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RS&H, Inc.

Project Engineer - Federal Construction Management

US-FL-Key West

Overview

Employee-owned, RS&H is one of the nation's leading architecture, engineering, and consulting firms, with associates who work hard every day to create tomorrow together. We offer an exceptional journey from start to future. Our integrated teams translate experience into insight, turn challenges into opportunities, and build relationships that are as strong as the buildings and infrastructure we deliver together. We attribute our success to our unwavering commitment to our core values: integrity, accountability, curiosity, and teamwork.

QualificationsProject Engineer - Federal Construction ManagementLocation: Key West, Florida

RS&H is seeking a Project Engineer - Federal Construction Management to support the delivery of federal building and facility construction projects in Key West, Florida. As a member of the Federal Construction Management team, you will assist in the planning, coordination, documentation, and execution of complex construction projects while serving as a key liaison between federal clients, contractors, design teams, and project stakeholders.

This role is ideal for a detail-oriented professional with experience supporting federal construction projects, managing project documentation, and maintaining effective communication across project teams. The successful candidate will help ensure projects are delivered in accordance with contract requirements, quality standards, schedules, and client expectations.

What You'll Do

• Support the delivery of federal building and facility construction projects from planning through closeout.
• Manage project documentation, correspondence, reporting, records management, and communication systems.
• Utilize construction management software, including eCMS, Kahua, Procore, or similar platforms, to manage project workflows and documentation.
• Coordinate with federal clients, contractors, architects, engineers, and project stakeholders to support successful project execution.
• Review schedules, submittals, RFIs, change orders, meeting minutes, and project documentation for completeness and compliance.
• Track project actions, deliverables, and project controls activities to support schedule and budget objectives.
• Support quality assurance, contract administration, risk management, and construction compliance activities.
• Prepare status reports, project correspondence, meeting documentation, and other project deliverables.
• Support commissioning, turnover documentation, and project closeout activities.
• Assist in resolving project issues and facilitating communication among project stakeholders.

To Be Successful in This Role, You Must:

• Have a bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management and relevant experience supporting construction projects.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)
• Be a U.S. Citizen as required by federal client and project requirements.
• Have direct experience managing project documentation, correspondence, and communication systems on construction projects.
• Have hands-on experience with construction management software such as eCMS, Kahua, Procore, or similar project management platforms.
• Have experience supporting federal, military, or secure facility construction projects.
• Possess strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and document management skills.
• Be able to manage multiple priorities while working effectively in a collaborative project environment.
• Have the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with clients, contractors, consultants, and project team members.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting NAVFAC, USACE, DoD, U.S. Coast Guard, GSA, VA, DHS, or other federal agencies.
• Experience working on military installations, secure facilities, SCIF environments, or other controlled-access federal facilities.
• Familiarity with federal construction management processes, project controls, contract administration, quality management, and project documentation requirements.
• Certified Construction Manager (CCM), Engineer Intern (EI), Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Experience supporting commissioning, turnover, and project closeout activities for federal facilities projects.

Security Clearance / Federal Site Access

• Active Secret security clearance is preferred.
• Candidates without an active clearance must be eligible to obtain and maintain any required federal background investigation, installation access credentials, or security clearances necessary to perform work on federal and military facilities.
• Ability to successfully pass federal background screening and credentialing requirements as required by the client.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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