Commercial Construction Project Engineer
Pinecrest Construction & Development Co. — Reno, Nevada
Full-time | In person
New graduates are encouraged to apply
Base salary: $62,000–$95,000 per year, depending on experience
Additional compensation: Performance bonus and cell-phone reimbursement
About Pinecrest
Pinecrest Construction & Development is a locally owned commercial general contractor established in 1991 and based in Reno, Nevada. For more than 35 years, we have delivered projects throughout Northern Nevada across a range of markets, including affordable multifamily housing, public and nonprofit facilities, commercial and institutional buildings, medical facilities, tenant improvements, renovations, metal buildings, and self-storage.
Much of our work is negotiated, CMAR, or design-assist, allowing our teams to become involved early, collaborate closely with owners and design professionals, and create practical solutions before construction begins. Pinecrest also self-performs several trades, giving our project teams valuable insight into production, cost, schedule, and field coordination.
We are seeking a capable, motivated Project Engineer who wants to build a long-term career in commercial construction. We welcome candidates graduating from Construction Management programs as well as Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Electrical Engineering programs. Prior full-time construction experience is not required for a strong recent graduate who demonstrates the ability and desire to learn.
This is not simply a document-processing position. The Project Engineer is an important member of the project team and helps keep information, procurement, cost documentation, and communication moving so the Superintendent and Project Manager can execute the work efficiently.
Position Summary
The Project Engineer will work closely with a Project Manager and Superintendent to support assigned projects from preconstruction and contract turnover through final closeout. Depending on project size and complexity, the position may support one major project or several concurrent projects. The Project Engineer will use Procore daily as Pinecrest's primary platform for project communication, document control, workflow tracking, and construction administration.
The successful candidate will be organized, technically capable, responsive, and willing to take ownership of assigned responsibilities. The position is appropriate for candidates ranging from recent college graduates through Project Engineers with approximately three years of directly relevant experience. It is designed to develop the construction knowledge, financial understanding, leadership ability, and judgment needed to advance into an Assistant Project Manager and ultimately a Project Manager role.
Key ResponsibilitiesProcore and Project Information Management
- Use Procore daily as the central source for project information, documentation, communication, and workflow tracking.
- Create, distribute, track, and close RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, and related workflows in Procore; maintain accurate assignments, due dates, responses, and status logs.
- Maintain current drawings, specifications, addenda, sketches, bulletins, and revisions in Procore and promptly distribute updates to affected team members.
- Upload and organize meeting minutes, correspondence, transmittals, permits, inspection reports, photographs, field documentation, and other project records.
- Initiate and track potential change events in Procore, attach pricing and supporting documentation, and assist the Project Manager with change-order and budget workflows.
- Support Procore-based punch-list and closeout processes, including warranties, operations and maintenance manuals, as-built documentation, owner training records, and turnover materials.
- Monitor assigned Procore workflows and follow up with subcontractors, design professionals, and internal team members so overdue items do not affect procurement or field operations.
- Help maintain consistent use of Procore across the project team and confirm that information entered into the system is accurate, complete, and current.
Project Controls and Documentation
- Maintain current logs for submittals, RFIs, procurement, change events, permits, inspections, testing, long-lead items, and project closeout.
- Review drawings, specifications, addenda, and revisions; identify missing information, conflicts, and coordination issues and bring them to the Project Manager and Superintendent promptly.
- Distribute revised drawings and other current information to affected subcontractors, suppliers, field personnel, and project stakeholders.
- Maintain organized records for contracts, purchase orders, permits, plans, specifications, bid documents, submittals, inspection reports, and closeout materials.
- Help ensure decisions and action items are documented, assigned, communicated, and completed by the required date.
Project-Team Coordination
- Support the Project Manager and Superintendent in planning and executing the work from preconstruction through closeout.
- Coordinate with owners, architects, engineers, inspectors, subcontractors, suppliers, and Pinecrest personnel in a professional and solutions-oriented manner.
- Prepare meeting agendas, attend owner-architect-contractor and subcontractor meetings, record accurate minutes, and track follow-up items to completion.
- Assist with subcontractor coordination, material deliveries, equipment needs, utility requirements, inspections, and owner selections.
- Visit jobsites regularly to understand field conditions, verify progress, support document control, and help resolve issues affecting the work.
- Work closely with the field team to ensure RFIs, submittals, selections, and procurement items are completed before they affect the schedule.
Cost and Change Management Support
- Assist the Project Manager with cost-control budgets, commitments, cost coding, project forecasts, and monthly financial reviews.
- Support the preparation of owner billings and help confirm that billing accurately reflects project progress and contract requirements.
- Track potential change events, subcontractor change requests, pricing status, required backup, approvals, and incorporation into subcontracts and owner change orders.
- Help assemble complete change-order documentation, including scope descriptions, estimates, subcontractor quotations, supporting records, and schedule impacts.
- Assist with subcontract and purchase-order preparation and verify that scopes, pricing, exhibits, and insurance requirements are complete before issuance.
- Help monitor self-performed labor and material costs when assigned and promptly communicate potential budget or production concerns.
- Identify incomplete documentation, uncommitted costs, scope gaps, and other potential exposures before they become larger project problems.
Preconstruction and Procurement
- Assist with bid-package preparation, subcontractor solicitation, proposal organization, bid leveling, and scope review.
- Review subcontractor and supplier proposals for scope coverage, exclusions, qualifications, and completeness.
- Assist with quantity takeoffs, constructability reviews, value-engineering exercises, and budget updates as assigned.
- Help develop and maintain procurement schedules for submittals, owner selections, long-lead materials, equipment, and subcontract awards.
- Participate in project turnover meetings and help ensure estimating assumptions, allowances, alternates, inclusions, exclusions, and identified risks are transferred clearly to the operations team.
Quality, Closeout, and Compliance
- Assist with quality-control documentation, testing reports, inspection records, punch lists, and corrective-action tracking.
- Support compliance with contract requirements, approved plans and specifications, permit conditions, and applicable agency requirements.
- Begin closeout tracking early and maintain organized records for as-built drawings, operations and maintenance manuals, warranties, attic stock, training, inspections, and turnover documentation.
- Help drive punch-list and closeout items to completion without unnecessary delay.
What Success Looks Like
- Project logs and records are complete, accurate, current, and easy for the team to use.
- RFIs, submittals, procurement items, and owner decisions are advanced early enough to avoid unnecessary impacts to field operations.
- Meeting minutes and action items are issued promptly and consistently followed through to completion.
- Potential changes and cost exposures are documented when they arise rather than reconstructed later.
- The Project Manager and Superintendent receive reliable support and do not need to repeatedly follow up on assigned responsibilities.
- Subcontractors, design professionals, owners, and internal team members receive clear and timely communication.
- The Project Engineer steadily develops the judgment and technical and financial skills necessary to assume greater project-management responsibility.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or associate degree in Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architecture, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Recent graduates and students who will complete an applicable degree before their anticipated start date are encouraged to apply.
- No prior full-time construction experience is required for an otherwise strong candidate. Construction internships, co-op programs, field experience, or related work experience are beneficial but not mandatory.
- Ability to read and understand construction drawings, specifications, submittals, and basic contract documents.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities without losing track of details.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Ability to learn new systems quickly and become fully proficient in Pinecrest's Procore processes within the first 90 days. Prior Procore experience is helpful but is not required for a strong recent graduate.
- Willingness to work collaboratively with project managers, superintendents, accounting personnel, subcontractors, and design professionals.
- Valid driver's license and ability to travel to jobsites throughout the Reno–Sparks area and Northern Nevada as required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Up to three years of experience with a commercial general contractor, specialty contractor, design firm, engineering firm, or construction-related organization.
- Relevant construction, engineering, estimating, design, or field internship experience.
- Experience with Procore, Bluebeam, Microsoft Project, or comparable construction technology.
- Experience supporting commercial, multifamily, public, institutional, renovation, or tenant-improvement projects.
- Familiarity with estimating, quantity takeoffs, subcontractor buyout, project billing, scheduling, or construction cost controls.
The Person We Are Looking For
The strongest candidate will be:
- Accountable and willing to take ownership of assigned responsibilities.
- Proactive and comfortable following up until issues are resolved.
- Organized, detail-oriented, and able to distinguish urgent matters from routine tasks.
- Curious and motivated to understand both the field and financial sides of construction.
- Direct, professional, and willing to communicate problems early.
- Respectful of field teams, subcontractors, clients, and design professionals.
- Interested in building a long-term career and taking on increasing responsibility as capability is demonstrated.
Compensation and Benefits
- Base salary of $62,000–$95,000, depending on education, directly relevant experience, and demonstrated capability. Recent graduates will generally enter toward the lower end of the range, while candidates approaching the upper end will typically have approximately three years of directly relevant Project Engineer experience and the ability to assume greater responsibility immediately.
- Performance-bonus opportunity.
- Cell-phone reimbursement.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) plan with company matching; current eligibility begins after one year of employment.
- Life insurance.
- Two weeks of paid time off annually.
- Paid holidays.
- Professional-development assistance and tuition reimbursement.
- Opportunities for advancement.
Benefit eligibility and waiting periods are governed by the applicable plan documents and company policies.
Schedule and Work Location
This is a full-time, in-person position based in Reno, Nevada. The typical schedule is Monday through Friday, generally 7:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. or 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with additional time or schedule adjustments as project needs require.
Candidates must be able to commute to Reno or relocate before beginning employment.
Pinecrest Construction & Development Co. is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.
Pay: $62,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
