Senior Project Engineer - Heavy Civil, Atlanta | Path to PM

Accounting Search; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Bonus opportunity

401(k) with company match

Full benefits package

Education reimbursement

Ongoing training

Job summary

Accounting Search is seeking a Senior Project Engineer / Project Engineer for heavy civil highway and bridge projects in the Atlanta area. You will run the engineering scope on highway, bridge and infrastructure work, coordinating with DOT inspectors, design engineers, and field teams.

You will manage submittals, RFIs, takeoffs, cost reports and project schedules in Primavera P6, ensuring on-time, within-budget delivery.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of project engineering on heavy civil highway/bridge/DOT projects.
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Hands-on with submittals, RFIs, quantities, cost reports and change orders.
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Office.
• GDOT or state DOT experience is a plus.
• Based in the Atlanta area or willing to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Run submittals and RFIs for your scope from start to closeout.
• Build and maintain quantity takeoffs, project logs and pay applications.
• Track cost against budget and prepare monthly cost reports and forecasts.
• Build and update the project schedule in Primavera P6 with the field team.
• Coordinate subcontractors, suppliers and material deliveries.
• Work with the owner, DOT inspectors and design engineers on change orders and field issues.
• Read and interpret plans, specs, traffic control and environmental requirements.
• Mentor the field engineers on the team (Senior PE).
• Support the Project Manager and Superintendent with real time in the field.

Skills

Submittals & RFIs

Cost reporting

Primavera P6

Budget tracking

Schedule management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Office

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Accounting Search is seeking a Senior Project Engineer / Project Engineer for heavy civil highway and bridge projects in the Atlanta area. You will run the engineering scope on highway, bridge and infrastructure work, coordinating with DOT inspectors, design engineers, and field teams.

You will manage submittals, RFIs, takeoffs, cost reports and project schedules in Primavera P6, ensuring on-time, within-budget delivery.