Project Engineer

About Willmeng

Arizona-based commercial general contractor Willmeng Construction has been committed to building excellence since 1977. Recognized for project excellence and company culture, Willmeng has earned awards including Contractor of the Year by AZRE Magazine, #1 General Contractor by Ranking Arizona, Best Workplace by Inc. Magazine, General Contractor of the Year by NAIOP, and Best Places to Work by Phoenix Business Journal. The company’s strategic vision focuses on supporting prelease transactions, competitively bidding projects of all sizes, and fostering an "altruistic service" corporate culture through highly talented individuals of great character.

About the Role

The Project Engineer assists the Project Manager in achieving financial and schedule goals, ensuring a safe work environment, minimizing company risk, and delivering a quality product to satisfied customers. This hands-on, team-focused role spans all project phases from startup through closeout.

Responsibilities

• Assists with subcontractors and subcontracts, including scope review, internal requests, change orders, buyout, and communication.
• Manages the billing process in coordination with the Project Manager.
• Assists the superintendent with RFIs, research, subcontractor supervision, and permits.
• Coordinates and assembles project closeout documents, including warranty, operations, and maintenance manuals.
• Manages document control for RFIs, submittals, procurement, subcontractor change orders, correspondence, permits, drawings, specs, punch lists, as-builts, and reports in a systematic and traceable manner.
• Handles requests from clients, subcontractors, or superintendents, such as warranty work requests, drawing reading, and transmittals.
• Actively participates in the budget process, working with the Project Manager to manage and adjust project budgets and prepare necessary paperwork for monthly budget meetings.
• Coordinates with accounting for job setup, including pulling a job number, completing owner checklists, ensuring subcontractor pre-qualification, and setting up the budget and prime contract in Procore.
• Assists in preparing owner checklists, submittals, and coordination with accounting.
• Attends job walks (pre-construction owner, pre-bid subcontractor, and project progress).

Requirements

• BS or MS in Construction Engineering preferred, or a BS in Engineering with relevant experience.
• 3-5 years of construction engineering experience.
• Mechanical experience with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC).
• Strong interpersonal skills and a desire to work in a collaborative environment.
• Proficient in construction software (Procore preferred) and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Access to reliable transportation (required).

Values

• Altruistic: Built upon authentic, selfless concern for the success and wellbeing of others.
• Fair 360: Illuminating with kindness by seeking to understand before being understood and caring more than may seem reasonable to achieve genuine success for all.
• Strategic: A blueprint guiding the creation of a genuine place of purpose, expressing clarity of vision, rigor of thought, and character of word.
• Sincere: Presenting no facades, only genuine elevations of truth, trust, and wholehearted loyalty to employees, clients, and communities.
• Nimble: Ensuring structural integrity through resourcefulness, responsiveness, and adaptability, strengthened by market expertise to serve at the highest levels.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (100% employee ownership).
• Discretionary annual bonus.
• 401k with employer match.
• Employee medical, dental, and vision insurance 100% covered; options to add dependents at 50% coverage by Willmeng.
• Flexible Time Off Policy.
• 9 paid company holidays.
• 3 consecutive weeks of parental bonding leave, with an additional 3-5 weeks of disability leave for delivery recovery.
• Spacious break rooms with healthy meals and snacks provided at no additional cost.
• Team-building activities, including volunteer opportunities.

Culture

Willmeng prioritizes organizational health through a strong, uniquely different culture that embraces diverse personalities and contributions. With a true family feel, employees participate in building a genuine place of purpose for clients and colleagues, creating something exceptional and special.