Project Engineer

Project Engineer

Job Locations

US-VA-Chester

Job Details

• Requisition ID: 2026-69974
• # of Openings: 1
• Candidate Search Category (Portal Searching): Construction
• Service Line (UKG) : Name: SCC-SAIIA Construction Co

Overview

Saiia Construction Company LLC, a MasTec company, is currently hiring for a Project Engineer.

The Project Engineer supports the planning, execution, quality assurance, documentation, and closeout of heavy civil construction projects. This field-focused role coordinates closely with project management, site supervision, customers, subcontractors, vendors, and third-party testing firms to help ensure work is completed in accordance with project drawings, specifications, quality requirements, schedule, and budget. The position performs and coordinates soil sampling and related field testing activities; maintains clear customer communication; supports quality assurance across all assigned projects; and spends the majority of working time in the field rather than in a traditional office setting.

Founded by Sam Saiia as Birmingham Excavating Co. in 1946, the company now known as Saiia Construction is an industrial heavy civil contractor of choice for the power generation, mineral and aggregate mining, and pulp and paper markets. With more than 630 pieces of construction machinery in our fleet, over 500 employees, and experience working in 11 states, we have the resources and knowledge to complete projects of any scale. As a MasTec Company, we are poised for continued growth and an exciting future

Saiia Construction is part of the MasTec Clean Energy & Infrastructure (CE&I) business segment. The CE&I segment generates over $4.5 billion in annual revenue, providing construction services across our renewables, industrial, infrastructure, and general building operating groups. Sustainability and safety are foundational to our culture and influence everything we do.

MasTec, a minority‑owned Fortune 500 company, has shaped the construction industry for more than 90 years. With over 35,000 employees and 400 offices nationwide, we provide flexibility and career growth in dynamic work environments.

Join one of the largest construction firms in the country (Engineering News‑Record [ENR]: #1 in Power, #16 Top 50 Domestic Heavy Contractors, #13 Transportation Contractor).

Responsibilities

• Support the project team from preconstruction planning through project completion and closeout.
• Interpret plans, drawings, specifications, and submittals for site leadership; coordinate with the Project Manager to resolve conflicts, interferences, omissions, and field questions.
• Perform drafting, digitizing, mapping, graphical presentations, quantity takeoffs, and drawing revisions using AutoCAD Civil 3D or equivalent CAD/modeling software.
• Provide field engineering support including survey verification, grading checks, material installation validation, and as‑built documentation.
• Perform or coordinate soil sampling, compaction testing, and other required field sampling activities in accordance with project specifications, approved procedures, and applicable standards; maintain accurate chain‑of‑custody and test documentation.
• Review test reports from third‑party testing firms to identify errors and trends requiring corrective action or escalation.
• Conduct daily field inspections and quality observations to verify completed work complies with applicable codes, drawings, specifications, approved submittals, and the site quality program.
• Support quality assurance and control by maintaining inspection records, quality logs, calibration records, and corrective‑action documentation.
• Communicate regularly with customers, Project Managers, site leadership, subcontractors, and vendors regarding project status, testing results, quality concerns, technical requirements, schedule impacts, and issue resolution.
• Professionally respond to customer questions and assist project leadership in resolving customer complaints or concerns related to quality, documentation, or field execution.
• Monitor subcontractor and vendor performance for timeliness, efficiency, specification compliance, and quality; help drive timely resolution of deficiencies.
• Maintain current drawing sets, revision logs, and document‑control records.
• Track quantities and production; prepare daily and weekly reports including sketches, calculations, and weather records.
• Coordinate equipment and material needs, support invoice review, prepare time‑and‑material documentation, and obtain customer approval when required.
• Support Project Manager on project setup, budgeting, billing, cost projections, and change‑order documentation.
• Support preparation and facilitation of pro