Project Engineer - Underground Utilities

Project Engineer - Underground Utilities

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Come grow with us at a company built on more than a century of shared values:
Safety, Quality, Honesty, Hard Work, and Pride of Ownership. These principles have propelled us into the top 15% of ENR’s Best Specialty Contractor’s list. You’ll have the opportunity to grow professionally, personally, and financially while working alongside talented colleagues who value lifelong friendships and making a difference in both our company and the specialty contracting community.

The Project Engineer (PE) position at Murray Company is a critical entry point into construction project management. Our PEs play a vital role in the success of each project, working under senior project managers and field leaders within our Southern California division, specializing in underground / wet utility projects. The role provides business and administrative support to facilitate planning and coordination of activities, ensuring project goals are achieved within time and budget constraints.

Location:

Cypress, CA with anticipated travel to designated project sites in and around the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area.

• Assist the Project Manager in planning work schedules, determining manpower levels, and arranging assignment of project personnel.
• Coordinate project personnel activities to ensure the project progresses on schedule and within the prescribed budget.
• Advise the Project Manager on potential problems, work interferences, and schedule difficulties and aid in resolving them as needed.
• Compose and/or edit letters, memos, reports, and procedures.
• Oversee and/or process day‑to‑day administrative items per supervisor authorization.
• Prepare special reports, studies, and statistical analyses per supervisor request—generally requiring research, development, and/or data interpretation with minimal instruction or supervision.

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, mechanical engineering, or a similar field of study; or prior field and craft experience.
• Prior experience or a strong interest in underground site utilities (wet side), earthwork, excavation, and shoring construction projects is a major plus.
• Proficiency in Excel and general computer literacy.
• Exposure to construction-based software is preferred.
• Experience with Revit, Navisworks, and/or Autodesk Build / Procore is a plus.

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
• Must be able to read printed and digital documents.
• Must be able to climb ladders, access and egress trenches and/or attic spaces and/or confined spaces.
• Requires hearing ability to communicate in noisy environments.
• Must be able to recognize alarms, signals, and verbal instructions.
• Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as needed.
• Ability to grasp, handle, and manipulate small objects.

$70,000.00 – $85,000.00 per year

Murray Company offers a generous total rewards package, including an annual Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) contribution and discretionary cash bonus program. Additional benefits comprise a 401(k) with matching, 100% company‑paid medical coverage for employees (up to 2/3 for family), company‑provided life insurance, optional vision and dental insurance, and more.

Murray Company does not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles from third‑party recruiting agencies or individual recruiters in response to job postings. Resumes submitted to any employee of Murray Company without a signed agreement by an officer of the company (or his or her delegate) and without the express written agreement by the Talent Acquisition or Human Resources function to engage in a search on behalf of the company will become property of Murray Company.

Verbal or written commitments from any other member of Murray Company will not be considered binding terms. Murray Company will not pay a fee to any third‑party recruiting firms or individual recruiters that have not coordinated their recruiting activity through the Talent Acquisition or Human Resources function.

Entry level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Civil Engineering