Senior Project Engineer – Highway & Bridge, Atlanta (Path to PM)

Essenti Talent; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Bonus opportunity

401(k) match

Full benefits

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Essenti Talent is seeking a Senior Project Engineer / Project Engineer for heavy civil highway projects in the Atlanta area. You will run the engineering scope, manage submittals, RFIs, schedules, cost reports, and field coordination with DOT and owners.

This role offers a clear path to Project Manager, a strong backlog, and growth opportunities on large-scale infrastructure programs. Ideal candidates have 2+ years in heavy civil project engineering, a Civil/Construction degree, and hands-on

Qualifications

• 2+ years of project engineering on heavy civil highway, bridge or DOT projects.
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or a related field.
• Hands on with submittals, RFIs, quantities, cost reports and change orders.

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

Quantity takeoffs

Cost reporting

Project scheduling (Primavera P6)

Vendor coordination

Field coordination with owner/DOT

Reading plans & specs

Mentoring field engineers

Field support to PM/Superintendent

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering/Construction Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Office

Job description

Essenti Talent is seeking a Senior Project Engineer / Project Engineer for heavy civil highway projects in the Atlanta area. You will run the engineering scope, manage submittals, RFIs, schedules, cost reports, and field coordination with DOT and owners.

This role offers a clear path to Project Manager, a strong backlog, and growth opportunities on large-scale infrastructure programs. Ideal candidates have 2+ years in heavy civil project engineering, a Civil/Construction degree, and hands-on