
Project Engineer
Porterville, CAFull-time$85–130K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Tutor Perini Building Corp. seeks a Project Engineer for a construction project near Porterville, California. Reporting to the Project Manager, the engineer monitors job-site activities to help keep construction on schedule and aligned with contract specifications. The role coordinates contractors and design efforts, supports quality control and project closeout, and manages project documentation, procurement, scheduling, and pricing. A bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field and at least one year of construction experience are required.
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Porterville, CA
Full time
JR103296
The expected salary range for this position is $85,000 to $130,000 depending upon experience.
Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship now or in the future
NO STAFFING AGENCY CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION
Tutor Perini Building Corp. is seeking a Project Engineer to join our project located near Porterville, CA
About Tutor Perini Building Corp.
Tutor Perini Building Corp is where great gets built.
It’s where forethought meets follow-through. It’s where clients with the most colossal and complicated efforts find their ideal partner. Our ability to manage projects of this scope —with accurate pricing and exceptional craftsmanship — inspires client confidence. It’s not by coincidence that more than 75 percent of our business is from repeat customers.
Our commitment to a project begins with a strategic preconstruction planning process that ensures reliable budgets, realistic schedules and rigorous quality control. An integrated service model lends a significant advantage in the building marketplace, enhancing opportunities through increased size, scale and management capabilities, plus immediate access to multiple geographic regions.
From coast-to-coast, notable projects include the Aria, Cosmopolitan, Paris, Encore, Caesars Palace, Luxor Hotel and Casino, and Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, Hudson Yards and Resorts World Casino in New York, Table Mountain Resort and Pechanga Resort in California, and The Choctaw Hotel and Casino in Oklahoma.
Extraordinary Projects need Exceptional Talent
DESCRIPTION:
The Project Engineer monitors activities at the construction job site. This includes working to ensure construction is progressing as scheduled and contract specifications are adhered to.
As a Project Engineer at Tutor Perini Building Corp., reporting to the Project Manager, you will have the opportunity to:
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Inspect construction site daily and works with contractors to schedule deliveries
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Interpret designs and drawings for crafts installing materials
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Research and resolve drawing interpretation problems, conflicts, interference, and errors
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Prepare field design change requisitions and “as built” drawings
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Prepare and disseminate all required documentation records such as status reports, punch lists describing work items to be done, sketches of work already completed, material requirement calculations
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Verify that all completed work complies with applicable codes, drawings and specifications
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Attend meetings with other contractors, clients, or A/E representatives to coordinate design and construction efforts
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Develop checklists for project closeout documentation in conjunction with specifications
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Coordinate quality control activities with the construction schedule
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Assist Contracts Manager with scope gaps
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Research and propose solutions to quality control issues
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Create, process, and propose solutions and administers RFI’s
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Set-up job specific concrete log, as well as reviews and maintains concrete log
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Coordinate MEP start-up and commission meetings and overhead and underground coordination
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Create scheduling construction sequence, logistics and drawings
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Understand and comply with company’s safety program and remedial safety procedures
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Coordinate changes in mock-ups and/or shop drawings and specifications
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Oversee Quantity Take-off’s as project requires
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Oversee project related pricing/budgets
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Develops procurement log and tracks progress to ensure compliance with project schedule
REQUIREMENTS:
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Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field and 1 or more years of construction experience
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Proficient with MSOffice Suite and Prolog or similar software
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Experience in blueprint reading, construction scheduling and CAD
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Previous experience as a field engineer or project engineer on commercial construction projects is preferred
OUR MISSION
We build critical infrastructure that creates a better world.
OUR VISION
We strive to be the preeminent full-service civil, building, and specialty contractor by delivering innovative, transformative projects through world-class execution. We are committed to creating lasting value for our customers, upholding the highest standards of safety and integrity, generating exceptional financial results and shareholder value, and fostering a culture where our employees thrive.
Tutor Perini builds extraordinary projects, which need exceptional talent. Join us, to help build the critical infrastructure that creates a better world.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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How this job compares
Set against the 4,653 open Project Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$85–130K/yr
- California median$104–153K/yr309 salary ranges
- US median$96–145K/yr2,531 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $108K, is 18% below the California median midpoint ($131K) — in the middle half of Project Engineer salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 392 open Project Engineer jobs in California and 4,653 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- 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 3,694 postings).
- Education
- 2,901 of the 4,653 open Project Engineer jobs (62%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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