Project Engineer - Career Start - Western, MA (July 2027 Start)

Suffolk Construction • Amherst, MA

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About The Position

The Project Engineer is an entry-level role in Suffolk’s two-year Career Start program for recent college graduates with 0–2 years of work experience. The program consists of three eight-month rotations in Project Management, Estimating, and Field Operations, providing experience across construction project delivery and a foundation for a career in the industry.

Responsibilities vary by rotation. In Estimating, the Project Engineer supports bid preparation, document and quantity take-offs, scope development, subcontractor pricing, estimates, and related project meetings. In Field Operations, the role supports document control, shop drawing review, project files, quality control, site logistics, safety, scheduling, and superintendent documentation. In Project Management, the role assists with change orders, purchasing, subcontract and purchase order processes, requisitions, submittals, project meetings, punch lists, and closeout documentation.

The position involves time in an office environment and walking at job sites. Suffolk describes its total rewards program as offering options intended to support employees and their families physically, emotionally, and financially.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Liberal Arts, or a related field.
• 0–2 years of related experience.
• Computer literate.
• Good communication skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Possess Suffolk’s Core Values: Passion, Integrity, Hard Work, Professionalism, and Caring.

Responsibilities

• Assist with maintaining a subcontractor database and assembling bid documents for pricing.
• Review specifications, develop preliminary scopes, and perform quantity take-offs using digitizers, manual scales, or other methods.
• Organize take-offs using spreadsheets and develop bid clarifications and requests for information.
• Participate in project walk-throughs as required and review trade durations with subcontractors for project schedule input.
• Assist with scope sheets, trade spreadsheets, subcontractor pricing, detailed estimates, and hard bids.
• Participate in architect and owner meetings and assist with contract qualifications and assumptions, value engineering, alternate pricing, and document lists.
• Develop a basic understanding of document control and read and process shop drawings, compare them to project documents, and verify them against field conditions.
• Assist with project files, quality control, punch lists, site logistics, construction management plans, and safety requirements.
• Assist with establishing and maintaining vertical and horizontal project control and updating baseline schedules.
• Assist the superintendent with project documentation, including daily reports.
• Assist with change orders and learn the related processes and procedures.
• Assist with purchasing from procurement through execution of subcontracts and purchase orders, and support the back-charge process.
• Assist with vendor and subcontractor requisitions and the owner requisition process.
• Support punch lists and help develop O&M manuals and as-built warranty information.
• Assist with submittals, procurement, and delivery processes, and participate in project meetings.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.
• Auto allowances and gas cards for certain roles.
• Medical and emotional and mental health benefits.
• Dental and vision insurance plans.
• Virtual care options for physical therapy and primary care.
• Generous paid time off.
• 401(k) plan with employer match and access to expert financial resources.
• Company-paid and voluntary life insurance.
• Tax-deferred savings accounts.
• 10 backup daycare days each year.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Commuter benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level