Senior Project Engineer: Lead Field & PM on Complex Projects

Gafcon PM-CM LLC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Employer-Paid Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Account

401(k) with Employer Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Learning & Development

Job summary

Gafcon PM-CM LLC in California seeks a Senior Project Engineer to lead field and project engineering activities within our Project and Construction Management team. You will review drawings, manage submittals, and coordinate with consultants, inspectors, and clients to keep projects on schedule and within scope.

You will mentor junior staff, support bid processes, establish master schedules, and ensure adherence to Gafcon standards and client expectations throughout all phases of construction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CM, architecture, or engineering.
• 3–5 years’ design or construction experience.
• Understand construction processes, cost estimating, scheduling, and contract administration.
• Ability to interpret contracts and modifications for cost.
• Strong written and verbal communication; teamwork and client interaction.
• Proficient with MS Office; PMIS familiarity (Unifier, Prolog, Procore, PM Web).

Responsibilities

• Understand project scope, contract docs, drawings, specs, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to the project team to resolve issues.
• Coordinate design drawings, specifications, and track changes.
• Review submittals and manage document control in the DMS.
• Coordinate client consultants and cost estimation with the estimator.
• Assist bidding: prepare bid packages, addenda, and respond to RFIs.
• Collect required documents post-award and conduct preconstruction conference.
• Maintain up-to-date project information in PMIS and reports.
• Ensure projects meet Gafcon standards and client expectations.
• Monitor progress, review progress payments, and coordinate inspections.
• Assist with project closeout and training with client representatives.

Skills

Project leadership

Cost estimation

Contract administration

Submittal review

MS Office

PMIS knowledge

AutoCAD

Revit

Education

Bachelor's in CM/engineering/architecture

Tools

Unifier

Prolog

Procore

PM Web

P6

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Gafcon PM-CM LLC in California seeks a Senior Project Engineer to lead field and project engineering activities within our Project and Construction Management team. You will review drawings, manage submittals, and coordinate with consultants, inspectors, and clients to keep projects on schedule and within scope.

You will mentor junior staff, support bid processes, establish master schedules, and ensure adherence to Gafcon standards and client expectations throughout all phases of construction.