Senior Project Engineer

Skanska USA; Pasco (WA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Welfare Benefits

401(k) Retirement Plan with company 
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Employee stock ownership program

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Skanska USA is seeking an on-site Senior Project Engineer for the Tri-Cities area of Washington. You will provide advanced coordination, technical support, and leadership across construction projects from preconstruction to closeout.

The role requires strong documentation skills, subcontract knowledge, and cost control experience to keep projects on time and within budget while upholding Skanska’s safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• 3+ years creating documentation such as RFIs and client correspondence related to contract provisions.
• 3+ years reading construction plans, specs, and preparing submittals/shop drawings for client approval.
• 2+ years preparing subcontract scopes and contracts.
• 2+ years experience with project closeout and cost control systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced project coordination, technical support, and leadership from preconstruction through closeout.
• Manage project documentation, submittals, RFIs, procurement tracking, and change management support.
• Coordinate meetings and project reporting; identify and resolve issues with the team.
• Support scheduling and financial controls to ensure safety, budget adherence, and quality.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree – Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or similar

Job description

Skanska is searching for a dynamic Senior Project Engineer on-site in the tri-cities area of Washington. This is a great opportunity to start a career with a company that builds things that matter and values its team. We are proud to share our culture of diversity and inclusion.

Our work makes a clear contribution to society and the environment around us. We build in many different verticals. Whether we are building schools to provide inspiring spaces for learning, roads to connect communities, or hospitals to care for patients, it all contributes to our purpose – we build for a better society.

Skanska's values —Be Better Together, Act Ethically and Transparently, Commit to Customer, and Care for Life—are deeply engrained in how we work, which is why our values support and drive our D&I efforts.

The Senior Project Engineer provides advanced project coordination, technical support, and administrative leadership for construction projects from preconstruction through closeout. This role is responsible for supporting the planning, documentation, communication, and control processes necessary for successful project delivery, while helping ensure that work is completed safely, on time, within budget, and in accordance with contract requirements and Skanska’s standards of quality and operational excellence.

The Senior Project Engineer serves as a key member of the project team and works closely with project managers, superintendents, subcontractors, clients, design teams, and internal stakeholders to support day-to-day project execution.This position takes a lead role in managing project documentation, submittals, RFIs, procurement tracking, change management support, meeting coordination, and project reporting.The Senior Project Engineer is also expected to helpidentifyand resolve project issues, support financial and schedule controls, and contribute to a collaborative team environment that reflects Skanska’s values of safety, ethics, inclusion, sustainability, and continuous improvement.

Senior Project Engineer Required Qualifications:

• 3+ Years of experience creating documentation such as RFIs, and client correspondence on issues related to the notification provisions in contracts.
• 3+ years of reading and understanding construction plans and drawings and the technical specifications associated with drawings. Able to outline specifications required for submission to clients and ensure submittals and shop drawings are approved.
• 2+ years preparing subcontract scopes and contracts.
• 2+ years experience with project close out.
• 1+ years working with cost control systems.
• Bachelor’s Degree – Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or similar or 8 years equivalent experience plus minimum 3 years prior relevant experience.

Currently, the company is not considering applicants for this position who now or in the future require employment sponsorship by the company.

Our Investment in you:

• We believe that Benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options (including medical, dental, and vision insurance plans), expert guidance, and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially, and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and Benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
• As a Skanska community, our values ground us, and our diversity of experience propels us forward. No matter what your career stage, there’s a place for you to thrive here and partner with us in shaping how our world lives, moves, and connects.
• At Skanska, we Care for Life. And we’re committed to supporting your whole health and peace of mind through inclusive and personalized total rewards.
• We’re committed to your success by developing you in your role and supporting your career growth
• Compensation and financial well-being – Competitive base salary, 401k, & Employee ownership program.

Come work with us and join a winning team!

USD $84,180.00/Yr.

USD $125,000.00/Yr.

Additional Details

Full-time employees are eligible for Health & Welfare Benefits including comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans. Flexible Spending Accounts for Healthcare and Dependent Care, Health Savings Account and Commuter Benefits. Company provided Short and Long-Term Disability, Group Life and AD&D. Voluntary Whole & Term Life, Accident, Critical Illness, Supplemental LTD, subsidized family care benefit and Employee Assistance Program.

Retirement and Incentive plans include 401(k) Retirement accounts with company match or annual contribution, Employee Stock Option Program.

Time off programs include three weeks of accrued vacation, ten paid holidays, two personal days annually and paid sick leave. Paid military and parental leave programs, jury and bereavement leave.

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Skanska uses knowledge & foresight to shape the way people live, work, and connect. More than 135 years in the making, we’re one of the world’s largest construction and project development companies. With operations in select markets throughout the Nordics, Europe, and the United States, global revenue totaled $15.9 billion in 2024.

Skanska in the U.S. operates 28 offices across the country, with its headquarters in New York City. In 2024, the U.S. construction sector generated $8.2 billion in revenue, and the U.S. development sector’s net investments in commercial projects totaled $224 million.

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