Project Engineer (Transmission)

About Us Irby Construction Company has been building infrastructure for the power industry for more than 75 years. Our business values and performance-driven mindset guide our actions. Our approach to work starts with safety, puts people first, seeks to innovate, and promises to perform. Irby is proud of its inclusive work environment, family-oriented culture, excellent benefits, and clear pathways for career growth. We strive to provide every employee with clear expectations and opportunities for advancement. What’s more, Irby has long long-valued tenure. In fact, many of our executive leaders started with Irby early in their careers and in the field. When you join our team, you join an established firm, with a culture centered around its people. Teamwork is how we work. There is no other way. Pride is ever-present inside our offices and the bond of brotherhood runs strong among our crews. Irby Construction is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quanta Services. That means team Irby gets the benefits of the company culture we’re known for along with the stability and resources of a Fortune 500 organization. (NYSE: PWR). Build your career at Irby Construction. About this Role The Project Engineer (Transmission) is an entry-level project support position responsible for assisting Project Managers and field leadership with the planning, coordination, documentation, and execution of high-voltage transmission construction projects throughout Irby’s West Region operating area. This role is designed for recent graduates or early-career professionals seeking to build a long-term career in utility construction project management. The Project Engineer will gain hands-on exposure to field operations while supporting project schedules, costs, materials, RFIs, submittals, change management, reporting, safety, quality, and closeout activities. Prior utility construction experience is not required; a strong willingness to learn, travel, and work closely with both office and field teams is essential. What You'll Do

Assist Project Managers, Superintendents, General Foremen, and other project team members with day-to-day coordination of transmission construction projects. Support pre-construction activities including review of drawings, specifications, bid documents, contracts, schedules, and project scope. Assist with preparing and maintaining project schedules, look-ahead plans, progress updates, and milestone tracking. Prepare, track, and maintain RFIs, submittals, change requests, meeting minutes, action-item logs, and other project documentation. Support project cost tracking, budget updates, forecasting, purchase documentation, and reconciliation of project expenses under the direction of the Project Manager. Assist with material and equipment tracking, including delivery status, shortages, inventory, and coordination with procurement, vendors, and field personnel. Coordinate with engineering, operations, subcontractors, suppliers, clients, and internal support teams to help resolve project questions and keep work progressing. Participate in pre-construction, customer, progress, safety, and closeout meetings; prepare meeting notes and follow up on assigned action items. Conduct routine project site visits to understand field conditions, monitor progress, verify documentation, and support communication between field and office teams. Assist with daily, weekly, and monthly reporting related to safety, quality, production, schedule, cost, and overall project status. Support documentation of field changes, redlines, as-builts, quantities, production information, and completed work for project records and billing support. Help identify project risks, constraints, schedule impacts, material issues, or field conflicts and communicate concerns to project leadership for resolution. Support project closeout activities including punch lists, final documentation, material reconciliation, lessons learned, and