Project Engineer (Independence Excavating)

Independence Excavating, Inc.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Medical

Dental

Vision

FSA & HSA

Life Insurance

Disability

Wellness program

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) + company match

Training program

Tuition reimbursement

Career advancement

Job summary

Independence Excavating, Inc. seeks a Project Engineer to streamline planning and coordination, ensuring budgets, schedules, and compliance. The role emphasizes taking charge of project initiatives and maintaining cost control across active sites.

The position targets candidates with strong organizational and communication skills, ready to manage bids, schedules, and close-out activities for heavy civil construction projects. A career path in a family-owned company is offered.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; Associates or Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 3-4 years of related experience required.
• Strong organizational skills to manage diverse tasks.
• Effective verbal communication with employees, vendors, owners, and contractors.
• Experience managing budgets, schedules, people and quality across multiple sites.
• Competent to perform complete and accurate project take-offs and estimates.

Responsibilities

• Read, understand and interpret drawings and specifications.
• Solicit quotes from subcontractors and suppliers.
• Review estimates with Superintendents to finalize the bid.
• Prepare a detailed schedule.
• Assemble job cost codes and regularly update them.
• Provide detail for PM to submit pay estimates to Owners.
• Monitor production, resources and costs to maintain profit margin.
• Oversee close-out tasks: punch lists, as-builts, O&M manuals, final estimates.
• Other tasks as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Budget management

Scheduling

Team leadership

On-site coordination

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associates or Bachelors degree in related field

Job description

Project Engineer

Independence Excavating is looking to add a Project Engineer to our team that will take charge of streamlining the planning and coordination of project initiatives while maintaining budgets, compliance regulations and scheduling.

Project Engineer

Independence Excavating is looking to add a Project Engineer to our team that will take charge of streamlining the planning and coordination of project initiatives while maintaining budgets, compliance regulations and scheduling.

Who is IX?

From breaking ground to the finished project, our team has been laying the groundwork for excellence on heavy civil construction and demolition projects for over 70 years. We combine innovations of industry with decades of successfully completed projects, proving we are a value-added partner from the ground up! Over six decades, Independence Excavating has established a team of construction professionals that sets us apart from other contractors. To learn more, visit our website: https://www.indexc.com/

What do we believe in?

People

Provide a safe, family-oriented environment. Commitment to integrity. Protect our most valuable assets.

Performance

Always deliver the highest quality. Find solutions. Provide value to our partners.

Community

Positively impact the communities we serve. Give back. Leave the world a better place than we found it.

A Typical Day Looks Like

• Reading, understanding and interpreting drawings and specifications
• Soliciting quotes from subcontractors and suppliers
• Reviewing estimated productions with Superintendents to finalize the bid
• Preparing a detailed schedule and maintain
• Assembling job cost codes for projects and regularly update
• Preparing the detail needed for the Project Manager to submit pay estimates to Owners
• Monitoring production, resource utilization and overall job cost vs. estimated cost to maintain profit margin on projects
• Monitoring and checking the progress of project close-out activities such as punch list coordination, furnishing as-built drawings, providing O & M manuals, and compiling final estimate/retainer billing
• Other tasks as needed

Do you have what it takes?

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required and Associates or Bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred
• 3-4 years of previous related experience is required
• Must have strong organizational skills in order to handle the variety of tasks assigned
• Must be able to effectively communicate verbally with employees, external vendors, owners and general contractors
• Demonstrated ability to manage budget, schedule, people, and quality of work at multiple construction sites
• Must be competent to perform complete and accurate project take-offs and estimates

Why IX?

• Weekly Competitive Pay!
• Excellent Benefits:
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • FSA & HSA
  • Life Insurance + Optional Family Life Insurance
  • Short-term and Long‑term Disability
  • Wellness Incentive Program
• Paid Holidays and PTO
• 401(k) + Company match
• Paid corporate training program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Stability and a variety of different roles that provide a path to career advancement
• Family-owned and operated since 1956

Independence Excavating, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value workplace diversity and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.