Traveling Senior Project Engineer (Mission Critical)

Shimmick Corporation; Point Pleasant (WV); On-site; USD 197,000 - 238,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living allowance

Project completion bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

Shimmick seeks a Traveling Project Engineer to support a large-scale, mission-critical data center construction in Point Pleasant, WV. You’ll coordinate field operations, review drawings, and work with subcontractors and project management to keep milestones on schedule.

This role emphasizes safety, cost control, scheduling, and quality assurance, with travel and site presence required. A bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management and 10 years of heavy civil experience are

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• 10 years of heavy civil construction experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience/education.
• Willing to travel to Point Pleasant, WV.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing day-to-day project activities and field operations.
• Review drawings, specifications, and submittals for accuracy and compliance.
• Prepare and track RFIs, change orders, and other project documentation.
• Coordinate with subcontractors, suppliers, and field crews.
• Support cost control, scheduling, and quality assurance efforts.
• Ensure safety and environmental compliance on-site.
• Facilitate effective communication among project stakeholders.

Skills

Project coordination

Field operations

Cost control

Scheduling

Quality assurance

Safety compliance

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Job description

Join Shimmick as a Traveling Project Engineer and play a key role in delivering a large-scale mission critical project in Point Pleasant, WV. In this role, you'll support the planning, coordination, and execution of complex construction activities while partnering with field leadership, subcontractors, and project management to drive project success. This is an opportunity to contribute to a high-profile project in one of the construction industry's fastest-growing sectors.

Project Monarch is a mission-critical data center campus development in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Shimmick's scope includes construction of critical electrical infrastructure supporting the project, including underground electrical duct banks, grounding and bonding systems, medium-voltage infrastructure, power cabling, electrical equipment installation, testing, and commissioning. This opportunity offers the chance to contribute to a large-scale data center project supporting complex electrical and power distribution systems.

At Shimmick, we are problem solvers. Creative thinkers. Innovators. We approach each project with fresh ideas and big thinking in pursuit of better answers, better outcomes, and better experiences for our clients. We are resourceful, nimble and resilient. We work hard together—and with our clients—to deliver high-quality projects that are on time, on budget and beyond expectations.

Backed by over 100 years of expertise and driven by innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit, Shimmick is one of the most dynamic infrastructure builders in the industry. With market leadership in water resources, sustainable transportation, and complex electrical construction, we’re well-positioned to lead during a time of rapid change. As project delivery models, regulatory frameworks, supply chains, and technology continue to evolve, our ability to stay flexible and agile in our construction approach is essential to our success.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing day-to-day project activities and field operations.
• Review drawings, specifications, and submittals for accuracy and compliance.
• Prepare and track RFIs, change orders, and other project documentation.
• Coordinate with subcontractors, suppliers, and field crews.
• Support cost control, scheduling, and quality assurance efforts.
• Ensure safety and environmental compliance on-site.
• Facilitate effective communication among project stakeholders.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field + 10 years of heavy civil construction experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive relevant experience supporting the delivery of large-scale mission critical, industrial, power, manufacturing, heavy civil, mechanical, electrical, or related infrastructure projects preferred.
• Experience managing RFIs, submittals, procurement, scheduling, contract administration, change management, and project reporting.
• Strong understanding of construction means and methods, project controls, and field operations.

Additional Information

• This is a traveling position based in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
• Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.
• This position does not include sponsorship for a United States work authorization.

The salary range for this position is between $197,000.00 to $238,000.00 per year depending on experience and/or education , which includes a 25% per year uplift in base salary during the initial travel assignment in West Virginia. Additional incentives include a $3,500 per month living allowance, if eligible, and a 10% project completion bonus.

Shimmick's comprehensive benefits plan includes medical, dental and vision coverage; as well as options to participate in an FSA or HSA. The Company also provides employer paid STD, LTD, basic life and AD&D, and an Employee Assistance Program. Additional voluntary benefit offerings include pet insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness insurance, legal and identity theft protection.

These benefits are available to all employees working more than 20 hours per week. Employees working less than 20 hours per week are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage as well as EAP services.

Notice To Third Party Agencies

Please note that Shimmick does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Shimmick will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Shimmick explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Shimmick.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.