Civil Project Engineer - Site Development & Underground Utilities

Job Description

Job Description

Civil Project Engineer – Site Development & Underground Utilities

Company: Major Contracting

Location: Saginaw / Bay City, MI (Regional Project Coverage)

Job Type: Full-Time

Schedule: Monday – Friday

Pay Range : $85,000 – $95,000 per year (Based on Experience)

The Opportunity

Drive Technical Precision from Preconstruction to Field Execution.

Major Contracting is seeking a high-caliber Civil Project Engineer to support our expanding operations throughout the Saginaw and Bay City regions. This position serves as a critical technical anchor on our high-stakes heavy civil, major site development, underground utility, and heavy earthwork projects.

In this role, you will bridge the gap between engineering design, project management, and field operations. This is not a passive office role; you will be deeply embedded in the mechanics of project execution, ensuring that deep excavations, utility corridors, and structural grading projects are completed flawlessly. If you are a technical professional looking for a stable firm with a relentless commitment to quality and a clear path for upward advancement into project management, Major Contracting provides the ideal platform.

What You Will Be Doing

You will hold responsibility for technical document control, production tracking, and engineering support across our civil operations:

• Project Lifecycle Support: Partner directly with Project Managers to coordinate project schedules, resource allocations, subcontractor workflows, and real-time field operations.
• Document Control Command: Take total ownership of the engineering administration cycle, Authoring, tracking, and managing critical RFIs, submittals, material approvals, change order logs, and municipal permits.
• Production & Cost Tracking: Execute analytical quantity takeoffs and field production tracking to monitor real-time project costs, keeping builds strictly aligned with budgetary constraints and milestones.
• Technical Plan Review: Analyze and interpret civil engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, and geotechnical reports to support accurate field layouts and proactively resolve engineering conflicts on-site.
• Stakeholder Synchronization: Serve as a clear, professional liaison connecting field superintendents, material vendors, consulting engineers, municipal inspectors, and clients.
• Quality & Safety Assurance: Enforce rigid compliance with project specifications, local MDOT standards, and company safety protocols across all active jobsites.

What You Need to Succeed (Qualifications)

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a closely related engineering discipline is highly preferred.
• Field Literacy: Documented experience or strong familiarity within heavy civil construction, bulk excavation, underground utilities (storm/sanitary/water), or earthwork operations.
• Technical Literacy: Advanced capability to read, interpret, and cross-reference complex civil construction drawings, structural profiles, and engineering specifications.
• Organizational Mastery: Elite multitasking and organizational skills with the discipline required to manage administrative timelines for multiple active heavy civil projects.
• Software Proficiency: Strong mastery of the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook). Hands-on experience with civil project management platforms (such as Procore, B2W, or Viewpoint) is a significant advantage.
• Mindset: A proactive, self-motivated professional who operates effectively with high autonomy while thriving in a heavy team-oriented field environment.

Workforce & Industry Data

• Understanding the current labor landscape is essential for career engineering professionals. According to national workforce data for project engineers within the heavy highway and civil sectors:
• Gender Demographics: Project engineering roles within the civil construction sector are currently composed of approximately 86.4% men and 13.6% women, representing one of the highest growth sectors for female technical professionals entering the trades.
• Racial Representation: The civil engineering management workforce reflects the following demographic distribution: White (76.8%), Asian (11.2%), Hispanic or Latino (8.4%), and Black or African American (3.6%).
• Market Traction: Project engineers possessing a strong foundation in underground utility infrastructure and mass excavation controls are among the highest-demanded engineering assets in the Great Lakes region due to increased public and commercial infrastructure investment.

Compensation & Premium Benefits

We invest in the engineers who build our communities:

• Competitive Salary: $85,000 – $95,000 annual base salary strictly based on your experience and technical capabilities.
• Financial Security: Access to comprehensive retirement savings options to back your long-term goals.
• Health & Wellness: Robust health insurance options to support you and your family.
• Work-Life Balance: Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) structures and a stable Monday through Friday schedule.
• Career Trajectory: Clear, defined pathways for professional development and upward mobility into Senior Project Management roles within a highly respected firm.

About Major Contracting

Major Contracting is a premier name in civil construction, specializing in heavy sitework, material testing, and infrastructure development. Our culture is built on the pillars of operational stability, mutual respect, and safe field execution. We don't just complete projects; we build the foundational infrastructure that drives regional economic growth.

Major Contracting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, or any other status protected by law or regulations. All selection decisions are based purely on job-related factors.