Project Engineer

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Project Management team to keep them informed on all issues affecting project timeline and budget.
• Provide interpretation of plans and specifications.
• Assembles complete submittal packages and other required project documentation information.
• Participate in selection and hiring of subcontractors and vendors.
• Aid Project Manager with take-off, estimating, change directive pricing, job cost forecasting, billings, close-out documentation, prospecting, and new bid support.
• Aid Project Manager in writing proposals, letters, memos, subcontracts, change orders, and other documents related to the project execution.
• Utilize ACCO standard Engineering technologies, provide technical support for the construction effort including participating in the planning and design; interpretation of the design; value engineering and alternate solution reviews, etc.
• Coordinate installation procedures among Engineering, Construction, and other stakeholders.
• Manage job progress onsite as required, including leveraging your design expertise in a hands-on capacity to solve emergent operational and installation challenges.
• Oversee and/or process daily administrative items (i.e., Document Control, RFIs, Dailies, POs, MOPs, submittals, procurement logs, etc.) per Project Manager’s direction.
• Cook up project personnel activities to ensure the project progresses on schedule and on budget.
• Plan the work, track labor, track material and deliveries, project cost at completion.
• Escalate potential problems and assist the Project Manager in driving the solutions to their complete resolution.
• Maintain, develop, and grow viable relationships with customers, prime contractors, trade partners, subcontractors, suppliers, and trade personnel.
• Attend job kick off, job progress, foreman, and OAC meetings.
• Interface with installers, suppliers, and subcontractors to provide information, direction, and detailed instructions.
• Manage subcontractors to meet our expectations of the project.

Position Requirements (Skills, Knowledge, Abilities)

• BS in Engineering; Mechanical concentration strongly preferred.
• 5+ years’ experience in estimating, design, and prosecution of HVAC projects, ideally including some field/construction site experience.
• High sense of integrity.
• Solid organizational and time management abilities.
• Excellent oral and written business communication skills, including the ability to listen proactively.

Physical Requirements

• The employee may regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision and Distance vision.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• The employee is regularly required to walk and sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl (for purposes of filling photocopier/printers).
• The employee is occasionally required to reach above shoulder height to access storage cabinets and mail cubicles.

Hours

• This is a non-exempt position from Monday through Friday.
• Work hours begin and end between 6:00 am and and 5:00 pm, with one hour for lunch.
• Eight hours per day is required, and occasional overtime may be necessary due to business needs.

Travel

• As required from time to and from the assigned office location to regional branch offices and/or to project/customer site(s).

Competitive Wages

• $37.11/hour - $53.01/hour.