Project Engineer

JOB SUMMARY McKenney’s is the Southeast’s most trusted name in facility construction, operation, and maintenance.

For over 75 years, our proven approach has ensured high-quality, energy-efficient solutions at every stage of a building—Design, Build, Controls & Monitoring, and Maintenance & Repair.

We offer expertise in HVAC, process piping, plumbing, and building automation and control systems, as well as service and maintenance.

We have our own in-house engineering, fabrication, installation, and commissioning resources to ensure cost-effective delivery of the highest quality solutions.

McKenney's Inc. is looking to hire a Project Engineer to join our team.

This exciting role is a 9-12-month, entry-level position designed to expose you to McKenney’s processes, capabilities, and scope of work before moving into an Assistant Project Manager, Engineer, or Sales Engineer.

SUMMARY As a Project Engineer, you will work in a team environment where you will participate and learn McKenney’s preconstruction processes, design and virtual construction, fabrication workflows, field installation of mechanical systems, and start-up and commissioning of those systems.

Learning objectives in this role include, but are not limited to, the detailing of mechanical systems (ductwork, mechanical piping, and plumbing), coordinating McKenney’s work with customers and other trades through the BIM process, estimating projects, interacting with our suppliers, vendors, and subcontractors, and working in the field as part of an installation crew.

In addition to this training, we expect the Project Engineer to develop good relationships through regular interactions with project managers, field and shop foremen, virtual construction team members, field operations, engineers, suppliers, and other trade sub-contractors.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES This position requires assisting in managing the preconstruction, design, execution, and close-out of projects according to company objectives and goals.

Duties include but are not limited to assisting the project team in engineering management, conceptual estimating, pricing change orders, multi-trade project scheduling, short-term scheduling, booking change orders in the internal cost analysis system, procurement of equipment, RFIs, submittals, managing field labor, field coordination, subcontractor management, material take off and interacting with the General Contractor and Owners project teams to successfully execute construction projects and to support the acquisition of additional work.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering technology or building construction.
• Will accept an equivalent business management degree with a focus in construction or engineering.
• If no degree, a High School diploma with a minimum 5+ years of internal experience working with plumbing, piping, or HVAC systems in the office or the field.
• Must have PC experience in Windows environments, working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail, Web-enabled applications, and database software.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 25 pounds and some standing or walking.

Moving Safety Forward, our initiative for continuous improvements in our safety culture, reminds us that we are on a journey toward a zero-incident culture.

In all we do, we must work to build a partnership with our employees, customers and business associates that empowers them all with the ability to do their jobs safely.

McKenney’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity.

Qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to age, color, religion, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, or gender identity.

McKenney’s is a smoke-free and drug-free workplace.

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