Project Engineer, Civil Engineering
Listed on 2025-12-19
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Construction
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Engineering
Civil Engineering
Knife River has an excellent opportunity for a Project Engineer in Long Beach, CA.
The Project Engineer will support marine construction projects, focusing on daily field coordination with crews, tracking production, and ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and to project specifications. Project Engineer will help communicate between the field and the office, providing support to superintendent and foremen, maintaining accurate production records, and assisting with scheduling and material coordination. The Project Engineer may also serve as the Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) or Quality Control (QC) Manager on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) projects, in compliance with EM 385-1-1 requirements.
ResponsibilitiesSupport enforcement of MSHA, OSHA, Corps of Engineers, and company safety policies. Participate in and lead safety meetings with field crews. Monitor field activities for compliance with quality standards. Prepare and maintain corresponding documentation as required to maintain compliance.
Work onsite to assist superintendent and foremen in planning and executing daily work activities. Coordinate labor, equipment, and material needs for upcoming work. Communicate with Project Manager and quarry operations for rock deliveries and other material sourcing. Verify field conditions and adjust work plans as needed for efficiency and safety.
Maintain accurate daily logs of crew activities, production quantities, and equipment usage. Track material quantities and document quantities for payment. Monitor progress against production goals and report variances to Project Manager.
Perform progress surveys to verify installation of work and assemble cross sections and bathymetry maps to provide project progress documentation for the Project Manager and client.
Assist in preparing project schedules. Identify potential delays and work with the team to resolve them.
Provide technical support for layout, surveying, and documentation as needed. Assist in preparing project documentation, including as-builts and progress photos.
- Familiarity with EM 385-1-1 requirements for hazard identification, safety compliance, accident prevention plans, and activity hazard analyses.
- Completed EM 385-1-1 training appropriate for SSHO or QC Manager roles on USACE projects.
- Hydrographic and/or topographic
- Experience working with Hypack
- Requires walking, bending, squatting, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and climbing to a significant degree.
- Heavy work-exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
- Requires the ability to communicate effectively.
- Requires climbing in and out of marine equipment.
Knife River is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status or any other protected category under applicable state/federal law.
Subject to pre-employment drug testing and background checks.
If unable to apply online, please mail completed application to:
Knife River Corporation
Box 6099
Stockton, CA 95206
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