Senior Project Engineer: Construction Lending & Owner Oversight

Energy Jobline ZR; Newport Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus available

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

Paid holidays and PTO

Approximately 75% office / 25% field

Monthly travel opportunities

Long-term career growth inconstruction

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR seeks a Senior Project Engineer to support construction lending and owner's representative projects from preconstruction through closeout. You will monitor progress, budgets, documentation, and payment applications to keep projects on track across multifamily, commercial, healthcare, and tenant improvements in California.

Expect about 75% office and 25% field work, travel to project sites within California and occasionally out-of-state.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience with a general contractor.
• Ability to read construction drawings and specifications.
• Experience with payment applications, change orders, and project documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support construction projects on behalf of lenders and owners.
• Review drawings, budgets, contracts, and project documentation.
• Perform jobsite visits to verify progress.
• Review payment applications, draw requests, and change orders.
• Monitor schedules, budgets, and project health.
• Prepare project reports for lenders and ownership teams.
• Coordinate with owners, contractors, architects, and consultants.
• Travel to project sites throughout California and occasional out-of-state projects.
• Support multiple projects simultaneously.

Skills

General contractor experience

Assistant PM/Project Engineer

Ground-up construction

Reading construction drawings

Bluebeam & MS Excel

Education

Construction Management / Engineering / Architecture degree

Tools

Bluebeam

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Energy Jobline ZR seeks a Senior Project Engineer to support construction lending and owner's representative projects from preconstruction through closeout. You will monitor progress, budgets, documentation, and payment applications to keep projects on track across multifamily, commercial, healthcare, and tenant improvements in California.

Expect about 75% office and 25% field work, travel to project sites within California and occasionally out-of-state.