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Location: Long Beach, CA (Greater Los Angeles, Orange County, Inland Empire) | Schedule: Full-Time, on-site | Compensation: Commensurate with experience

Overview

A self-performing underground utility contractor is seeking a Project Engineer to support delivery of wet utility and utility plant construction projects valued up to $10 million. This hands-on role blends field coordination, technical problem-solving, and client collaboration to ensure projects are completed safely, on schedule, and within budget.

What you'll do

• Support the Project Manager with planning, scheduling, and executing daily project activities
• Coordinate field operations including pipeline installation, shoring, traffic control, and trench restoration
• Manage RFIs, change orders, permitting, utility notifications, and daily reports
• Oversee subcontractors, material orders, and time-and-materials tracking
• Review and interpret project plans, drawings, and specifications
• Maintain compliance with safety standards and company procedures
• Prepare project documentation and correspondence using professional, grammatically correct language
• Assist in maintaining strong client relationships and project profitability

Required qualifications

• 2–4 years of field experience with a self-performing contractor specializing in underground wet utilities
• Strong working knowledge of pipeline installation methods, waterworks materials and systems, and traffic control, shoring systems, and trench restoration
• Proficiency in project documentation, scheduling, change management, and cost tracking
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Valid driver's license with a clean driving record required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with domestic water systems preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management preferred; equivalent field experience in underground construction may be substituted in lieu of degree
• Preferred experience in CPM Scheduling (Primavera SureTrak, P3, or P6)
• Preferred experience with Bluebeam (PDF markup & management)
• Preferred experience with InEight Hard Dollar Estimating
• Preferred experience with Microsoft Visio or AutoCAD
• Preferred experience with RapidPlan or similar traffic control design software

Compensation and benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience
• 100% employer-paid Health, Dental, Vision, Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance for employee
• Health insurance coverage for employee and family
• Company vehicle and gas card provided
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Profit-sharing plan

Why this role

This position offers the chance to take on hands-on technical and coordination responsibility on underground wet utility projects up to $10 million, backed by a comprehensive benefits package including fully employer-paid insurance, a company vehicle, and profit-sharing.