Construction Project Engineer
Denver, COFull-timePosted 5 days agoStill listed today
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Volkert is seeking an experienced Construction Project Engineer to support its West Region in Denver, Fort Collins, and Colorado Springs. The role oversees heavy highway construction projects, serves as Engineer in Responsible Charge on assigned projects, and supports work throughout Colorado’s Front Range, including temporary relocation when necessary. Applicants must have at least ten years of heavy highway construction experience and experience on CDOT construction projects.
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Are we the road to your future?
We are currently searching for an experienced Construction Project Engineer to support our West Region located in Denver, Fort Collins, and Colorado Springs, CO.
To be considered for this position, applicants must have, at minimum, ten years of heavy highway construction experience and experience on Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) construction projects.
What you’ll be doing:
- Oversee construction on heavy highway construction projects, with daily on-site presence
- Serve as the Engineer in Responsible Charge on assigned projects and administer all project paperwork
- Support project assignments located throughout the Colorado front range, including temporary relocation when necessary
- Report directly to the Resident Engineer or Client, as well as to the Volkert manager
What you need to have:
- Minimum of ten years of heavy highway construction experience
- Experience on Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) construction projects
- Proficiency in reading and understanding construction plans and specifications
- Familiarity with computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, PMWeb, and internet/email usage
- Ability to obtain the following certifications: Professional Engineering License in Colorado, Traffic Control Supervisor, ACI Concrete Transportation Construction Inspection, and Transportation Erosion Control Supervisor Training
- Ability to be on your feet for long periods of time and work flexible hours
- Ability to meet the requirements to drive a company vehicle
- Willingness to relocate to project locations temporarily, if necessary
- Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening to ensure a safe and productive work environment. Volkert adheres to federal guidelines, which may include testing for substances such as marijuana. Please note that federal regulations may differ from state-specific guidelines
- Valid driver’s license and a satisfactory motor vehicle report (MVR)
Bonus points if you have:
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) license, or Engineering Intern (E.I.) status with the ability to obtain a P.E. license within 2 years
Why Volkert? Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to providing clients with creative solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources. Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities.
Key Benefits:
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Medical, Dental, & Vision
- 401(k) retirement savings plan + employer matching
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
- Employer-Paid Life/AD&D insurance
- Employer-Paid short-term disability and long-term disability
- Wellness incentives
- Student Debt Retirement Match
- Additional voluntary benefits
The words from our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Hand, PE, capture best how you can make an impact while working for Volkert.
“For a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities. We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service. With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference.” – Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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How this job compares
Set against the 5,112 open Civil Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Colorado median$95–130K/yr206 salary ranges
- US median$30–43/hr190 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 247 open Civil Engineer jobs in Colorado and 5,112 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Colorado
- Langan Engineering A23 open
- Westwood Professionals17 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Civil Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 4,158 postings).
- Education
- 3,869 of the 5,112 open Civil Engineer jobs (76%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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