What are the responsibilities and job description for the Construction Project Engineer - Commercial Builds in Indianapolis position at Michael Page?
- Record-Breaking $100M Year | Join a Contractor Built for Continued Growth
- Cradle-to-Grave Exposure Across Diverse Commercial Markets
About Our Client
My Client:
My client is a $100M Design-Build contractor coming off a record-breaking year, with 70-75% repeat business and a strong pipeline fueling continued growth. Their portfolio spans automotive, healthcare, education, senior living, churches, office, and commercial construction, giving their teams exposure to a wide variety of builds.
Even with their growth, they've kept a close-knit, no-ego culture where people are given real ownership, work directly with leadership, and have a voice in how projects get built. It's an opportunity to join a highly respected contractor where you can run meaningful work, grow quickly, and build a long-term career.
Job Description
The Project Engineer's Key Responsibilities:
- Get cradle-to-grave exposure from preconstruction and buyout through field execution and final turnover
- Work directly alongside the SPM and Superintendent, gaining hands-on experience running commercial projects
- Own key project controls including RFIs, submittals, change orders, tracking, and closeout
- Support estimating, takeoffs, bid packages, subcontractor leveling, and buyout
- Get into the field and drive QA/QC, inspections, testing, punch, and pre-installation coordination
- Coordinate directly with owners, subcontractors, PMs, and field teams to keep scope, schedule, and quality moving
- Build the field project management experience needed to progress into a PM role and ultimately run your own work
MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
The Successful Applicant
The Successful Project Engineer:
- 1-5 years of GC experience with exposure to commercial construction
- Strong understanding of construction administration, document control, and project coordination
- Experience managing submittals, project documentation, and tracking logs
- Comfortable supporting PMs with change orders, subcontractor coordination, invoicing, and job cost reviews
- Exposure to preconstruction, estimating, takeoffs, and quantity calculations
- Experience supporting punch, closeout, and final turnover
- Driven, hands-on, and eager to learn with the goal of growing into a PM and running your own work
What's on Offer
What's on the Offer:
- Competitive base salary of up to $90K, depending on experience.
- Transparent, performance-based bonus structure with clear earning potential.
- Strong support and hands-on training to build and sharpen your project management skills.
- Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) contributions to help support your long-term financial goals.
- Mentorship and guidance available at every level of the organization.
- Clear career development plan with defined opportunities to grow.
- Strong internal advancement opportunities as the company continues to expand.
- Laid-back, collaborative culture where you can take ownership while working alongside a supportive team.
For more details, directly reach out to Caroline Cooper. Call or text (317)662-0895.
Job summary
Michael Page is an inclusive employer. We want to make sure you have everything you need to perform at your best throughout our hiring process, so please let us know if there is anything we can do to support with your application or interview.
Salary : $100 - $90,000