Rail Project Engineer | Junior, Scheduling & Submittals

Jobright.ai; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Job summary

Herzog Contracting Corp. in Philadelphia seeks a Project Engineer to support the Project Manager on rail projects. The role involves reviewing shop drawings, managing material procurement, and ensuring compliance with contractual obligations.

The candidate must have a four-year engineering degree and 2+ years of related scheduling experience, with strong communication and organizational skills. Office-based with field interaction and safety training required.

Qualifications

• Four-year engineering degree plus 2+ years of construction scheduling experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; able to work in a team.
• Ability to read/interpret construction drawings and technical specs.

Responsibilities

• Assist Project Manager and Project Engineer and act as support for the field.
• Know the contractual obligations that HCC has with the client and vice versa.
• Review and log shop drawings; assist field engineers with processing of submittals and RFI’s.
• Code materials, labor and equipment.
• Procurement and timely delivery of materials to the project.
• Process material submittals and requests for information.
• Assist with Subcontract administration.
• Acquire and assist with closing construction-related permits.
• Regular and consistent engagement, participation and promotion of Herzog’s Culture and its essential behaviors are a requirement for this position.

Skills

Construction scheduling

Read construction drawings

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Prolog

PM Web

Verbal communication

Written communication

Teamwork

Organization skills

Motivation

Technical documents

Education

Four-year engineering degree

Tools

Prolog

PM Web

Job description

Herzog Contracting Corp. in Philadelphia seeks a Project Engineer to support the Project Manager on rail projects. The role involves reviewing shop drawings, managing material procurement, and ensuring compliance with contractual obligations.

The candidate must have a four-year engineering degree and 2+ years of related scheduling experience, with strong communication and organizational skills. Office-based with field interaction and safety training required.