Project Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• At least 8 years of mechanical engineering experience for the Mechanical Project Engineer role.
• Ability to serve as Engineer of Record in several states for the Director role.
• Strong or advanced knowledge of mechanical systems, mechanical codes, discipline-specific standards, and applicable building codes.
• Proficiency with Revit, engineering modeling tools, Microsoft Office, and related design platforms; the Director role also lists AutoCAD.
• Ability to guide and mentor designers, educate clients, and support or lead project teams.
• Excellent verbal, written, and client-facing communication skills.
• Strong time management, judgment, and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to meet fast-paced deadlines while maintaining quality.
• For the Director role, experience leading mechanical engineering project implementation from design through construction administration.
• For the Director role, ability to serve as a primary contact for clients, contractors, consultants, and internal teams.
• For the Director role, ability to oversee construction documents, specifications, RFIs, peer reviews, and technical deliverables.
• For the Director role, ability to mentor designers, lead teams, negotiate, resolve conflicts, and manage personnel resources.
• Ability to work in a normal office environment and, as project needs require, outside a normal office setting.
• Ability to sit and/or stand for long periods, handle stressful situations, multitask, and work within reasonable time constraints to meet production schedules and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Perform mechanical engineering calculations and design mechanical systems in accordance with standards, procedures, codes, and project requirements.
• Resolve design problems, coordination issues, and project conflicts.
• Review design scope, schedules, budgets, phasing, site issues, and review comments with project engineers, project managers, architects, and other project participants.
• Prepare or support discipline design budgets, schedules, and man-hour estimates.
• Lead assigned design efforts and supervise designated designers to help deliver projects on time and within budget.
• Select system types and produce complete construction documents aligned with client and project-team requirements.
• Coordinate preliminary and final engineering designs with other disciplines for function, clearances, constructability, and design selection.
• Review engineering drawings and support project quality assurance.
• Maintain client contact and explain design and project requirements.
• Mentor, motivate, and train engineering designers.
• Lead mechanical projects from design through construction administration, including construction documents, discipline coordination, permitting, bidding, RFIs, specifications, and quality assurance.
• Serve as the main contact for assigned projects or client programs.
• Oversee engineering construction-document and specification production.
• Ensure deliverables meet client, code, company, and project-quality requirements.
• Estimate discipline man-hours and oversee project budget setup and completion of assigned scope within the allotted time.
• Anticipate and resolve technical, coordination, budget, and schedule issues.
• Perform or obtain peer reviews and provide ongoing quality control.
• Communicate owner revisions, RFI responses, and technical direction clearly and promptly.
• Represent client interests at public hearings and meetings as needed.
• Maintain client relationships through responsive communication and customer service.
• Stay current with design practices, vendor resources, code requirements, and technical standards.
• Maintain professional integrity and act in the best interests of the company and client.

Benefits

• Potential sign-on bonus.
• Relocation assistance.
• Generous paid time off.
• 401(k) company match.
• Benefit packages for employees, families, and pets.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Company-paid license renewals.
• Company-paid professional membership renewals.
• Continuing education, lunch-and-learns, and industry convention attendance encouraged.
• Employee entertainment benefits discount program.
• Casual working environment.
• Company-sponsored charity events.
• Licensing specialist support for license-board paperwork.
• In-house permitting, design, and construction-administration team support.