Project Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 14, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 12, 2026.
About Vanir
Vanir is a proud minority- and woman-owned company, recognized as a national leader in program, project and construction management (PMCM) and real estate development. Since 1964, we have consistently exceeded client expectations. Ranked as a top PMCM firm by Engineering News-Record (ENR) for more than three decades, our award-winning team provides a full range of services to public and private sector clients in the aviation; healthcare; education (K-12 and higher); justice and essential services; science and technology; state and local government; transportation; water and wastewater; energy; and commercial, residential and nonprofit markets.
Job Description
FUTURE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Vanir is proactively identifying qualified professionals for anticipated future opportunities. This posting is intended to build our talent pipeline and does not represent an immediate job opening or an active hiring need.
We encourage interested candidates to apply for consideration as opportunities become available. Our Talent Acquisition team will review qualifications and may contact candidates when a position aligns with their experience, skills, and career interests.
The Project Engineer provides project technical support in the areas of evaluation, coordination, and distribution of project specific information, authorizations, project performance, and status. Maintain current documentation to insure project data, compliance, budget, and schedule. Exercises discretion and independent judgment on a regular basis to perform tasks in furtherance of organization and client needs.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Functional knowledge of contracts, drawings, estimates, and specifications to evaluate and ensure relation and compliance to project requirements.
- Obtain and maintain data, information, communications, and approvals required by project and company requirements between owner, architects, engineers, contractors/subcontractors, or other project related entities.
- Maintain document and project controls systems and procedures. Monitors, evaluates and ensures compliance with systems and procedures.
- Participate in project meetings to include documentation, administration, and tracking of relevant information and statuses.
- Evaluates, tracks, and ensures contractor, architect, engineer, and provider contractual requirements on areas of safety, performance, project staff, and equipment for project leadership.
- Performs independent analysis and evaluation of change orders and provides recommendations to project leadership.
- Project closeout to ensure punch list resolution and to secure guarantees, warranties, as-builts, and related provisions for project leadership and handover to owner entities.
- Provide all services and objectives to ensure the quality of Vanir’s services.
- Perform other duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree with emphasis in technical disciplines such as engineering, construction management, architecture, project management, or equivalent technical area of study. Preference of 1+ years of experience in construction, engineering or architectural related position or combined internships.
- Or, Bachelor's Degree with emphasis in business disciplines such as business administration, accounting/finance or management. 1+ years of experience in project coordination and support on construction, engineering, or equivalent technical projects.
- Or, non-degree holders must possess 4+ years of experience in a construction, engineering or architectural related position. Desire to advance their education.
- Should possess knowledge and application of construction estimating, cost, project controls/scheduling, documentation, engineering and construction principles, techniques, applications, and practices.
- Understanding of contracts, documents, drawings, and specifications.
- Basic understanding and application of accounting, cost, administrative, and personnel interaction in professional settings.
- Strong computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite products, and experience with project related systems such as Prolog, Sure Track, and Primavera.
- Ability to represent Vanir and related entities in a professional manner at all times to ensure company policies and procedures as well as compliance to all applicable laws and regulations.
Benefits
Vanir offers a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that includes 401(k) Savings with employer matching contributions, medical, dental, vision, health savings account (HSA) with employer contributions, life, AD&D and disability benefits, flexible spending account (FSA), voluntary benefits, Teladoc, pet insurance, paid time off, national employee assistance program (EAP) and employee referral program.
How to Apply
If you're interested in working for Vanir please visit our website to learn more and to apply online at www.vanir.com.
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Persons with medical limitations may, with reasonable accommodations, be capable of performing the duties of this position. Such a determination must be made on an individual basis considering the person's limitations, the requirements of the position, and the company's ability to make reasonable accommodations to the person's limitations.
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