Industrial Construction Project Engineer (Entry Level) - Chicago
About The Position
STRUCTURAL integrates technology-driven solutions with specialty contracting services to improve, protect, and enhance the existing infrastructure of owners directly, and in partnership with designers and contractors. STRUCTURAL offers a wide range of specialty repair and maintenance services and is the largest concrete repair contractor in the United States, with roughly 3,000 employees working from locations nationwide and in select international markets. The Project Engineer Career Development (PECD) program is a cornerstone of our growth and development philosophy. With an emphasis on in-field learning and development, our Project Engineers can expect to master critical construction skills, including scheduling and production rate tracking, estimating, budget preparation and project cost control, safety management, quality control, business development and client relations, and field resource management. The goal of our PECD program is to develop our people into company leaders. The PECD program has been structured with a competency based approach along with an emphasis on individual mentorship. Our Project Engineers will build experience across multiple competencies before being promoted into the career path they desire – project management, estimating, construction management and more. Our ideal Project Engineer candidate loves to solve problems, thrives in a collaborative team-based environment, has a strong time management system, hits deadlines, enjoys communicating with different types of people, organizes themselves well and is safety focused! Our STRUCTURAL Chicago team is located in Schiller Park, IL - however, they are a heavily travel oriented group. You can anticipate upwards of 70% travel across the Upper Midwest on project assignments over the course of the year. Chicago's primary work scopes focus on Industrial customers - refineries, powerplants and similar facilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree is required. Preference for Construction Management, Civil Engineering or related field of study
- Cumulative grade point average of 2.8 or higher
- Ability to travel 70% of the year
- A minimum of one relevant internship experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Exceptional documentation and organizational skills
- Aptitude for solving problems
- Reliable transportation from the office to job-sites
Responsibilities
- Scheduling and production rate tracking
- Estimating
- Budget preparation and project cost control
- Safety management
- Quality control
- Business development and client relations
- Field resource management
Benefits
- PECD Program providing hands on development.
- Internal career flexibility.
- Continuing education reimbursement.
- Bonus structure dependent on performance.
- Cell-phone reimbursement
- 401(k) with a 3% company match, eligible upon hire.
- 15 Days of Vacation available upon hire.
- Wellness benefits; medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, critical illness, FSA, etc.
- competitive compensation
- medical, dental insurance
- 401(k)
- paid holidays & vacation
- tuition reimbursement
- career development and growth opportunities
- a caring work environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
