Project Engineer II
ELEMENT STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS, INC · In Office · United States · On-site
Pay: USD 114,108 – 139,465 a year
Posted Aug 29, 2026
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Job Type
Full-time, Part-time
Description
Responsible for planning and conducting design work on building structures requiring advanced judgment in the evaluation, selection and application of engineering techniques with increasing difficulty. Experience with procedures and criteria for various project types, including but not limited to concrete, steel, masonry, and wood. Works closely with project team internally and externally to deliver projects. Coach and Mentor junior staff. Introduction of Project Management responsibilities including scheduling, internal resource management and project financial performance.
Requirements
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Technical
Under limited supervision, performs a variety of engineering tasks, including:
Performs engineering design tasks with limited guidance for up to level 2 projects.
Performs engineering design tasks with guidance for level 3 projects and above.
Conducts research
Build and debug engineering model.
Review and understand data outputs from engineering model.
Formulate and solve problems with guidance.
Preparing drawings and visual aids with limited guidance.
Perform construction activities with limited guidance for up to level 2 projects.
Assist in construction activities with guidance for level 3 projects and above.
Project Management
Review individual weekly project staffing report.
Guide Structural Designer(s) with assigned tasks where appropriate. Communicate appropriate technical components and expectations with completion time. Review your week project staffing report.
Understand the scope, project fee structure and contractual obligations we have agreed with our client. Bring work requested by the client that is outside the agreement to the attention of the Senior Engineer.
Communicate with the internal Project Team and the External Design Team, and clients as appropriate. Communicate with Senior Leaders when the scope, complexity or the duration of the tasks assigned changes.
Manage your personal time to deliver on all project tasks assigned and communicating to respective Project Managers when there are conflicts or competing schedule demands.
Understand and perform QA/QC protocol for all tasks for which you are responsible.
Understand client service expectation.
Understand key financial performance indicators for successful project completion, including on-time and on-budget objectives. Recognize and alert Senior Engineer if a project is potentially going off track and needs intervention to get back on track.
Attend meeting with Senior Engineer to discuss active projects.
Manage up to Level II projects.
Other duties and responsibilities
Identify and recommend enhancements to operational procedures to improve efficiency etc.
Gain understanding of organizational risk associated with technical, legal and financial items.
Develop Engineering and Drawing standard SOP with guidance.
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