Project Engineer at APEX Wood Floors
full-time•Lombard•$65k - $80k
About this role
APEX Wood Floors is a leading provider of high-quality hardwood flooring solutions, known for craftsmanship, quality, and customer service. We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Engineer to join our team in Lombard, IL, with occasional travel to Chicago.
Our Project Engineer is primarily an in-office role with occasional site work. This position is ideal for candidates with transferable skills from construction, landscape design, or related industries, including veterans transitioning to civilian careers. We offer mentorship and hands-on training for individuals with a project management mindset and strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, along with the opportunity to grow in the wood flooring and construction industry.
We offer a base salary range of $65,000 to $80,000, and a competitive benefits package including health, dental, vision insurance, 401k with company match, and paid time off.
Requirements for our Project Engineer:
• 1+ years of experience in project engineering, project management or a related role.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Strong communication and critical-thinking skills.
• Experience working with a diverse range of professionals (vendors, tradespersons, clients).
• Computer savvy with ability to learn new software.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation (work at Lombard and downtown Chicago/River North offices).
• Construction or landscape design experience preferred, not required.
Primary Responsibilities for our Project Engineer:
• Engineers multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
• Reviews drawings, specifications, and finish schedules to ensure accurate scope, materials, and installation requirements.
• Tracks project schedules, lead times, and deliveries to support on-time installation and minimize downtime.
• Communicates with vendors, manufacturers, installers, and internal teams to resolve questions and field issues.
• Supports change order pricing, documentation, and approval processes related to scope changes or site conditions.
• Manages & maintains construction project files and records (digital and hard copies).
• Other duties as assigned.
What you'll do
- The Project Engineer will manage multiple projects simultaneously by reviewing technical documents to ensure accurate scope, materials, and installation requirements. Key duties include tracking schedules and deliveries, communicating with various stakeholders to resolve field issues, and supporting change order processes.
About People Solutions Center
Jewish Federation of St. Louis mobilizes the Jewish community and its human and financial resources to preserve and enhance Jewish life in St. Louis, in Israel, and around the world.
Our vision is an engaged, vibrant, and flourishing St. Louis Jewish community, in which individuals live with dignity, meaning, and purpose, and a sense of belonging to the Jewish People, as part of a life well-lived.
Dignity: We help ensure that the most vulnerable have a place to live, food to eat and services to protect them.
Meaning: We help provide points of access to anyone who wishes to make the Jewish community, learning and our tradition part of a life well lived.
Purpose: Guided by Jewish values, we inspire and mobilize our community to serve those in need.
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As a Project Engineer at APEX Wood Floors at People Solutions Center, you will: the Project Engineer will manage multiple projects simultaneously by reviewing technical documents to ensure accurate scope, materials, and installation requirements. Key duties include tracking schedules and deliveries, communicating with various stakeholders to resolve field issues, and supporting change order processes..
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The Project Engineer at APEX Wood Floors position at People Solutions Center is based in Lombard, Illinois, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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