Project Engineer - Building Group
About the job
- Graduation from high school or equivalent.
- At least 2 years of experience in a Project Engineer or other construction administrative role.
- Understanding of the construction process from office to field.
- Ability to maneuver between office and project sites.
- Ability to prioritize and complete tasks and address issues in a timely manner.
- Ability to work with a team and independently.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Support project managers, foremen, and superintendents with manpower activities and documentation, including job-site employee onboarding, safety-meeting support, and document input and tracking.
- Anticipate project-team needs, challenges, and opportunities to maximize productivity, including material ordering and staging, requests for information, initial job setup, and coordination of job-site activities.
- Facilitate job closeout activities for timely and successful job completion, including reviewing completed work for quality assurance and quality control, coordinating final inspections, tracking documentation, and providing PlanGrid updates and as-built drawings.
- Maintain relationships that promote project success with internal teams, subcontractors, vendors, and other trades.
- A degree in Construction Management or a similar field is preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Bluebeam, PlanGrid, and Autodesk software is preferred.
About the company
Royal Electric designs and builds electrical systems and underground utilities for property owners, general contractors and public agencies across the Central and Western United States. Its work spans airfields and transportation infrastructure as well as commercial buildings and facilities that depend on reliable power. The company takes projects from early design and construction planning through installation, using prefabricated assemblies and digital building models to coordinate work before crews reach the site. It earns revenue through construction contracts for electrical and underground project scopes. Royal Electric was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Sacramento, California.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Sacramento, CA
Founded
1971
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Royal adds field oversight: visiting executives join daily safety meetings, alongside regular site visits from safety staff and superintendents.
- Full-time infrastructure managers receive defined time off: Royal lists eight paid holidays alongside vacation and sick leave.
- Royal demonstrates large-project execution: its September 2026 report describes 64 miles of cable replaced at San Francisco International Airport.
What critics are saying
- Deadlines demand extra effort: Royal explicitly asks employees to stretch when critical project deadlines require it.
- Interstate assignments limit local work: Royal's Infrastructure Project Manager opening requires out-of-state travel from Sacramento or Pleasanton.
- Royal reported in September 2026 that San Francisco airport crews worked two additional months at night after runway reopening.
What makes Royal Electric unique
- Royal controls concrete supply: two volumetric trucks act as batch plants when tight schedules rule out third parties.
- Royal adds testing to construction: its California services cover Title 24 building standards compliance.
- Royal built an airfield niche early: its airport-lighting practice dates to its first airport bids in the 1980s.
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