Project Engineer 

Independence Excavating is looking to add a Project Engineer to our Sterling, VA location that will take charge of streamlining the planning and coordination of project initiatives while maintaining budgets, compliance regulations and scheduling.

What do we believe in?

PEOPLE:

Provide a safe, family-oriented environment. Commitment to integrity. Protect our most valuable assets.

PERFORMANCE:

Always deliver the highest quality. Find solutions. Provide value to our partners.

COMMUNITY:

Positively impact the communities we serve. Give back. Leave the world a better place than we found it.

A typical day looks like:

• Reading, understanding, and interpreting drawings and specifications to ensure adherence to project requirements.
• Soliciting quotes from subcontractors and suppliers to obtain competitive pricing for project materials and services.
• Collaborating with Field Superintendents to review estimated productions and finalize bids for project submission.
• Preparing and maintaining a detailed schedule to ensure timely completion of project milestones.
• Assembling job cost codes for projects and regularly updating them to track expenses accurately.
• Monitoring production, resource utilization, and overall job cost vs. estimated cost to maintain profitability on projects.
• Providing the Project Manager with the necessary details to submit pay estimates to Owners accurately.
• Monitoring and overseeing project close-out activities, including punch list coordination, furnishing as-built drawings, providing O&M manuals, and compiling final estimate/retainer billing.
• Other duties as needed and assigned.

Do you have what it takes?

• 1-2 years of previous construction related experience; heavy civil experience preferred; internships, co-ops, or work experience a plus
• Working knowledge of computers and experience with Microsoft Word and Excel, construction management software experience a plus.
• Have the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Must have strong organizational skills in order to handle the variety of tasks assigned.
• Proficient verbal communication skills required to effectively interact with employees, external vendors, owners, and general contractors.
• Demonstrated capability in overseeing budget, schedule, personnel, and work quality across multiple construction sites.
• Competency in conducting thorough and precise project take-offs and estimations essential for successful project management.
• Willingness to work 100% in field onsite and in job trailer.

Why IX?

• Weekly Competitive Pay!

• Excellent Benefits:
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • FSA & HSA
  • Life Insurance Optional Family Life Insurance
  • Short-term and Long-term Disability
  • Wellness Incentive Program
• Paid Holidays and PTO
• 401(k) Company match
• Stability and a variety of different roles that provide a path to career advancement
• Family-owned and operated since 1956

Who is IX?

From breaking ground to the finished project, our team has been laying the groundwork for excellence on heavy civil construction and demolition projects for over 65 years. We combine innovations of industry with decades of successfully completed projects, proving we are a value-added partner from the ground up! Over six decades, Independence Excavating has established a team of construction professionals that sets us apart from other contractors. To learn more, visit our website: https://www.indexc.com/

Independence Excavating, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value workplace diversity and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.