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Project Engineer | KYA Services

Location: Bakersfield

Department: Operations

Employment Type: Full-Time, Exempt

Reports To: Operations Manager / Project Manager

About the Role

KYA Services is looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Project Engineer to join our Operations team. In this role, you will be the backbone of our project management lifecycle—supporting everything from high-stakes preconstruction and bidding to on-site execution and final close-out.

You will work closely with Project Managers and Superintendents to ensure that our projects—ranging from large-scale complex developments to public works and educational facilities—are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest safety standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Lifecycle Support: Manage all aspects of project administration, including submittals, RFIs, change orders, procurement, and financial reporting.
• Estimating & Budgeting: Develop conceptual and detailed estimates (GMP) and internal budgets. Demonstrate a strong grasp of unit costs and conceptual estimation.
• Schedule & Coordination: Monitor job progress, update schedules, and coordinate activities with subcontractors to prevent delays.
• Subcontractor Management: Assist in the buyout process, execute subcontract agreements, and resolve contractual issues with minimal oversight.
• Field Collaboration: Partner with Superintendents to direct site activities, resolve field challenges, and ensure all permits and inspections are secured.
• Relationship Management: Act as a key point of contact for Owner-Architect-Contractor (OAC) meetings, fostering long-term professional relationships.
• Mentorship: Assist the Operations Manager in training Junior Project Coordinators and leading monthly knowledge-sharing meetings.
• Safety Leadership: Actively promote site safety and contribute to the development of construction safety policies.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education & Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or equivalent related work experience.
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in construction.
• Portfolio: Proven track record in Education and Public Works projects, including experience with various building types and delivery methods.

Core Competencies

• Language & Communication: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex contracts, technical procedures, and government regulations.

• Strong professional writing skills for reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

• Confidence in presenting information and responding to questions from managers, clients, and the public.

• Mathematical Proficiency: Ability to calculate figures such as discounts, interest, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

• Practical application of basic algebra and geometry in a construction context.

• Analytical Reasoning: Strong ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

• Technical Skills: Proficiency in industry-standard software: Procore, Sage, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Certifications: Relevant industry certifications or accreditations are a plus.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Setting: Primarily office-based (desk work) with frequent visits to active, unfinished construction sites.

• Physical Requirements: Regularly required to sit, talk, hear, and use hands for fine motor tasks.

• Occasionally required to stand, walk, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

• Must be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.