Project Engineer

Are you ready to elevate your career with a global leader in infrastructure solving complex problems and generating a positive outcome on people’s lives? At Ferrovial, we are not just a company; we are a community of innovators and trailblazers. Listed on three major stock markets: Nasdaq (US), Euronext Amsterdam (Netherlands) and IBEX 35 (Spain), we are also member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and FTSE4Good. We operate in more than 15 countries and have a workforce of over 24,000 professionals worldwide.

Ferrovial’s activity is carried out through our business units, including Highways, Airports, Construction, and Energy.

Why Ferrovial?

• Global presence, local impact: Be part of a company that is shaping the future of infrastructure worldwide, with challenging roles and projects that make a real difference.
• Collaborative excellence: Work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.    
• Inclusive Culture: Thrive in an innovative and respectful workplace that values every voice, celebrates what makes us unique and turns differences into innovation.
• Career growth: Benefit from global and cross-business unit mobility, with development processes designed to ensure your professional growth.
• Compelling benefits and employee wellbeing: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that rewards your hard work and dedication and take advantage of initiatives designed to support your physical and psychological health.
• Productivity tools: Utilize cutting-edge tools like Microsoft Copilot to enhance your productivity and efficiency.

The Project Engineer is responsible to take ownership of the structures segment P&L and ensure that of heavy civil construction project segments from initial budget through project closeout. Among many important activities, it is most important that projects are executed safely, on time, and within budget, while maintaining positive communication with the Owner's representative. The position of a Project Engineer is consistently thinking about ways to accelerate job, decrease costs, increase markups, save indirect costs, and take advantage of situations to increase profits for multiple projects.

• Ensure a "Safety First" attitude throughout the project from all levels of management and operations
• Identify in the plans value engineering opportunities that provide cost and/or schedule savings
• Supervise, manage, and direct the selection, training, development, appraisal, and work assignments of personnel
• Develop and maintain a working relationship with the owner or the owner's representative
• Read, understand, and plan according to the work specifications and contract responsibilities
• Anticipate project segment conflicts, communicate preventative action plans, and implement solutions to avoid issues
• Understand and plan work according to project segment plans, change orders, shop drawings, subcontracts, purchase orders, and monthly pay estimates
• Select and oversee subcontractors and suppliers
• Create, update, review, and maintain budget for structure segment
• Generate solutions to stay on time and on budget
• Monitor the cost of equipment on the project segment and implement strategies to stay within budget
• Schedule the project segment in logical steps and budget time required to meet deadlines in P6 CPM
• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill
• Oversee daily field activities leading to optimal progression of project segment with superintendents
• Present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public
• Ensure customer satisfaction by identifying and exceeding client needs
• Other unlisted duties will be assigned

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or other related degree
• Minimum of 3 - 7 years of experience in construction
• Must possess superior construction knowledge, excellent personnel management skills, scheduling expertise, good knowledge and use of cost control procedures.
• Moderate to high level of proficiency operating MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint
• Valid driver license
• Be able to communicate in English and Spanish via verbal and written communications
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
• Full understanding of construction math concepts

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry

Seize the challenge. Move the world together! Innovative, creative, respectful, and diverse are some of the ways we describe ourselves. We are motivated by challenges, and we collaborate across our business units to move the world together. Your journey to a fulfilling career starts here!

Ferrovial is an equal opportunity employer.  We treat all jobs applications equally, regardless of gender, color, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, covered veteran status or protected genetic information (each, a “Protected Class”), or any other protected class in accordance with applicable laws.

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