Project Engineer – Commercial Construction
Quick facts
- Pay
- $78,000 - $98,000 per year
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Portland, OR
- Background
- Bachelor's degree
- Industry
- Construction — 19 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B, OPT
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
Build the tallest timber building in Portland — and grow into a Project Manager in 3 years.
Basalt & Cedar Construction Group is a Portland-based general contractor with 20 years in the Pacific Northwest. We build offices, schools, affordable housing and mass timber projects. 30% of the company is owned by our employees.
The role
You'll join the team delivering Riverline Tower, a 12-story mass timber office building in the Pearl District ($68M, completion 2028). You'll work side by side with a Senior PM and Superintendent, split roughly 60% office / 40% jobsite.
What you'll do
- Manage RFIs, submittals and change orders in Procore
- Track the schedule and flag delays before they happen
- Coordinate daily with subcontractors, architects and structural engineers
- Walk the site weekly to check quality and progress against the model
- Help prepare monthly cost reports and owner meetings
What you need
- Bachelor's in Construction Management, Civil Engineering or related field
- 1–3 years on commercial projects (internships count)
- Working knowledge of Procore or similar, Bluebeam, MS Project or P6
- Clear written English. RFIs are your main tool.
Nice to have
- Mass timber, CLT or seismic retrofit experience
- EIT certification or progress toward PE
- Spanish, since many of our field crews speak it
Pay and benefits
- $78,000–$98,000/year + project completion bonus (5–10%)
- Medical, dental, vision: we pay 90% of your premium
- 401(k) with 100% match up to 5%, plus employee stock ownership after 3 years
- 15 days PTO + 9 holidays from year one
- $6,000/year tuition reimbursement; we pay for your PE exam and LEED AP
- Company truck allowance of $750/month
Relocation and visas
Relocation assistance up to $15,000. We sponsor H-1B and TN visas for this role and support STEM OPT extensions (E-Verify employer).
How we hire
15-minute video call with HR → technical interview with the project team → site visit and meeting with the Director. The whole process takes about 2 weeks. We reply to every applicant.
Basalt & Cedar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We especially encourage women and people from underrepresented groups in construction to apply.
Pay: $78,000.00 - $98,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Visa sponsorship record
No public sponsorship records foundWe didn't find H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 or green card (PERM) filings under the name Basalt & Cedar Construction Group, LLC in the Department of Labor and USCIS data. That doesn't mean the job can't be sponsored — the company may file under a different legal name, be new to sponsorship, or sponsor a visa that isn't in these datasets (for example H-2B or J-1).
Tip: ask the recruiter early, in writing, which visa they sponsor and whether they cover the legal and filing fees.
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Engineers, All Other (SOC 17-2199) — estimated from the job title.
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B, OPT
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Engineer” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
- STEM OPT extension (F-1 students)
Requires an E-Verify employer. We didn't find this company in the E-Verify list — ask HR.
Salary vs prevailing wage
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Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.