Rail/Transit Office Engineer — Construction Oversight

JMT; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 94,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K Retirement Plan

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Career Development Programs

Job summary

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson in the Washington, DC area seeks a Project Engineer to support construction projects with limited supervision, interpreting drawings, coordinating disciplines, and ensuring contract compliance.

Responsibilities include planning, reporting, cost estimation, managing sub-consultants, and collaborating with teams to meet milestones and quality standards. Strong communication and Procore skills are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, architecture or a related field.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in quality control and/or construction safety, with at least 1 year in transportation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications and Procore.

Responsibilities

• Assist planning, scheduling, and coordinating work across project phases.
• Read and interpret construction documents including drawings and specs.
• Monitor progress to ensure work meets contract plans and specs.
• Prepare reports and logs such as inspector daily reports, cost to date, estimated cost to complete, submittals, and RFIs.
• Assist with quantity surveys and take-offs from documents and in-field work.
• Assist in preparing construction cost budgets and estimates.
• Assist in preparing engineering documents for advertisement and bidding activities.
• Prepare and compile contract plans, specifications and estimates.
• Manage sub-consultants and in-house support disciplines.
• Develop extra work order requests and open-end contract task proposals.
• Prepare proposals as required.
• Attend meetings, record and distribute meeting minutes.
• Coordinate with team to meet milestones and quality guidelines.

Skills

Communication skills

Organization & time mgmt

Attention to detail

Strong work ethic

Teamwork

Site access capability

Education

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

Tools

Microsoft 365

Procore

Job description

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson in the Washington, DC area seeks a Project Engineer to support construction projects with limited supervision, interpreting drawings, coordinating disciplines, and ensuring contract compliance.

Responsibilities include planning, reporting, cost estimation, managing sub-consultants, and collaborating with teams to meet milestones and quality standards. Strong communication and Procore skills are preferred.