Project​/Materials Engineer

Job

APAC - Central-Central West Region - River Valley

APAC Central Inc., is a CRH company producing and providing crushed aggregate materials, sand, ready‑mix concrete, asphalt, and performing as a regional heavy highway/infrastructure construction firm serving Arkansas, Oklahoma, and southern Missouri. APAC-Central, Inc. and its founding companies have been serving our customers since early in the 20th Century and look forward to continued success in the 21st Century!

Join a Team Where Innovation, Impact, and Excellence Meet

Are you passionate about engineering innovation and ready to drive the future of construction materials? We’re searching for an exceptional Project/Materials Engineer to join our dynamic team—a professional who thrives on solving complex challenges, optimizing processes, and leaving a tangible mark on transformative projects.

• Be a Catalyst for Change:
  Collaborate on engineering projects that redefine how we design, produce, and deliver essential materials like aggregate, asphalt, concrete, sand and gravel.
• Innovate and Optimize:
  Apply your technical know‑how to elevate mix designs, enhance plant efficiency, and ensure seamless, high‑quality material delivery—making a real impact on each project’s success.
• Lead with Insight:
  Interpret complex project plans and specifications, ensuring our materials always exceed expectations.
• Drive Results:
  Oversee cost tracking, price estimation, and resource analysis, helping us deliver value and excellence every time.

• Tackle challenges related to material science, production techniques, and environmental sustainability.
• Optimize ready‑mix concrete and asphalt, streamlining everything from raw material selection to plant performance and logistics.
• Analyze project documentation, ensuring material compliance and crafting clear, compelling submittals for aggregates, asphalt, and concrete.
• Collaborate with Quality Control and Environmental Teams to uphold the highest standards in safety, operations, and regulatory compliance.
• Design and manage plant improvement initiatives—your ideas will shape tomorrow’s best practices.
• Engage in general surveying, inventory management, and reserve analysis, ensuring our projects are built to last.
• Participate in inspections, ensuring every process meets or exceeds environmental, safety, and health standards.
• Foster a safe, inclusive work environment where professionalism and collaboration are the norm.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or a related field from an accredited institution; advanced degrees or additional certifications are a plus.
• Passed Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam preferred.
• Experience or internship in construction materials, mining, or quality control is a bonus—but we value passion and drive above all.

• Analytical powerhouse with a talent for innovative problem‑solving.
• Confident communicator—both in writing and in person—who can make technical details clear and engaging.
• Meticulous and organized, able to juggle multiple projects and adapt to evolving priorities.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and a quick study with new technology.
• Collaborative spirit with a professional, positive attitude.
• Dedication to regulatory compliance (OSHA/MSHA, Federal, and State laws), personal safety, and environmental stewardship.
• Reliable, punctual, and ready to roll up your sleeves, whether in the office, lab, plant, or on‑site.
• Flexibility to work overtime, nights, weekends, and travel as needed to meet project demands.

• Frequently required to climb, balance, and perform tasks involving physical agility.
• Regularly sit, climb and use hand signals or equipment; occasionally stand, walk, crawl, kneel, bend, stoop, crouch or reach above shoulder height.
• Lift and move objects weighing up to 25–50 lbs as needed.
• Work primarily outdoors, often in extreme weather and environmental conditions.
• Comfortable working in all weather conditions; exposed to jobsite hazards such as moving machinery, high places, airborne particles, and loud environments.
• Must have specific vision abilities, including close, distance,…