CMT Project Engineer II

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The CMT Project Engineer II plays a key role in delivering high-quality engineering solutions across construction materials testing (CMT) projects. This position is responsible for leading the technical execution of projects, overseeing field and laboratory activities, and managing project deliverables to meet client expectations and regulatory standards.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to work independently on complex engineering tasks—including calculations, design reviews, and technical reporting—while also supporting project planning and coordination. In addition, this role may involve mentoring junior staff and serving as a point of contact for clients, contractors, and regulatory agencies.

• Provide management over-site for ongoing projects: technical, budgetary and personnel
• Lead safety efforts and drive safe working practices on-site
• Perform site visits as necessary to address technical issues
• Ensure client’s expectations are being met by responding expeditiously to client phone calls and emails
• Maintain communications with internal team; engineers, administrative team and executive team
• Review field and lab reports daily, ensure that data reporting is processed in a timely manner
• Monitor and maintain reports associated with proposal activity
• Must follow and enforce all regulatory and safety standards with the team
• Anticipate personnel and equipment needs to accommodate future project completion

● Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Construction, or Geotechnical Engineering.
● 5+ years of progressive Engineering experience

● Professional Engineer (P.E.) license required.
● Valid driver’s license and clean driving record; travel as needed
● Proficiency in engineering software (AutoCAD, Civil 3D, or similar) and project documentation tools
● Solid knowledge of industry regulations, construction practices, and risk management
● Effective communication and leadership skills; ability to work independently and collaboratively.

This position requires extensive travel, approximately up to 70% of the time, in support of business objectives and client engagements. Travel may be both scheduled and on short notice, depending on project needs. Destinations typically include job sites, field locations, or regional offices, where work may be conducted in outdoor or operational environments. Adherence to all company safety protocols and use of PPE is required during travel and on-site work.

Work is primarily conducted outdoors with exposure to outdoor conditions, including:

• Sites that may not be accessible by vehicle, requiring travel on foot through wetlands, swamps, grasslands, construction zones, and other uneven or rugged terrain with natural and man-made obstacles such as sand, brush, and debris.
• Moderate to loud noise levels due to lab equipment, field operations, and construction environments.
• Exposure to dirt, dust, chemicals, sun, heat, humidity, and varying weather conditions as part of field sample collection and testing.

Physical requirements include:

• Ability to lift and carry between 35 and 75 lbs. over distances up to 75 feet, involving regular repetitive motion.
• Ability to stand, walk, drive, and operate laboratory and field equipment for extended periods.
• Ability to bend, twist, reach, stoop, pull, kneel, climb, balance, lift, carry, and push as required for laboratory and fieldwork.
• Ability to use your senses to see (including close, distant, and peripheral vison, depth vision, and ability to focus) smell, hear, touch (use hands to reach climb or balance, crouch, stoop, crawl, kneel and sit).
• Ability to communicate effectively through verbal and written means in a lab and field environment, often requiring the use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).

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