Project Engineer: Growth Path in Construction

AppleOne; Lakeside (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services is seeking a Project Engineer for a direct hire role with a general engineering contractor in North San Diego County. This position provides hands-on exposure to project planning, budgeting, scheduling, procurement, documentation, field coordination, and closeout across multiple project types.

You will work with senior PMs and estimating leadership, gaining experience across residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of experience in construction, project coordination, field operations, estimating, procurement, construction administration, or a related role.

Responsibilities

• Support construction projects from preconstruction and job startup through execution, documentation, closeout, and turnover.
• Coordinate with senior project managers, field supervisors, subcontractors, suppliers, vendors, clients, and design professionals to keep projects moving.
• Track schedules, milestones, action items, material deliveries, procurement needs, inspections, and project progress.
• Assist with budgets, cost tracking, purchase orders, subcontractor commitments, invoices, forecasts, and change order documentation.
• Maintain project documentation including RFIs, submittals, meeting minutes, daily reports, drawings, specifications, logs, and closeout records.
• Participate in site visits, quality reviews, punch‑list tracking, safety coordination, and issue escalation as needed.

Skills

Planning and scheduling

Budgeting

Procurement coordination

Documentation

Stakeholder communication

Travel to project sites

Education

Associate's or bachelor's degree in Construction Management/Construction Technology/Civil Engineering/Business Administration

Tools

Procore

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Buildertrend

Vista Viewpoint

Microsoft Project

Job description

AppleOne Employment Services is seeking a Project Engineer for a direct hire role with a general engineering contractor in North San Diego County. This position provides hands-on exposure to project planning, budgeting, scheduling, procurement, documentation, field coordination, and closeout across multiple project types.

You will work with senior PMs and estimating leadership, gaining experience across residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects.