{"id":1775690,"url":"https://alion.io/job/pepper-construction-project-engineer-vdc","title":"Project Engineer - VDC","company":{"id":2247187,"name":"Pepper Construction","domain":"pepperconstruction.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/pepperconstruction","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Dayforce","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":12,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-10-05T05:45:15Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"junior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Chicago, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":56000,"max_usd":102000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":2843},"experience_years_min":1,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Power BI","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-08-13T05:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-03","last_verified_at":"2026-10-06T00:25:51Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":53,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":53},"description":"POSITION SUMMARY\nThe Virtual Construction department at Pepper Construction is on the leading edge of technology adoption and modeling capabilities, including coordination, detailing, visualization, data capture, and model-based project planning. Our goal is to assist clients, design teams, and project teams in communicating expectations and addressing complex conditions.\nAs a Project Engineer for Virtual Construction, you will support modeling and detailing tasks with a primary focus on structural modeling and rebar detailing using Tekla Structures, along with general VDC services across structural, architectural, and enclosure systems. This role is ideal for individuals early in their career who are eager to grow their technical skills, learn advanced modeling workflows, and contribute to project coordination efforts.\nMAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES\nTechnical Modeling & Detailing\nDevelop accurate rebar models and shop-level detailing using Tekla Structures.\nSupport model creation for structural and enclosure systems, including geometry, embeds, connections, and general coordination elements.\nAssist in producing model-based deliverables such as drawings, reports, and quantities\nMaintain model organization, accuracy, and compliance with Pepper standards.\n\nProject Support & Coordination\nCollaborate with project teams, field supervision, and design partners to identify and resolve missing or incomplete information and constructability concerns.\n\nTechnology & Process Development\nLearn and apply Pepper’s VDC standards, workflows, and best practices.\nSupport continuous improvement by providing feedback on modeling processes and tools.\nStay aware of emerging technologies and participate in industry events and networking\n\nQuality & Accountability\nEnsure accuracy and completeness of assigned modeling tasks.\nFollow established protocols for file management, documentation, and model updates.\nMaintain high-quality deliverables for internal and external stakeholders.\n\nPOSITION REQUIREMENTS\nAssociate's or Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Drafting, Detailing, or BIM\n1-4 years of experience in structural modeling, rebar detailing, or general VDC workflows.\nExperience using Tekla Structures required; familiarity modeling concrete and rebar preferred.\nExposure to Tekla Custom Components, Reports, & Templates beneficial.\nFamiliarity with other modeling or coordination tools (Revit, Navisworks, etc.) is a plus.\nExperience with Microsoft tools; (Power BI familiarity beneficial but not required)\nStrong communication skills—both written and verbal.\nAbility to learn quickly, follow technical workflows, and adapt to new tools.\nWork from Chicagoland offices; preferably Des Plaines\nPepper Construction is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.\nPlease note: Pepper does not sponsor work visas.\n\nThe salary midpoint for this role is $94,000. We consider many factors when determining the actual hiring salary. These factors may include location, transferable skills, work experience, licensure and certification, business needs, internal equity, and market demands.\nPepper Construction is dedicated to offering our employees a comprehensive and best-in-class benefits package that prioritizes their physical, financial, and emotional well-being. We offer medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans, a generous 401k match, and a student loan repayment benefit. In addition to paid time off for company holidays, vacation, and personal days, Pepper offers fully paid medical and parental leave, mental health services, and more.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3567,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":1,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Equity","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Health Care","Real Estate","Construction"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-03T16:28:51Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":8,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.28,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":53,"expected_fill_days":20,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","win:tail","crowd:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-10-05T05:45:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/pepper-construction-project-engineer-vdc","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/pepper-construction-project-engineer-vdc.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-06T01:03:46Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1457,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3543,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-07T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2247187},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2247187"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fpepper-construction-project-engineer-vdc"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fpepper-construction-project-engineer-vdc"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fpepper-construction-project-engineer-vdc"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/pepper-construction-project-engineer-vdc\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fpepper-construction-project-engineer-vdc"}]}