Project Engineer - Commercial/Architectural

Hampton Roads area, Virginia // Exempt, salaried

THE ROLE

You support the planning, coordination, and documentation of MEB's Commercial/Architectural projects: schools, public libraries, recreation and sports centers, civic facilities, and hospitality. You connect the project plans and contract requirements to what is happening in the field.

WHAT YOU WILL OWN

• Submittals and RFIs. Manage submittals, RFIs, and drawing updates, and drive responses to closure.
• Project records. Maintain meeting documentation and project records.
• Material tracking. Track materials from approval through delivery, including long-lead items.
• The coordination chain. Work with the Project Manager, Superintendent, architects, consultants, subcontractors, and suppliers to resolve questions and track commitments. On our design-build projects the design team is ours rather than a third party, so questions route to them directly.
• Current information. Make sure the field team has current drawings and approved materials.
• Scheduling and procurement support. Support scheduling and procurement.
• Change management and quality. Support change management and quality control.
• Closeout. Support project closeout, and the other project needs that come with a live job.

WHAT YOU BRING

• 2+ years in construction project engineering, or a construction management or engineering degree plus internship experience
• Ability to read and interpret architectural drawings, specifications, and shop drawings
• Experience running a submittal and RFI process with an architect and consultant team, or the organizational discipline to learn it quickly
• Public or institutional project exposure preferred: K-12, municipal, civic, or recreation
• Design-build exposure is a plus, not a requirement. What matters is that you can keep a submittal and RFI process moving whether the designer sits on our team or across the table
• Proficiency with Procore, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office. Primavera P6 and Viewpoint exposure a plus
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or building construction preferred, or equivalent experience
• OSHA 30 preferred. Valid driver's license

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Assignment varies by project. You may be based in an office, embedded at a jobsite, or splitting time between the two
• Walk active jobsites over uneven terrain, climb stairs and ladders, and work around heavy equipment in outdoor conditions; required PPE
• Extended computer work. Occasionally lift and carry up to 25 lbs

COMPENSATION

The anticipated starting salary for this position is $72,000 to $100,000 per year. This is the range we expect to pay someone starting in this position. Where an offer lands within it depends on the experience you bring, the certifications and technical skills that apply to this work, the scope you have carried before, and what we pay people already doing equivalent work here. The range covers base pay. It is a starting range, not a ceiling. People move up through it and past it as they grow with us.

WHY MEB

• Employee ownership. MEB is employee owned. Through our ESOP, the people who build the work own the business behind it.
• Benefits. MEB pays the medical and dental premiums for our employees. We also offer vision, disability, and life insurance, FSA and HSA options, a matching 401(k), tuition reimbursement, a health and wellness program, and paid time off.
• Room to grow. Project Engineer is the first rung of the project management track. The path from here to Project Manager is defined, and the people developing you have walked it themselves.
• Core values. Clients First, Safety Matters, and Family by Choice. You will see them on the jobsite, not just in the handbook.
• Who we are. Founded in 1982, MEB is a Virginia-based construction firm with more than 475 employees, headquartered in Chesapeake with a regional office in Richmond. We build resilient environments: projects that improve the communities we work in, locally and nationwide.
• What we build. Our commercial/architectural work is schools, public libraries, recreation and sports centers, civic facilities, and hospitality across Virginia, most of it public and institutional. We also self-perform heavy civil infrastructure with our own crews, treatment plants, pump stations, pipelines, and industrial facilities, and we are a national leader in aviation fueling systems and storage on government and military installations nationwide.

MEB General Contractors, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, marital status, military status, status as a victim of family abuse, or any other status protected by law.

MEB is proud to support those who have served. Veterans are encouraged to apply.

MEB participates in E-Verify and verifies the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.

Employment is contingent on a pre-employment drug screen and a motor vehicle record check (as required).