeting minutes and maintain clear communication of project actions, decisions, responsibilities, and outstanding items.
• Support project closeout by coordinating as-built documentation, test reports, warranties, O&M manuals, and final turnover packages.
• Work closely with construction managers, contractors, design teams, vendors, and other stakeholders to proactively identify and resolve issues affecting project delivery.

Skills

Project coordination

Documentation management

Risk & issue escalation

Tools

Procore

AConex

SharePoint

Job description

Currie & Brown is seeking an experienced Project Engineer to support complex construction projects. This role provides dedicated project engineering support to the Construction Manager and coordinates between design documentation, contractor submittals, and field execution.

The Project Engineer will focus on technical coordination, document management, RFIs, submittals, change tracking, commissioning readiness, and project closeout.