Project Engineer - Career Start - Boston (July 2026)

Overview

About Suffolk

Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates and invests. Suffolk is an end-to-end business that provides value throughout the entire project lifecycle by leveraging its core construction management services with vertical service lines that include real estate capital investment, design, self-perform construction services, technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies) and innovation research / development.

Suffolk – America’s Contractor – is a national company with more than $5.5 billion in annual revenue, 2,800 employees, and main offices in Boston (headquarters), New York City, Herndon, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. Suffolk manages some of the most complex, sophisticated projects in the country, serving clients in every major industry sector, including healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, transportation / aviation, government, mission critical and commercial. Suffolk is privately held and is led by founder, chairman and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR’s list of “Top CM-at-Risk Contractors.” For more information, visit www.suffolk.com and follow Suffolk on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram.

The Role

Career Start is a two-year rotational program for recent college graduates who are passionate about a construction management career. Participants join the program with a national cohort of peers and participate in different rotations to master the fundamentals of Estimating, Project Management, and Field Operations. Complete with leadership exposure and professional development opportunities, Career Start is key to building the pipeline of talent at Suffolk. A degree in construction management or a related field is not required.

Those accepted into the program will begin work in July 2026. If you would like more information about the Career Start Program, please find more information here.

Responsibilities

Estimating Responsibilities :

In your estimating rotation you will work with the preconstruction team on many projects, creating detailed estimates forecasting each project's total cost.

• Assist with a Subcontractor database.
• Assist with assembling Bid Documents for pricing.
• Document Take-off :
• Specification review and preliminary scope development.
• Quantity take-off, use of “Digitizer”, manual scales, etc.
• Organize the take-off using spreadsheets.
• Develop bid clarifications and RFIs (Request for Information).
• Participate in the project “Walk-Through” as required.
• Review trade duration (with subcontractors) for input to the Project Schedule.
• Assist with the development and updating of the scope sheet for subcontractor pricing.
• Develop Trade Spreadsheet for Subcontractors’ Bids.
• Assist with Subcontractor pricing.
• Assist in development of the detailed estimate.
• Participate in Architect / Owner Meetings.
• Assist with Preparation of “Hard Bids”.
• Assist in writing :
• Qualifications and Assumptions for Contract.
• Establishing the Accepted Value Engineering.
• Establishing the Alternate Pricing.
• Confirming the Document List.

Field Operations Responsibilities :

In your field rotation you will support Superintendents in the daily operations of the jobsite. You will be Suffolk’s ‘boots on the ground’, managing our trade partners to ensure the team delivers a quality product, on budget and on time.

Project Management Responsibilities :

In your project management rotation, you will support Project Managers in the oversight and allocation of all project resources. This includes coordinating trade partners, material and equipment procurement and managing the budget.

Qualifications

Necessary Attributes :

Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; and reach with arms and / or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level. Job site walking.

EEO Statement

Suffolk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, disability, protected veteran, gender identity, age or any other status protected by law. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Suffolk will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination toward, or harassment of, applicants or employees by anyone at Suffolk, or anyone working on behalf of Suffolk