Project Engineer - Pavement

Acciona S.A; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Relocation assistance

401(k) retirement plan

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short and long-term disability

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

ACCIONA is seeking a Project Engineer – Pavement for the SR400 Express Lanes project in Georgia. You will support field paving operations, manage coordination across multiple teams, and ensure adherence to grades and specifications from plan review through final production.

Responsibilities include planning paving widths, managing material quantities, tracking production, and maintaining quality and safety standards on site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of field infrastructure/roadway/bridge construction experience.
• GDOT project familiarity is a plus; ability to read/interpret drawings and specs.

Responsibilities

• Support field paving operations including subgrade, asphalt paving, milling, and concrete paving where applicable.
• Coordinate paving with Superintendents, foremen, plants, trucking, subcontractors, survey, QA/QC, and MOT teams.
• Review plans, sections, profiles, specs, paving limits, grades and sequencing; assist with plans and production targets.
• Coordinate asphalt production/delivery and track tonnage, quantities, and production rates.
• Verify grades, elevations, transitions, and thickness; ensure quality control and safety.

Skills

Field coordination

Reading plans

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Procore

Bluebeam

HCSS

Job description

About ACCIONA

ACCIONA is a global company, leading in the development of regenerative infrastructure that creates a positive impact on society. Our workforce consists of more than 65,000 professionals, present in more than 40 countries across the five continents, all contributing in our mission to design a better planet. Are you a passionate individual who wants to make a difference, promote sustainable development, and find solutions to the biggest global challenges including climate change, overpopulation, and water scarcity? Come and join us in building the infrastructure our planet needs to achieve a sustainable future.

Benefits and Compensation

• competitive salary
• relocation assistance where relocation is required and approved
• 401(k) retirement plan
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• short and long-term disability benefits
• tuition reimbursement
• paid time off
• and more

Project Overview

The SR400 Express Lanes Project is a transformative $4.6 billion infrastructure initiative led by SR400 Constructors, a 50/50 joint venture between Flatiron Dragados and ACCIONA. Commissioned by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and Georgia State Road Tollway Authority (SRTA), the project will add two 16-mile express lanes from Sandy Springs MARTA Station (Exit 5) to McFarland (Exit 12), enhancing mobility along one of Georgia's busiest corridors. With a peak workforce of over 500, the project also includes dedicated bus rapid transit stations and key bridge refurbishments. Construction is set to begin in late 2025, with substantial completion anticipated in 2031.

Position Overview

The Project Engineer – Pavement will support field paving operations and engineering coordination across one of the SR400 segments. This role supports short-term planning, material deliveries, production tracking, pavement testing, and documentation to help ensure pavement is placed to the required grades and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Support field construction of subgrade, soil stabilization, aggregate base, asphalt paving, milling, pavement rehabilitation, and concrete pavement where applicable.
• Coordinate paving operations with Superintendents, Foremen, paving crews, asphalt plants, trucking operations, subcontractors, survey, quality, and MOT teams.
• Review pavement plans, typical sections, profiles, specifications, paving limits, grades, and construction sequencing.
• Assist with planning paving widths, lift thicknesses, joints, lane sequences, truck requirements, equipment spreads, material quantities, and production targets.
• Coordinate asphalt production and delivery with plants and trucking operations to maintain consistent paving production.
• Track asphalt tonnage, aggregate quantities, milling quantities, truck cycles, waste, production rates, and installed pavement quantities.
• Verify roadway grades, cross slopes, elevations, transitions, tie-ins, and pavement thickness before and during paving operations.
• Coordinate testing and quality requirements including compaction, asphalt temperature, density, cores, smoothness, thickness, and material acceptance.
• Monitor paving and compaction activities to ensure required rolling patterns, density, joint construction, thickness, and surface tolerances are achieved.
• Coordinate milling, surface preparation, tack coat, paving, striping, and reopening of roadway sections with lane-closure and MOT requirements.
• Coordinate pavement work with drainage, structures, bridge approaches, utilities, barriers, shoulders, ramps, and roadway tie-ins.
• Develop paving look-ahead plans and maintain RFIs, mix-design approvals, quantity records, production reports, testing documentation, and as-built information.
• Monitor cost, production, subcontractor performance, schedule, quality, and safety for assigned pavement activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of field experience in infrastructure, roadway, or bridge construction preferred.
• Familiarity with GDOT projects and knowledge of AASHTO and FHWA standards is a plus.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to field offices and job sites as needed.
• Basic knowledge of cost tracking, budget monitoring, and field production documentation.
• Proficiency in construction technologies and software such as Primavera P6, Procore, Bluebeam, and HCSS.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and traffic control plans.
• Strong communication and coordination skills with both field and office teams.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

As a company that values diversity as a source of talent, we work to foster an inclusive environment that promotes respect, belonging and engagement so that all people can participate on an equal opportunity basis. We invite everyone to apply regardless of origin, circumstances, background or condition.

Acciona Recognition

ACCIONA has been given the Top Employer 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025 certification in US, as well as the Top Employers North America 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025 seal, which certifies the company's commitment to excellence in human resources management and those who focus on putting their people first through their exceptional HR policies.