Project Engineer
About the job
- A bachelor's degree in a construction or engineering-related field, or 3+ years of equivalent work experience.
- Possess communication, time management, and computer skills.
- Ability to work in a collaborative environment.
- Must pass substance abuse testing and background screening as a condition of employment.
- Perform on-site trade coordination and management.
- Coordinate material design, fabrication, delivery, and installation.
- Interact with field supervision.
- Manage cost and design issues, including change orders, requests for information, and document updates.
- Read and understand construction design documents and specifications.
- Perform construction cost estimates and quantity surveys for various scopes of work.
- Manage and coordinate trades, with some exposure to building information modeling.
- Willingness to relocate as needed.
About the company
Holder Construction manages commercial building projects for owners in corporate, aviation, data and telecom, higher education, public assembly, and science markets. During planning, it reviews constructability, coordinates design decisions, estimates costs, and aligns scope and schedules with owners and designers. It organizes procurement and trade-partner work and manages construction through construction-management or design-build delivery, while MEP specialists support commissioning and system testing before handover. Unlike a property developer that earns rent from buildings it owns, Holder sells construction services to project owners. Founded in 1960, it is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Atlanta, GA
Founded
1960
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Holder says more than 90% of its work comes from repeat clients, supporting continuity across project teams.
- Holder's five-week college boot camps include trade-partner job commitments for graduates, creating a defined route into craft roles.
- A Holder career story shows an employee moving from trade-responsible engineering into project scheduling, illustrating cross-functional career mobility.
What critics are saying
- In October 2026, ENR said Holder's CloudHQ LC3 had three redesigns, the last after a year-long pause, requiring extra coordination.
- A September 2026 AGC survey found data-center construction increased craft competition for 58% of respondents, tightening Holder's labor pool.
- Holder is privately held, while Turner reports over $28B in annual work, leaving candidates less public detail on Holder's scale.
What makes Holder Construction unique
- Holder reports delivering 6.4 GW+ of U.S. data-center capacity, more than any general contractor.
- Holder self-performs structural concrete, hot-aisle containment, modular walls and site-safety systems, adding direct field control to general contracting.
- Holder's in-house virtual design team uses 3D/4D models, laser scans, drones and virtual quality walks to coordinate job sites.
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