A bachelor's degree in civil engineering, electrical engineering, or construction management is required.
At least 1 year of experience in a position of responsibility with a construction or engineering firm is required; internships count toward this experience.
The role requires travel to project sites beyond the corporate office, up to 75%.
The role may be assigned to a project site for an undetermined duration if project metrics require additional onsite management.
Responsibilities
Support Project Managers, Site Managers, the Director of Construction, and the Head of Construction as the central technical coordinator through the engineering, procurement, and construction project lifecycle.
Work on one or more projects currently under contract and serve as the technical bridge among discipline engineers, project management, procurement agents, field construction teams, and external vendors and clients.
Assist the Director of Construction and Site Managers in monitoring projects against contract requirements, specifications, and project metrics to support successful completion.
Perform safety audits and interact with contractors and subcontractors to ensure safe site operations and implementation of a positive safety culture.
Act as the point of contact and make an initial attempt to resolve issues that could affect the schedule, quality, or budget for assigned areas.
Audit project files and drawings to ensure documents are orderly and project teams use the latest revisions at project sites.
Obtain vendor and contractor submittals, transmittals, and requests for information, then route or answer them promptly to support project schedules.
Review submittals, transmittals, requests for information, and schedules for accuracy and adherence to project requirements.
Follow up on submittals, transmittals, and requests for information to obtain additional information and complete action items.
Track project deliverables, including schedule updates, lien waivers, and work plans, to ensure timely and accurate submission.
Conduct field productivity audits by tracking manpower, equipment, cycle times, and units installed.
Assist project teams in documenting issues that could affect Exus's interests.
Read drawings across all disciplines, understand quality control requirements, and assess project schedules for risks and opportunities.
Support the independent engineer documentation process by reviewing project documentation in depth, tracking down missing documentation, answering questions, and submitting documentation to engineers.
Desired Qualifications
Prior experience assisting with projects from groundbreaking through project turnover is highly preferred.
Experience using Word, Excel, Primavera, and selected project management software is highly preferred.
About Exus Renewables North America
Exus Renewables North America is a leading independent developer and operator of utility-scale renewable energy projects, dedicated to advancing clean energy solutions across the United States. With offices in Pittsburgh, New York, and Albuquerque, and over 100 employees in the US, Exus NA focuses on developing, repowering, and managing renewable energy assets, contributing to the nation's decarbonization efforts and driving sustainable growth in the U.S. renewable energy sector.
The Associate Project Engineer will support the Project Managers, Site Managers, Director of Construction, and the Head of Construction serving as the central technical coordinator through the EPC project lifecycle. The Associate Project Engineer will be assigned to one or more of the projects currently under contract. The Project Engineer acts as the primary technical bridge between discipline engineers, project management, procurement agents, field construction teams, and external vendors/clients.
*This role is open to December 2026 recent engineering graduates!
Principal (Essential) Duties
The Associate Project Engineer works continuously toward successful project completion by assisting the Director of Construction and the Site Managers in monitoring projects in a manner consistent with the intent of the contract requirements, specifications, and metrics appropriate to the project.
Perform safety audits and interact with contractors and subcontractors to ensure the site is working safely and a positive safety culture is implemented at the site.
Act as POC and first attempt at resolving issues which can impact the project’s schedule, quality, and budget for areas that have been assigned to the Project Engineer.
Auditing project files and drawings to ensure that project teams maintain documents in an orderly fashion and are utilizing the latest revisions of documents on the project sites.
Obtaining submittals, transmittals, and requests for information (RFIs) from Vendors and Contractors and routing or answering in a timely manner to support the project schedules.
Reviewing submittals, transmittals, RFIs and schedules for accuracy and adherence to project requirements.
Performing appropriate follow up on submittals, transmittals, and RFIs for additional information and action items.
Track project deliverables (such as schedule updates, lien waivers, and work plans) to ensure documents are submitted timely and accurately.
Perform field productivity audits tracking manpower, equipment, cycle times, and units installed.
Assisting the project teams in documenting issues that could impact EXUS’ interests.
Ability to read drawings (all disciplines), understand quality control requirements, and assess Project Schedules for risks and opportunities.
Support independent engineer documentation process/review of project documentation (does deep dive on everything from the job, tracks down missing documentation, answering questions, submitting to engineers, etc.)
Education and Experience Requirements
Bachelors in civil or electrical engineering, or construction management.
1+ years of experience in a position of responsibility with a construction or engineering firm, internships included.
Prior experience assisting on projects from groundbreaking to project turnover highly preferred.
Prior experience utilizing Word, Excel, Primavera, and select Project Management software highly preferred.
Travel as required, up to 75% to sites beyond the corporate office to project sites.
Be assigned to a project site with an undetermined duration, if project metrics dictate additional management onsite.