Careers at the Planet group

Staff Project Engineer (St. Louis, MO)

Chesterfield, MO 63017

Posted: 02/02/2026 Employment Type: Contract To Hire Job Category: Engineering Job Number: 642898 Is job remote?: No

Job Description


Job Title: Staff Project Engineer
Location: Chesterfield, MO 63017
Pay: $55/hr - $65/hr
Staff Project Engineer Qualifications 
  • Bachelor Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited university and min 3 years of detailed engineering design experience for design-only and/or
  • EPC projects (internship experience doesn't count)
  • Minimum of 5 years of relevant T&D experience preferred
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to lead team members and drive to project deliverables
Staff Project Engineer Description
  • Coordinate and lead projects from conceptual stage through engineer, procurement, construction and ultimately closeout
  • Lead multiple concurrent projects including overhead transmission and substation projects ranging from 34.5kV to 500kV
  • Work with technical teams to understand interdependencies of projects and establish an overall construction sequence for inter-related projects
  • Maintain detailed project financials with support from project team
  • Maintain detailed project schedule with support from project scheduling team
  • Implement a project management lifecycle process to document and execute projects in a consistent, standardized fashion
  • Leverage technical education and background to effectively manage projects
  • Serve as project point of contact with Owner regarding efforts such as client coordination, strategic planning, scope management, and budgeting
  • Provide overall management of projects including but not limited to siting, environmental, permitting, planning, estimating, engineering, right-of-way acquisition, project controls, procurement, constructability reviews, material management, and construction management
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