Project Engineer, Civil Engineering

Lerch Bates Company:
Studio NYL

Job Summary:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and technically skilled Project Engineer to manage and deliver smaller, less complex engineering projects under the supervision of senior engineering staff. This role is responsible for overseeing project scope, schedule, budget, and quality while serving as a client contact for assigned projects. The Project Engineer will perform design work, develop cost estimates, coordinate project teams, and ensure timely and accurate execution of deliverables.

This position also supports construction oversight, contract administration, and financial tracking to ensure projects meet technical standards and organizational quality requirements.

This position is with Studio NYL, a Lerch Bates company.

About Lerch Bates:

Lerch Bates (LB) is a global technical consulting firm focused on improving how buildings perform for owners, designers, and the people who use them every day. For more than 75 years we've partnered on some of the world's most complex and high-profile projects. Today we provide Total Building Performance expertise that pairs Building Science and Building Flow with one integrated team delivery.

Our work spans design, construction, investigation, repair, management and modernization with one consistent goal: helping clients make confident, well-informed decisions in an increasingly complex Built Environment.

We are each 100% equal owners in the LB ESOP, which drives our ownership mindset and shapes everything we do. At Lerch Bates, your expertise matters, your voice carries weight, and your work directly contributes to our shared success as OneLB. We invest in professional growth, collaboration, and technical excellence, supporting challenging and meaningful work alongside people who care about getting it right.

If you're motivated by solving real problems, working on impactful projects, and being part of a team that truly owns both the work and the outcome, you're ready to be more than an employee. You're ready to be an employee-owner.

What You'll Do:

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed in this position. They are not intended to prescribe or restrict the assignments that management may make.

• Manage scope, schedule, budget, and quality for smaller, less complex engineering projects.
• Serve as project engineer and client contact on assigned projects under the supervision of a Senior Engineer or Principal.
• Prepare and monitor project budgets and schedules to ensure timely completion of work.
• Assist in the preparation of engineering agreements, proposals, specifications, and contract documents.
• Develop design computations, quantity takeoffs, and probable construction cost estimates.
• Analyze reports, drawings, maps, 3D models, and test data to support project planning and design.
• Prepare or modify engineering reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules, and design documents.
• Lead or coordinate project teams, including engineers and Revit modelers, to produce construction documents.
• Conduct site visits to monitor construction progress and ensure compliance with contract documents.
• Provide routine contract administration support, including tracking project performance and deliverables.
• Monitor project financials, including billing accuracy, work-in-progress, accounts receivable, and collections.
• Attend client meetings, including occasional evening meetings, to represent project progress and address concerns.
• Use engineering and design software to develop technical documents and project deliverables.
• Support project quality system requirements in accordance with organizational standards.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 4 years of structural engineering experience focused on building design.
• Professional Engineer (PE) and/or Structural Engineer (SE) license required.
• Experience designing structural systems using steel, concrete, timber, masonry, and foundation systems.
• Proficiency with structural analysis and design…