Heavy Civil Project Engineer

Project Engineer

Thalle Construction Company Co., Inc. (Thalle) is excited to announce an open opportunity to expand our family of professional teammates!

Thalle is currently seeking an experienced and motivated candidate to fill a Project Engineer position on a $375M (+) USACE Lock and Dam project located on scenic Kentucky Lake in Grand Rivers, Kentucky.

Thalle, established in 1947, is a heavy civil construction company with a corporate office located in Hillsborough, NC and a regional office in Alvarado, Texas. Thalle currently has active heavy civil construction projects spanning from New York to South Florida to Texas and continuing to expand our geographical footprint. Our diverse and expansive project scope of heavy civil infrastructure projects incorporates all degrees of civil construction that includes but is not limited to; Conventional Concrete, Roller Compacted Concrete and Earthen Dams, Navigational Waterway Locks, Reservoirs, Large Diameter Underground Utilities, Treatment Facilities, Landfills, Site Work, Mass Soil & Rock Excavation, Coal Ash Closures, DOT Highway & Bridge Construction, and on demand emergency services.

We are a proud representative of Tully Group. The Tully Group is one the nation’s largest privately held, family-owned construction firms with their corporate office in New York City and long history of heavy civil projects in the Metro New York Area and New Jersey.

Safety is our TOP priority! Thalle offers a competitive salary package with a full range of benefits, including major medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, generous PTO, paid company holidays, life insurance, and 401K with a company match, and more! Compensation is based on experience and qualifications.

Thalle is an Equal Opportunity Employer, E-Verify and Drug Free Workplace.

Location: Grand Rivers, KY

Salary: Competitive compensation package based on experience.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate detailing, review, and submittal of rebar shop drawings and steel reinforcement plans.
• Review and schedule rebar deliveries based on project schedule and approved shop drawings.
• Monitor daily work activities for production and schedule tracking.
• Create and manage pertinent construction documentation such as redline drawings, submittals, RFI’s, and change orders.
• Obtain, evaluate, submit, and track submittals to owners/customers.
• Obtain material quotes from suppliers and submit purchase orders for approval.
• Accurately track, maintain, report counts of materials used, and on-hand required.
• Track invoices, receipts for field purchase orders and maintain field purchase order files.
• Review, understand plans, drawings, and steel reinforcement details for heavy civil projects.
• Assist and manage jobsite document control.
• Strong ability to command daily, weekly, and monthly meetings.
• Strong written and verbal skills pertinent in developing and maintaining client, owner, subcontractor and vendor relationships.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Construction Management.
• 2+ years of relevant experience as a Project Engineer, Field Engineer or QC Tech on heavy civil projects.
• CAD knowledge in programs such as AutoCAD, Civil3D, and Revit. Experience with Bluebeam for drawing review and document management preferred.
• Ability to work with a fast-paced team in an aggressive construction environment.
• Experience working on USACE projects.
• Strong capabilities to multitask, work independently under pressure, and within tight deadlines.
• Familiarity with rebar detailing, steel reinforcement plan review, and installation.
• Prior heavy civil site project experience such as water control, levee, concrete, and mass excavation experience are a plus.