
Project Engineer (Otisville, NY)
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Job overview
Jacobs seeks a collaborative Project Engineer to work on client sites in Otisville, NY, delivering construction projects by analyzing reports, managing budgets, schedules, project controls, and on‑site coordination of general contractors while ensuring effective communication and multi‑tasking in a fast‑paced environment.
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Full job description
At Jacobs, our PM/CM team works seamlessly with clients by delivering projects and programs to achieve our clients’ goals. Whether it’s managing construction or designing buildings, solutions are continuously being implemented. What we do is more than construction; we play a part in moving a vision from concept to reality. If you’re interested in a rewarding career working on ENR's #1 Program Management and Construction Management-for-Fee firm, then Jacobs is where you belong.
We're looking for a collaborative and driven Project Engineer who thrives when people are in sync and projects are running not just on time but within budget. Based at our client's project site in Otisville, New York, you'll be responsible for analyzing and developing reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, project awards, invoices, and assist with development and management of project budgets, schedules, project controls, and on-site management of General Contractors as needed. You’ll provide effective project management to help reduce the costs of delivering projects and adding value to the client by applying proven project management techniques. Your keen ability to multi-task, communicate effectively and tackle project challenges will allow you to thrive in our fast-paced environment.
Design your career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed.
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Bachelor of Science in an Engineering discipline, Construction Management or Architecture
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1-3 years of experience working on large building construction or civil projects
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Knowledge of pre-design and pre-construction, delivery systems, and components
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Exceptional verbal and written communications skills
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Proficient Microsoft Office Suite, specifically MS Excel
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Ability to obtain an OSHA 30 within the first 30 days of employement
Ideally, you’ll also have:
- Experience with software such as Bluebeam, Primavera, and e-Builder
Sponsorship is not available for this position
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Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.
How this job compares
Set against the 5,133 open Project Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- New York median$95–135K/yr165 salary ranges
- US median$36–47/hr281 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 229 open Project Engineer jobs in New York and 5,133 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- LaBella Associates11 open
- Jacobs (this employer)10 open
- HNTB8 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Project Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,972 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,105 of the 5,133 open Project Engineer jobs (60%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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