Project Engineer - Commercial Construction - Western Washington

Project Engineer – Commercial Construction

📍 Western Washington | 🏗 Full-Time | 🧰 Project Operations | 💵 Salary Range: $80,000 – $110,000

Build Your Future With Absher Construction

With over 85 years of building excellence across the Pacific Northwest, Absher Construction is proud to be a trusted name in commercial construction—and a 100% employee-owned company. Our people are our strength, and we back them with competitive compensation, fully paid employee medical premiums, ownership opportunities, and a culture of learning and collaboration.

Job Overview

As a Project Engineer, you’ll support field and office operations by partnering with the Project Manager and Superintendent to ensure quality project delivery. This role offers hands-on responsibility with a clear path for growth into future leadership. You’ll help manage daily coordination, documentation, budgeting, compliance, and communication from project start-up through closeout.

What You’ll Do

• Coordinate project planning, integration, and completion of assigned scopes
• Prepare and manage contracts, submittals, RFIs, change orders, and material procurement
• Lead on-site engineering activities and maintain liaison with design teams and clients
• Attend project meetings and support owner meetings with project management
• Assist in preparing project status reports and closeout documentation
• Review design documents for compliance with engineering and contract requirements
• Monitor technical progress, testing, and resolution of design and construction issues
• Track and manage costs to ensure alignment with project budgets
• Promote and support site safety efforts through personal actions and team mentorship

Why You’ll Be Successful

You’re curious, detail-oriented, and a strong team player. You love solving problems, building relationships, and taking initiative in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field or construction certificate program
• 3–5 years of relevant construction experience
• Solid understanding of construction processes, documentation, and safety standards
• Tech-savvy and comfortable with scheduling and project management tools
• Able to read and interpret plans, specs, and submittals
• Organized, dependable, and comfortable handling confidential information
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management and accountability for meeting deadlines

Absher is a Federal Contractor. All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screen.

Why You’ll Love Absher’s Culture

Build Security – Absher is employee-owned through our ESOP. Everyone shares in our success—no stock buy-in required.

Build Your Career – We invest in you through education, mentorship, certifications, and hands-on leadership development.

Build Community – Our projects shape the region, and our people give back through philanthropy, service, and team events.

Build Values – Our work is guided by our four core values:

• We Care About People
• We Are Servant Leaders
• We Do Things Right
• We Do Right Things

Why You’ll Love Absher’s Benefits

We offer more than just a paycheck—we offer a future worth building.

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – 100% company-funded
• Annual discretionary performance-based bonus
• 401(k) with profit-sharing match
• Medical, dental & vision insurance – 100% of employee premiums covered
• 3 weeks vacation, 8 paid holidays 2 floating holidays
• 7 days of paid sick time
• Life & disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement and certification support
• Philanthropy & service opportunities
• Service awards and recognition

All benefits are dependent on start date and may be prorated for mid-year hires.

Compensation

Salary Range: $80,000 – $110,000
We aim to place new hires around the 40th percentile based on experience and growth potential to ensure fair, long-term alignment.

Absher’s Commitment: Our EEOC Pledge

Absher is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. We do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We provide reasonable accommodations and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment that values diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

Notice to Staffing Agencies

Absher does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies without a signed agreement in place. No employee is authorized to enter into any agency agreement. Please remove Absher from solicitation lists.

Salary : $80,000 - $110,000