Project Engineer
Project Engineer
What's Awesome About Our Client?
An electrical contractor that's been around almost 90 years, with a busy commercial side.
Lots of variety: airports, healthcare, high-rises and hydro.
Medical, dental and vision 100% paid by the company, dependents included.
Pay reviewed at 3 and 6 months, plus a discretionary year-end bonus.
Training on every program up front, with an experienced team and a manager who won't set you up to fail.
Why This Job - Project Engineer:
- We've partnered with an electrical contractor in Billings that does commercial, industrial and government work across Montana and Wyoming. Their commercial side is busy, and they're looking for someone who wants to grow into project management with them.
- You'd start in a PM assistant role and learn the whole life of a job, from the first count on a bid to buying and building. The first few months are mostly training. They'll also put you in the deep end a bit, with the door always open for questions.
- By the 6-month review, they'd like to see you starting to manage assigned parts of a project with minimal supervision. After that, the rough goal is leading coordination on a project phase and owning your part from start to finish.
- They want someone who chose construction on purpose and plans to stay in it. They're open to working around classes for the right person if you're still in school.
- If you're a construction engineering student or new grad who wants to build a long-term career at an electrical contractor in Montana, reach out.
- What You'll Actually Do:
- Help build bids by doing counts and takeoffs off the drawings, with a senior person finishing the bid alongside you.
- Review contracts after a win against what was bid, and help get the terms right so the company's interests are protected.
- Set up each job once the contract is signed, and get it into their project management software for procurement.
- Run submittals with suppliers and general contractors, checking every product against the spec before it goes back.
- Learn to read a set of drawings, one-line diagrams and routing, and why every choice was made.
- Work through a weekly task list with your manager, prioritized by each project's schedule.
What You Bring:
A B.S. in construction engineering, finished recently or coming in Spring 2027. Construction management or a related construction degree works too.
Summers worked in construction are a plus, but they're more concerned about your attitude and your interest in the trade.
You want a career in construction and you like being part of a team that shows up every day.
You don't mind a hot day on a job site in a hard hat and boots when the work calls for it.
Microsoft Office. They'll get you up to speed on their estimating, project management and PDF tools.
Where and How Much:
Location: Billings, MT. About 95% in the office, with some site visits
Compensation:
$75K to $85K a year depending on your background, with pay reviews at 3 and 6 months, plus a discretionary year-end bonus
Benefits:
Medical, dental, vision and prescription 100% employer-paid, including dependents 401(k) with a match after 12 months80 hours PTO a year plus 6 paid holidays A company vehicle for work
Schedule:
Full time, salaried, M-F, about 7 to 4. Plan on at least 40 hours a week (most of the team works 45 or more), with early Fridays in the summer when your work is done