Project Engineer
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Job Description
When you join our team at Lithko Contracting, you are building your career alongside the leaders in concrete construction.
We apply our expertise across industries from industrial and manufacturing facilities to healthcare and educational institutions to chip plants and data centers. Annually, we place over 100 million square feet of concrete and earn over $1.7 billion in revenue.
With a nationwide presence of over 25 locations and more than 5,000 coworkers, you'll find endless opportunities to develop your skills, grow your career, and build beyond expectations.
As a Project Engineer at Lithko, you will learn the fundamentals of concrete construction on the job site. Your dedicated manager and mentors are invested in your success as you build your knowledge and skills and work towards your next role. Our integration (training) program empowers you to make an impact and quickly advance your career at Lithko. On average, PEs are promoted within 1 year of starting at Lithko.
Project Engineer Responsibilities
- Actively utilize your resources, including managers and mentors, to understand the project scope and schedule and the plans for safety and quality.
- Impact the project by developing plans to execute work objectives, track your progress, and replan based on feedback and performance.
- Manage the daily safety, quality, and execution of your work objectives.
- Learn through hands-on performance with our teams through the daily preparation plan and the project execution process.
- Your specific duties will evolve as your skills and interests develop. Throughout your integration, you may be responsible for: estimating, field engineering (line and grade), forming walls and columns, inspections, loadout, place/finish, prep & forming of structural slabs, production tracking, quantity take-offs, slab on grade prep, slab on metal deck prep, and more!
Building Leaders
- We are looking for people who have a drive to excel.
While hands-on construction experience is a plus, this is an entry-level role in concrete construction! The most successful PE candidates are action-oriented, collaborative, and ready to take advantage of growth opportunities at Lithko. - You’ll be joining a team that builds.
Our construction sites can have rough terrain and are operational during inclement weather (as long as it is safe). Your work hours may fluctuate based on the project activities. As an integral part of the team, you have a reliable method of getting to job sites daily and on time. - We build impressive structures.
You will likely perform labor at elevation, sometimes at heights multiple stories above ground level. While on the job site, you may need to lift at least 50 pounds. - Safety is paramount.
Your job offer will be contingent upon a successful drug test.
Lithko Life
- Early Career Talent is integral to Lithko’s success as one of the nation’s largest concrete contractors. That’s why we have a team dedicated to hiring and developing Project Engineers as they build their careers in concrete construction. Your Campus Talent Specialist will guide you through the interview process and support you during your internship.
- Through our proven integration (training) program, our PEs advance their careers quickly and most are promoted within a year of joining the team.
- PEs are eligible for salaried coworker benefits, including paid vacation, retirement contribution matching, disability insurance, annual reward share, medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Project Engineer positions are typically available in all our locations, including:
Atlanta, GA; Allentown, PA; Austin, TX; Charleston, SC; Charlotte, NC; Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Fayetteville, AR; Greenville, SC; Indianapolis, IN; Jacksonville, FL; Kansas City, KS; Lexington, KY; Louisville, KY; Nashville, TN; Oklahoma City, OK; Orlando, FL; Raleigh, NC; Salt Lake City, UT; Tulsa, OK; Upper Marlboro, MD
Qualifications
- You must be legally authorized to work in the US for any employer without sponsorship now or in the future.
- You will complete a degree in Construction Management, Concrete Industry Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field before your start date, or have equivalent work or military experience.
Lithko is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage qualified women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, people of all races and ethnicities, and others to apply.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Graduating after June 2025?Check out our Concrete Construction Intern position!
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Lithko Contracting is a full-service concrete contracting company with a town-based model. We are focused on building strong local teams that keep coworkers close to home, create local jobs, support our communities, and foster career growth. This unique model creates an exceptional customer experience in each of our towns, allowing our local teams to exceed expectations. Lithko is one of the country’s largest concrete contractors, earning us the #2 ranking on ENR’s Top Concrete Contractor list for the past two years. Additionally, Lithko was recently recognized by Deloitte and The Wall Street Journal as a US Best Managed Company. Whether it is a small commercial building, a large warehouse, or a multilevel structural building, we can build it! We have experience in placing more than 40 million square feet per year of slabs, tilt-up, and precast. Our expertise in placing and finishing floors to high tolerances in all kinds of weather allows us to meet schedules, quality standards, and cost parameters in a safe and efficient manner. While placing over 2 million cubic yards of concrete per year, Lithko also has substantial experience with cast-in-place, steel frame, heavy structure, concrete cores, and elaborate site work. This experience positions us to bring formwork, reinforcing, large foundation, slab, structural/architectural systems, and field-engineering expertise to the table, allowing us to deliver the results you desire. It is the policy of Lithko Contracting, LLC. to provide Equal Employment Opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.