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Project Engineer

Tutor Perini

Porterville, CA · Posted October 28, 2026

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About the job

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:

Inspect construction site daily and works with contractors to schedule deliveries

Interpret designs and drawings for crafts installing materials

Research and resolve drawing interpretation problems, conflicts, interference, and errors

Prepare field design change requisitions and “as built” drawings

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

Verify that all completed work complies with applicable codes, drawings and specifications

Attend meetings with other contractors, clients, or A/E representatives to coordinate design and construction efforts

Develop checklists for project closeout documentation in conjunction with specifications

Coordinate quality control activities with the construction schedule

Assist Contracts Manager with scope gaps

Research and propose solutions to quality control issues

Create, process, and propose solutions and administers RFI’s

Set-up job specific concrete log, as well as reviews and maintains concrete log

Coordinate MEP start-up and commission meetings and overhead and underground coordination

Create scheduling construction sequence, logistics and drawings

Understand and comply with company’s safety program and remedial safety procedures

Coordinate changes in mock-ups and/or shop drawings and specifications

Oversee Quantity Take-off’s as project requires

Oversee project related pricing/budgets

Develops procurement log and tracks progress to ensure compliance with project schedule

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field and 1 or more years of construction experience

Proficient with MSOffice Suite and Prolog or similar software

Experience in blueprint reading, construction scheduling and CAD

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