Sr. Project Engineer

Job Overview

Senior Project Engineer – Commercial Construction. Minimum 5 years of commercial construction experience. Core markets: advanced technology, commercial, healthcare, higher education, and life sciences.

• Apply DPR’s environmental health and safety plan, including weekly safety audits.
• Mentor, develop, and train team members for fast‑paced growth.
• Manage other project engineer team members.
• Understand and enforce contracts between DPR, subcontractors, and owners.
• Assist superintendent and project manager with the implementation of DPR policies and project execution.
• Organize duties of engineers, field office coordinators, project accountants, and other staff; provide direction, prioritization, and performance feedback.
• Participate in trainings and company meetings to foster individual and company development.
• Organize and electronically archive project files for easy team access.
• Prepare, monitor, and update project schedules; work with superintendent to manage schedule constraints.
• Maintain document control entities (daily reports, procurement logs, submittal logs, as‑builts, testing and inspection logs, RFI logs, change order logs).
• Distribute new drawings, changes, approved submittals, RFI responses, and other project information to all affected parties.
• Identify, assemble, negotiate, and distribute change orders to owners and subcontractors.
• Prepare agendas, documents, meeting minutes, and actions for owner/architect/contractor meetings, subcontractor coordination meetings, safety meetings, and staff meetings.
• Participate in project cost control, maintain records, and work with subcontractors to ensure changes are paid.
• Prepare owner billing by assembling DPR costs, reviewing subcontractor invoices, and organizing documents per owner requirements.

• 5+ years as a project engineer, preferably within DPR’s core markets.
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, or related field.
• Organized work approach capable of adapting to project needs.
• Detailed knowledge of project scopes with a 100% hands‑on approach.
• Proactive problem‑solving during design and construction phases.
• Goal‑oriented, coordinating and resolving project issues promptly.
• Excellent listening and strong communication skills.
• Ability to identify and resolve complex issues.
• Effective participation in a team environment.
• Proficient computer skills:
  Microsoft Office Suite, project management software (CMiC, Prolog, or similar), scheduling software (Primavera, or similar), and BIM software (AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, or similar).
• Strong work ethic, a “can‑do” attitude, and passion for construction.

Position is salaried.

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Note:

This position is currently open. No indication of closure.