Project Engineer

Markon

Entry-level Project Engineer at Markon providing technical and administrative support for project planning and design. Assisting with documentation, contractor submittals, and project management.

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeArlington • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $70,000 - $86,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Maintain organized project files, logs, shared folders, and record sets to support accurate and accessible documentation across the team.
Route, track, and maintain contractor submittals, RFIs, and related correspondence through the appropriate review channels.
Use familiarity with CSI MasterFormat, UFGS divisions, drawings, and specifications to direct documents to the appropriate technical reviewers.
Track submittal workflows and maintain current submittal registers, logs, and related status records.
Support development, routing, and maintenance of project documents, including scopes of work, meeting records, reports, and closeout materials.
Maintain marked-up plans, specifications, as-built support documents, and other project record files.
Support project meetings by preparing materials, documenting discussions, and tracking follow-up items.
Assist with review and coordination of design and construction documentation, including submittals, RFIs, design comments, change documentation, and closeout packages.
Support site evaluations, field surveys, pre-construction coordination, and documentation of project conditions.
Help track project deliverables, milestones, and other schedule-related information, as assigned.
Assist with project reporting, including routine status updates, progress photographs, and supporting documentation.
Support documentation for inspections, field observations, defects, omissions, and non-compliant work identified by the Government.
Provide technical-administrative support for non-discretionary project tasks, including gathering information, organizing records, and drafting reports.

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS Degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management OR 4 years of construction-related specialized technical experience.
Licensed Master Craftsman
Licensed Journeyman
Active General Contractor License
Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Must be able to pass and maintain a Public Trust clearance (HSPD-12 fingerprint background check).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
401(k) match
Flexible Spending Accounts
EAP
Training and Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off
Holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

project documentationsubmittal trackingRFI managementscope of work developmentmeeting documentationdesign documentation reviewfield survey documentationproject reportingschedule trackingtechnical-administrative support

Soft Skills

organizationcommunicationcollaborationattention to detailproblem-solvingtime managementdocumentation skillscoordinationsupportive teamworkadaptability

Certifications

BS Degree in EngineeringBS Degree in ArchitectureBS Degree in Construction ManagementLicensed Master CraftsmanLicensed JourneymanActive General Contractor LicensePublic Trust clearance