Sr. Project Engineer, Construction

MasTec Inc•ABERNATHY, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Project Engineer oversees and executes project controls and management for a multidisciplinary EPC project. The role supports the full project scope, including installed-quantity monitoring, contract administration, planning and scheduling, procurement, and project reporting. It interfaces with clients, engineering and design teams, subcontractors, distributors, and equipment vendors, and communicates project status to project management. This is a traveling, project-based position. The employee may be based in any U.S. city or state and may be assigned to a project site anywhere in the United States, traveling up to 90% of the time. Projects average 8–18 months, and the position may require relocating to a subsequent project for an extended period. The company offers designated per diem, mobilization support that may include mileage reimbursement, and one longer weekend at home every four weeks. The role leads project planning, scheduling, cost and productivity controls, forecasting, procurement and subcontract administration, reporting, quality coordination, safety activities, and field support. It also manages and mentors direct reports and oversees field office staff. The position may support a crew of 100 people for short periods and lead one or more Field Engineers. MasTec Industrial provides EPC services and project development support for utility and industrial facilities, including power projects using natural gas, oil, biomass, and other combustible fuels. The company describes safety and sustainability as foundational to its culture and emphasizes quality, inclusion, employee development, and career growth. The work may involve shifts of up to 12 hours, hard physical work, outdoor work in changing weather and site conditions, exposure to dust, fumes, noise, and other unusual elements, and use of personal protective equipment. Work may also involve confined or uneven areas and heights, subject to safety and fall-protection requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field.
More than 7 years of experience as a Field Engineer or in a similar role.
Knowledge of MIC Health and Safety programs and project-specific regulations.
Ability to read, analyze, and identify discrepancies in engineering plans, specifications, and contract documents.
Ability to provide constructability and cost-saving alternatives during project design.
Ability to access all points of a construction site across varied climates and environments.
Willingness to travel extensively and relocate to the next project location for an extended period, typically 6–12 months.
Strong leadership skills, including delegating work and supporting others to meet deadlines, goals, and objectives.
High motivation, initiative, passion for excellence, strong work ethic, and commitment to ethics, integrity, and safety.
Ability to work shifts of up to 12 hours and perform repetitive physical tasks for several-hour intervals.
Ability to push, pull, and frequently lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds; use arms, hands, and legs fully; and stoop, kneel, balance, crouch, crawl, and climb.
Ability to work outdoors in changing weather and site conditions and tolerate moderate exposure to extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, and loud noises.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including safety-toed shoes, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, hardhat, and vest.
Ability to move through confined, cluttered, and uneven areas and work at heights while complying with safety and fall-protection requirements.
Ability to maintain balance at heights, visualize three-dimensional objects from drawings, evaluate information against measurable standards, recognize fine differences in objects and drawings, and coordinate eyes, hands, and feet.
Adequate vision and hearing, naturally or with correction.

Responsibilities

Represent the company professionally in client interactions and provide contract-required reports, including weekly, monthly, and schedule reports.
Champion the Corporate Safety Plan, help develop the site-specific safety plan, participate in toolbox meetings, review and train staff on Job Safety Analysis usage, and lead safety reviews, meetings, and training.
Develop quantity calculation formulas to determine the percentage of completed or installed materials.
Develop processes for creating and reviewing work plans and work packages.
Support communication of the site quality plan and ensure inspections and quality documentation are completed and assembled for final turnover.
Manage compilation, processing, and customer approval of daily labor timesheets.
Track material deliveries and develop procurement status reports.
Plan, schedule, and coordinate jobsite work groups.
Direct material takeoffs from drawings, specifications, and other contract documents.
Perform complex engineering calculations and technical drafting to support field operations.
Direct Field Engineers in gathering and preparing data for customers, vendors, subcontractors, government agencies, and internal use.
Review field-issued purchase orders and subcontracts and prepare material buyout takeoffs from issued-for-construction drawings.
Direct home-office procurement and subcontract administration functions.
Provide field support and supervise subcontractor operations.
Manage project records and correspondence, including daily reports, photographs, RFIs, submittals, transmittals, memorandums, and other required correspondence.
Create and monitor project controls, including productivity tracking, average labor rate, indirect scheduling, equipment schedules and logs, and risk and opportunity logs.
Create and maintain the master project schedule and drive planning through master, six-week, three-week, and one-week schedules and manpower curves.
Generate change orders and as-built data for Project Manager review.
Learn and assist the Project Manager with accounting, job costs, and work-in-progress updates.
Lead conversion of the estimate into standard phase codes as part of the budgeting process.
Alert the Project Manager and Home Office to cost trends involving labor, materials, subcontractors, and equipment; identify trends and suggest corrective actions.
Manage project cost forecasting for labor, materials, subcontractors, and equipment.
Establish the project cash-flow forecast and curve to support positive cash flow.
Act as the primary company representative when the Project Manager is absent or directs the role to do so.
Understand the provisions, terms, and scope of the prime contract.
Develop and prepare the schedule of values and customer invoices.
Manage, lead, and mentor direct reports; lead or direct one or more Field Engineers and oversee field office staff.
Support a crew of 100 people for short periods if needed.
Maintain in-depth relationships with team members and the supervisor.

Benefits

Competitive pay of $130,000–$160,000 per year, with ongoing performance reviews, project completion bonus opportunity, and merit increases.
401(k) with company match.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance with plan choice and coverage for a spouse, domestic partner, and children.
Diabetes management, telehealth coverage, prescription drug plan, and pet insurance.
Paid time off and paid holidays.
Bereavement leave.
Military leave, including differential pay and benefits continuation.
Employee Assistance Program.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
Voluntary life insurance, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity coverage.
Emergency Travel Assistance Program.
Group legal plan.
Designated per diem to support living expenses while on project assignment.
Mobilization support, which may include mileage reimbursement.
One longer weekend at home every four weeks.