Project Engineer (Multi-Family Construction)

Ihousing; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Vacation

Sick time

Holiday pay

Equity ownership

401K retirement plan

Job summary

Impact Housing in San Diego is seeking a Project Engineer to assist office and field engineering activities, coordinating information and authorizations needed to construct the project.

You will work with the Project Manager and Superintendent to establish information flow, support buyouts and schedule compliance, assist with change orders, prepare documentation, and contribute to studies, cost estimates, and constructability reviews.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in commercial and podium multi-family construction required; modular experience is a plus.
• General knowledge of construction principles and practices.
• Strong teamwork and willingness to work in a collaborative environment.
• Knowledge of San Diego trades and permit processes a plus.

Responsibilities

• Help establish information flow, approvals, meetings, reporting among design professionals, consultants, and owner.
• Coordinate with subcontractors and suppliers for information flow and approvals.
• Assist in ensuring timely buyouts and schedule compliance.
• Assist in administration of change orders and documentation records.
• Aid in studies, recommendations, materials/methods, and cost estimates.
• Support constructability reviews and identify design deficiencies or code issues.
• Participate in project close-out, including guarantees, acceptance, final payment, and records retention.
• Support safety program implementation on the project.

Skills

Strong work ethic

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Tools

MS Office

Smartsheet

Acumatica

Job description

Title: Project Engineer
Business Unit: iConstruct
Reports to: Project Manager or Assistant Project Manager

Location: San Diego, CA

WORK AUTHORIZATION

All prospective Impact Housing employees need to demonstrate eligibility to work in the U.S.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Impact Housing (IH) is a vertically integrated modular design-builder and developer headquartered in Southern California.

Our mission is to continuously evolve the world’s most sophisticated and efficient housing delivery system. We pursue this mission by reimagining every element of how multifamily projects are designed, manufactured, and built—driving down costs, shortening schedules, and expanding access to high‑quality housing for the people who need it most, whether through LIHTC or unsubsidized projects.

To date this decade, the IH team has built or is actively developing close to 1,500 modular units demonstrating a scalable, repeatable path to affordability. With the capability to produce approximately 1,000 units per year today, IH is expanding to meet growing demand in San Diego, Los Angeles, and beyond.

We are now entering the next stage of our growth and strengthening every team across the company to achieve our next set of goals. We plan to manufacture and build more than 10,000 units through 2030. To accomplish this, we are implementing the Lean Standard Model company‑wide; deploying AI at every level of the company; and positioning IH as a national thought leader in modular development.

The foundation for our success is firmly in place. Join us as we scale our operations, transition into a higher‑capacity manufacturing facility powered by smart automation and robotics, expand our production capacity by more than 3x in the Western U.S., and prepare for future national growth.

SUMMARY OF POSITION

The Project Engineer assists in office and field engineering activities and provides the support required to obtain, evaluate, coordinate, distribute, and record information and obtain all authorizations needed to construct the project.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with the Project Manager to establish procedures for information flow, approvals, meetings, reporting, applications for payment, etc., among the design professionals, consultants and owner.
• Work with the Project Superintendent to establish procedures with subcontractors and suppliers for information flow, approvals, meetings, reporting, applications for payment, etc.
• Assists the Project Manager to ensure timely buyouts and overall compliance with schedule requirements.
• Assists the Project Manager in the administration of change orders.
• Prepare and disseminate all required documentation records.
• Assist in preparing various studies, recommendations or materials and methods, and cost estimates during project development.
• Assist the project team in examining all documents for constructability, seeking out suspected design deficiencies, impractical details and code violations. Bring all concerns to the attention of the project team for resolution.
• Assist with the project close‑out, including processing of all guarantees, acceptance of work, final payment and records retention.
• Quality control and project closeout.
• Implement all applicable safety programs on project.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years in commercial and podium multi‑family construction required. Modular experience is a plus!
• General knowledge of construction principles/practices required.
• Strong work ethic and desire to work in a team environment.
• Knowledge of San Diego trades and permit process a plus.
• Solid computer skills, with a working knowledge of MS Office. Smartsheet and Acumatica a plus.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field preferred.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• $90k - $100k Based on experience.
• Health benefits - Medical Dental, Vision, FSA, HSA.
• Vacation.
• Sick time.
• Holiday pay.
• Ownership of company equity.
• 401K retirement plan.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Prolonged periods of sitting, walking, standing, and working in various environmental conditions.

NOTE

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) of this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job‑related instructions and to perform any other job‑related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Impact Housing is an equal‑opportunity employer, drug‑free workplace, complies with ADA regulations and does not discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, medical condition, pregnancy, sex, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

For more information about Impact Housing, visit ihousing.us.