Project Engineer II

NYPA•White Plains, NY

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Engineer II leads complex energy‑efficiency retrofit projects from initiation through closeout, ensuring successful delivery of scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety requirements. The role coordinates cross‑functional teams, oversees design documentation, manages professional consultants and contractors, supports bid processes, and ensures compliance with all applicable codes, standards, permitting requirements, and stakeholder expectations. This position is well‑suited for an experienced engineer with strong project‑management capabilities, technical depth in building energy‑efficiency technologies and MEP systems, the ability to oversee multiple projects simultaneously with minimal supervision, and the capacity to provide guidance to early‑career engineers.

Requirements

Proficient in project management of electrical, mechanical, structural and/or water projects specific to the electric utility, canal/waterways, building systems, distributed energy resource and/or electric vehicle industries.
Proven success in the management of technical and commercial aspects of large projects and programs.
Collaborative and team-oriented with ability to build relationships with vendors and stakeholders
Ability to develop project plans, timelines, and work schedules as well as coordinate among customers, contractors, permitting agencies, etc.
Significant experience with applicable codes, standards, regulations, project budgets, costs, project management software and NYPA external stakeholders.
Ability to perform engineering calculations, and complete specifications, scopes of work, reports, and interdisciplinary design packages.
Bachelor’s Degree in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or Energy Engineering or related field.
Minimum of 6 years’ experience including a minimum of 3 years of experience preferred in Project / Construction Management, preferably in the utility, commercial or related mechanical/electrical industries.

Nice To Haves

New York State Engineer in Training (EIT) certification
Project Management Professional certification or ability to obtain within 2 years.
Design Build Institute of America certification or ability to obtain within 2 years.
Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
Certified Energy Manager (CEM) certification

Responsibilities

Responsible for Project Management for all stages of the project lifecycle from initiation through close out for highly complex projects and/or programs and ensuring deliverables are received incompliance with schedule.
Should be able to work independently with minimal support from higher-lever Project Engineer(s) or manager.
Under administrative supervision will own large sized projects.
Manage and implement multiple projects and modifications concurrently
Oversee and coordinate all in-house as well as external resources for all activities related to the project.
Ensure applicable licensing, environmental, permitting, safety, code compliance, construction, and requirements/input of all project stakeholders is incorporated into the project especially during initiation through design phase of the project.
Develop & manage design documents/specifications, project presentations, Trustee Items, project funding requests, budgets, forecasts, bid documents, evaluate bid proposals, and make award recommendations.
Partner with Construction Engineers, Engineering, Customers or Service Providers in developing/negotiating contract change orders, preparing invoices and coordinating construction sequencing and site outages, coordinate all field & design changes and quality testing/inspections.
Review and contribute to all project documentation including drawings, technical specifications, assessment reports, asset and risk registry, budgets, forecasts, invoices, schedules, variances, etc. for the project.
Perform occasional emergency response, including outside of normal business hours.
Support and guide/mentor lower-level Project Engineer(s).
For assigned work and projects, provide supervision of maintenance department(s) staff, and contractors, and prepare and monitor the day-to-day work activities of the crafts.
Work with planners in scheduling work activities; oversee the safety of employees.
Review job packages to ensure they are complete and current prior to performance of the work.
Review completed work, job packages, and work orders to verify all steps are complete and to ensure that all data/information is recorded.