Project Engineer - Gas Power Generation

blattner; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Annual bonus

Per diem for meals and lodging

Company truck with fuel card

401(k) with company match

Vision & Dental insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

Tuition Reimbursement

Rotational program with paid flights

Job summary

Blattner is expanding our energy construction leadership into gas power generation, offering a chance to help build a new business from the ground up. The Project Engineer directs daily operations at the project site under the Site Manager, supervising field engineers and quality staff while ensuring Blattner processes are applied and learned.

You will partner with multi-discipline teams, manage cost data, procurement, and scheduling, and drive safety and client satisfaction across complex

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Willingness to travel and relocate to the jobsite (100% travel with rotations).
• Proficient communication and ability to access job cost information.
• Familiarity with two or more trade disciplines (grading, electrical, structures, or installation).

Responsibilities

• Facilitates project-specific quality plan and ensures its execution across scopes.
• Supervises Field Engineers, Administrative Assistants, and Quality personnel; coaches and trains the team.
• Ensures site compliance with IRA requirements and tracks daily production and costs.
• Analyzes project cost data, tracks quantities, and supports change orders and pay quantities.
• Collaborates with Project/ Site Manager to manage schedules, procurement, and client satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cost control

Field engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Engineering

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Job description

Blattner is expanding our energy construction leadership into gas power generation. This is a unique opportunity to help build this new business from the ground up, backed by a company with decades of proven success in the energy sector. This position will help us shape the processes and standards that carry this business forward to deliver end-to-end hybrid energy solutions.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

Directs daily operations of the project site, under the supervision of the Site Manager

Leader in cost control, quality processes, quantity tracking, job book, project documentation, procurement, schedule, and client satisfaction

Supervises the Field Engineers, Quality personnel, and Project Administrative Assistants, ensuring Blattner processes are learned, developed, and demonstrated

Partners with the project team to understand multiple work disciplines and ensure site compliance with IRA requirements

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Willingness to travel and relocate to the jobsite (100% travel with rotations)

WHAT WILL SET YOU APART

Effective communication (oral, written, presentation), motivation, and supervisory skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Visio); ability to access job cost information from Power BI

Involved with and understands two (2) or more trade disciplines (grading, electrical, structures, or installation)

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Competitive pay and annual bonus
• Rotational program with paid flights home
• Per diem for meal, lodging, and incidental expenses
• Company truck with fuel card
• 100% employer-paid HDHP insurance premiums for employees
• 401(k) with company match
• Vision & Dental insurance
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Education Assistance (Tuition Reimbursement)
• Employee/Family focused culture

And more!

Internal Pipeline

Project Engineer

Reports to: Site Manager

Benefit Classification: Salaried, Exempt

Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or related degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience: 1 or more years' of employment as a Field Engineer with Blattner or equivalent experience.

Position Summary

The Project Engineer directs the daily operations of the project site under the supervision of the Site Manager. The Project Engineer supervises the Field Engineer(s), Quality personnel, and Project Administrative Assistants; ensuring Blattner processes are learned, developed, and demonstrated. The Project Engineer sets goals and objectives for the team's achievement of operational results and partners with the project team to understand multiple work disciplines along with being a leader in cost control, quality processes, safe work practices, quantity tracking, job book, project documentation, procurement, schedule, job book/project documentation, RFI, client satisfaction, daily job site needs, and work activities.

Essential Job Functions

1. Facilitates project-specific quality plan and its execution across assigned scopes - coordinating inspections, resolving non-conformances, and maintaining auditable QC documentation. Works directly with field supervisors to integrate quality standards into daily work planning. Escalates material or fabrication defects through supplier and procurement channels before they become project problems.
2. Supervises the Field Engineers, Project Administrative Assistants, and Quality personnel, directing their work assignments and holding regular Coaching Discussions. Provides performance feedback, sets development parameters, and delivers training (including corporate processes, cost accounting, tracking, timecards, contracts, hire/screen paperwork, and division of responsibility) to develop the team to a proficient and productive level. Provides input on hiring, performance management, advancement, and disciplinary decisions for direct reports, with recommendations given significant weight in final determinations.
3. Ensures site compliance with IRA requirements, partnering with applicable subcontractors, legal, payroll, HR, etc.
4. Sets goals and targets for the team around daily production and cost control and oversees team performance against those goals by ensuring production, cost data, and safety are collected from the prior day and shared with supervisors for purposes of analysis and planning. Shall have and demonstrate intimate knowledge of quantity tracking and knowing the cost of the work.
5. Partners with Project Manager and Site Manager to track progress of project and financial status by analyzing/monitoring hourly cost and production; comparing initial project cost budget to actual daily cost and production data. Identify alternate methods of construction and evaluate costs to the original budget.
6. Partners with Project Manager and Site Manager on the collection of information for change orders, pay quantities, and