Construction Engineer

Construction Engineer

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

At Jacobs, we're not just building infrastructure, we're helping our clients innovate and grow by designing, engineering, and executing the construction of their state-of-the-art facilities that are changing our world.

As a Construction Engineer, you'll join our collaborative team providing our clients with award-winning engineering, construction management, and design-build project delivery. We are looking for a passionate Construction Engineer in southern Wisconsin or northern Illinois who is driven by collaboration, exceeding expectations, and challenging the status quo. You'll provide construction engineering and inspection services on highway, roadway, bridge and other various infrastructure projects in the Milwaukee area, southeast Wisconsin and northeast/north central Illinois.

As part of our project team, the responsibilities of this position may include but are not limited to:

• Being the Inspector on WisDOT projects
• Documenting contractor progress and quantities completed
• Performing daily inspections to verify that the Contractor work is being completed in accordance with the contract documents
• Preparing daily construction reports that identify the contractor workforce, equipment, and activities, site visitors, and includes daily progress photos
• Reviewing contract plans, specifications, submittals and material information
• Keep the Project Leader or Resident Engineer informed of the Contractor's progress and activities.
• Reporting and documenting any field conditions that deviate from the Contract
• Utilizing contract documents to perform general monitoring and documentation of construction activities.

In this role you'll be part of a project team based in the Milwaukee area, surrounded by expert mentorship to help you thrive and opportunities to grow in your career. You'll communicate with members of the Jacobs team, client, and contractor and work together to mitigate or eliminate project risks. You'll be accountable for interacting with our construction sites, clients, and management to support the project team. Your keen ability to communicate effectively and maintain organized documentation records will be key to tackling project challenges.

Bring your curiosity, technical skill and desire to grow. Working together, we'll help you design your career and pursue what fulfills you so that we can make impacts on the future – big and small, global and local.

Here's what you'll need

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in roadway/highway, bridge, or general civil construction projects
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering or related discipline
• Experience on WisDOT construction projects
• Ability to drive to/from project locations in southern Wisconsin and/or northern Illinois
• Working knowledge of construction engineering and document control
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications, including Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook
• Excellent organizational and written and verbal communication skills
• Local to Milwaukee, WI or Chicago/Northern IL

Ideally, you'll also have:

• WisDOT HTCP Certifications for Portland Cement Concrete Technician and Nuclear Density Technician
• OSHA 10- or 30- hour training
• Engineer in Training-EIT certification
• Experience on Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) or Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (ISTHA) construction projects
• Ability and desire to obtain Professional Engineer (PE) license, or Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
• Working knowledge of Bluebeam, MicroStation, Civil3D and/or AutoCAD

Posted Salary Range: Minimum 65,000.00 Posted Salary Range: Upper 77,000.00

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $65,000.00 to $77,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on May 15, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

Onsite employees are expected to attend a Jacobs Workplace on a full-time basis, as required by the nature of their role.

Your application experience is important to us, and we're keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.

Locations

Milwaukee - Wisconsin - United States