Project Engineer - Prefab

DPR Construction; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction is seeking a project engineer to support prefabrication and modular construction efforts, coordinating design details, production data, and field integration.

You will assist with shop coordination, production readiness, and material flow to ensure components align with design, schedule, and quality requirements. 2–4 years’ project engineering experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or related field is required.
• 2-4 years of project engineering experience, with prefabrication or modular construction preferred.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification preferred and OSHA 30 program completion within 6 months of hire required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates submittals, shop drawings, and models to support production and installation of prefabricated components.
• Tracks progress of fabrication and delivery activities, identifying schedule or coordination issues.
• Supports project documentation including procurement efforts and BOM development, and inter-team communication.
• Verifies site conditions and tolerances to support field readiness and installation.
• Participates in constructability reviews and contributes to continuous improvement of prefab workflows.
• Ensures adherence to safety procedures, quality standards, and DPR policies during fabrication and installation.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or related field

OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification

Job description

At DPR, roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job title—they are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization.

As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.

Job Summary

Supports the delivery of prefabrication projects by coordinating design details, production data, and field integration activities. Supports fabrication operations by assisting with shop coordination, production readiness, and material flow to ensure components are fabricated in alignment with approved design, schedule, and quality requirements. Works under limited supervision to execute prefab tasks in alignment with project requirements, schedule, and quality expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinates submittals, shop drawings, and models to support production and installation of prefabricated components and closeout support.
• Tracks progress of fabrication and delivery activities, identifying potential schedule or coordination issues.
• Assists in maintaining project documentation including the procurement effforts and development of project Bill of Materials (BOM) and communication between design, production, and field teams.
• Supports field readiness and installation by verifying site conditions and interface tolerances, and supports documentation of incomplete and completed work through rolling completion lists and punch list tracking in ACC or a similar platform.
• Participates in constructability reviews and contributes to continuous improvement of prefab workflows.
• Ensures adherence to safety procedures, quality standards, and DPR Prefab Entity policies during fabrication and installation.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience

• 2-4 years of project engineering experience, with exposure to prefabrication or modular construction preferred.

Certifications and Licenses

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 30-Hour Construction certification preferred.
• OSHA 30 program completion within 6 months of hire is required.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together- by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.

DPR Construction is a pioneering general contractor specializing in sustainable, complex projects across technology, life sciences, healthcare, and education sectors, with a commitment to integrity and innovation.

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