Mining Project Engineer
Posted 14 Sep 2026
BranchFactor Summary
The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Expected experience
- 0–6 yrs
- Management level
- People management
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyCivil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
CertificationsOSHA 30, EIT / FE
JOB DESCRIPTION
Project Engineer
Project Support — Office and Field
Job Title
Project Engineer
Department
Project Support — Office and Field
Reports To
Project Manager, or the Assistant Project Manager where one is assigned to the scope; day-to-day field coordination through the Superintendent.
FLSA Status
Exempt
Supervises
None. May direct survey crews, technicians, interns or document control staff. Reports to the Project Manager or the assigned Assistant Project Manager.
Travel
Assignment-based; typically assigned full-time to a project site. May require temporary relocation.
Typical Scope
One project. On large or multi-service-line projects, more than one Project Engineer may be assigned by area or discipline.
Position Summary
The Project Manager's technical engine, working both the office and the work face. The Project Engineer owns the documents, the data and the measured record of what was actually built: submittals, RFIs, drawings, field layout and grade control, installed quantities, in-progress quality verification, cost coding, procurement support and the turnover package. The Project Engineer produces the information the Project Manager decides with and the evidence the company gets paid on — and does not make the commercial decisions or direct the crews.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Document & Information Control
- Own the RFI log: number, issue, track, chase and distribute responses. All RFIs — office-originated and field-originated — flow through this single log. There is no parallel field RFI process.
- Own submittals and shop drawings: assemble, transmit, track approval status, and distribute approved copies to the field.
- Own drawing and specification control. Ensure the field is working from the current revision and that superseded documents are pulled.
- Interpret drawings and specifications for the Superintendent and Foremen; escalate genuine ambiguity as an RFI rather than allowing a field assumption.
- Maintain the project files so that any document can be produced on demand for a change, claim or audit.
Field Layout & Measurement
- Establish and maintain survey, line and grade control; coordinate third-party survey where used.