QA Engineer

Sound Decisions; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Eichleay in Salt Lake City is seeking a Project Engineer to support project delivery across the lifecycle on projects up to $20MM TIC. You will assist with day-to-day execution, interfacing with clients and Project Managers, and gaining exposure to engineering, procurement, construction coordination, and project controls while developing core PM skills.

The role emphasizes collaboration, adherence to safety standards, and use of PM tools like Unanet.

Qualifications

• Education: Accredited four-year Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a technical field from an accredited university or equivalent experience.
• Experience: Minimum of five years related experience with one year of project management/project engineering experience.
• Location: Must live within 50 miles of Salt Lake City, UT.

Responsibilities

• Promote and comply with health, safety, and environmental requirements; support a zero-incident culture.
• Apply project delivery processes, procedures, and quality standards across all phases of work.
• Coordinate and integrate activities across engineering, procurement, and construction to meet project requirements.
• Lead and support meetings; prepare agendas, minutes, and action tracking.
• Support development of deliverables including scopes of work, cost estimates, schedules, and work orders.
• Monitor project performance with cost, schedule, forecasting, and change management activities.
• Coordinate deliverables, vendor documentation, procurement packages, and construction work packages.
• Support permitting activities and regulatory packages.
• Prepare and distribute routine project reports, presentations, and client communications.
• Manage RFIs and ensure timely resolution.
• Support field and construction activities with site visits and coordination.
• Capture lessons learned and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Utilize Unanet to support budgeting, reporting, forecasting, and project setup.
• Assist with project closeout including documentation and turnover requirements.

Skills

Project controls

Scheduling

Cost management

Communication

Team collaboration

Client-facing

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical field

Tools

Unanet

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a Project Engineer to join our team. The Project Engineer will operate in a schedule-driven, collaborative environment, interfacing with the client and supporting Project Managers on projects up to $20MM TIC. The Project Engineer will assist with day-to-day project execution activities across the project lifecycle, gaining exposure to engineering, procurement, construction coordination, and project controls while developing core project management skills. Location: Salt Lake City, UT. Remote work is allowed, but you must live within 50 miles of Salt Lake City, UT.

Compensation and work arrangement details are provided in the listing where applicable.

Core Responsibilities

• Promote and comply with health, safety, and environmental requirements; actively support a zero-incident culture.
• Apply project delivery processes, procedures, and quality standards across all phases of work.
• Coordinate and integrate activities across engineering disciplines, procurement, and construction to ensure alignment with project requirements.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, contractors, vendors, internal teams, and overseas engineering partners to support clear communication and timely decision-making.
• Lead and support internal and external meetings, including preparation of agendas, documentation of meeting minutes, and tracking of action items and decisions.
• Support development of project deliverables, including scopes of work, decision support packages, cost estimates, schedules, and work orders.
• Monitor project performance by supporting cost, schedule, forecasting, and change management activities.
• Identify emerging technical or execution issues and coordinate with project teams to implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate engineering deliverables, vendor documentation, procurement packages, and construction work packages; track progress by project phase.
• Support permitting activities, including preparation and submission of regulatory packages.
• Prepare and distribute routine project reports, presentations, and client communications.
• Coordinate Requests for Information (RFIs) and ensure timely resolution.
• Support field and construction activities, including site visits and coordination with field teams as required.
• Capture lessons learned and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and knowledge management systems.
• Utilize project management tools (e.g., Unanet) to support budgeting, reporting, forecasting, and project setup.
• Assist with project closeout, including documentation, reporting, and turnover requirements.

Qualifications

• Education: Accredited four-year Bachelor’s degree in engineering or another technical field from an accredited university or equivalent experience.
• Experience: A minimum of five (5) years related experience with one (1) year of project management / project engineering experience.
• Location: Must live within 50 miles of Salt Lake City, UT.
• Skills:
• Basic understanding of project execution phases and capital project delivery.
• Working knowledge of project controls, including scheduling, planning, forecasting, estimating, and cost management.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong follow-through.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a client-facing, onsite environment.
• Understanding of the phase-gate work process for project funding.
• Travel: Travel to local clients required; at least one day per week for meetings and job walks. Travel outside the area is expected to be minimal (less than 10%).
• Industry Requirements: This role may require all or some of the following at time of hire or during employment:
• HHFT Safety Training and current card or ability to obtain.
• Client Safety Training and current badge or ability to obtain.
• TWIC Certification and current card or ability to obtain. TWIC card must be obtained prior to start date or start date may need to be adjusted.
• Background screening including previous employment, education, criminal history, and driving record verification.
• Participation in random drug and alcohol programs.

Work Environment

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Occasionally stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop or kneel, talk and hear; ability to communicate on site-based equipment.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Overtime may be necessary as workload dictates, including weekdays and weekends.
• Job duties will be performed at client sites, production facilities, or industrial/construction job sites.
• Conditions and/or schedule may vary, but the listed conditions generally apply.
• Candidates may need to follow client site rules and protocols regarding infectious diseases.

All opportunities with Eichleay will require authorization to work in the US without the need for sponsorship. Positions may require in-person interactions and on-site work in office or field environments. This position is subject to federally mandated drug/alcohol testing. Candidates must have the ability to be badged and maintain a badge as a safety-sensitive position and/or within Building and Construction trades for process safety management governed facilities. This will require in-depth drug screening for all positions.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability (including medical condition), military or veteran status, political preference, marital status, citizenship, genetic information or other status protected by law or regulation.