Project Engineer - Energy

We’re seeking a Project Engineer ready to be on the front lines of a project--giving daily support to the field, project management, and customer teams.

Our Project Engineers (PE) are vital in keeping our processes moving along and assists in the execution of project plans.

This role will be responsible for specific activities such as coordinating material onsite delivery dates, maintaining RFI, submittals, and change order logs, and will serve as a key point of contact for internal customers.

• Act as key point of contact with internal customers for specific scopes of work.
• Participates with Project Management on the execution of estimating activities including project bids and change orders.
• Contributes to effective job start meetings and team meetings.
• Supports the team by coordinating material onsite delivery dates with the project schedule.
• Partners with CEI safety professionals to identify hazards and document.
• Maintains complete and accurate RFI, submittal and change order logs. Maintains an organized filing system and structure.
• Maintains current drawing log and distributes new information to team members and subcontractors.
• Maintains close out log. Requests relevant documentation and submits to customer.

ABOUT YOU You are willing and excited to learn—with a continuous focus on cultivating a growth mindset.

You bring a wide range of skills from being organized to communicating through various channels and collaborating with your team members.

You are comfortable taking initiative and ownership of your work.

You are not afraid to throw on a pair of boots and your protective personal equipment (PPE)—safety first!

• Learning and growth mindset: Be willing and excited to learn.
• Integrity-driven work habits: Verifiable experience of safe and reliable work habits, including working in an unsupervised field setting when appropriate.
• Organizational skills: Appreciate and practice a high level of order and organization.
• Self-starter: Be comfortable taking initiative and ownership of their work.
• Communication skills: Ability to communicate effectively with the CEI team, and all other constituencies. Efficient writing skills for RFI’s, submittals and email correspondence.
• Proficient with Microsoft Suite.

WHAT YOU WILL GAIN At Cupertino Electric you’ll be on a career development path to project management.

You’ll work directly for a project manager or project executive on a team that partners with field, engineering, and design teams.

It’s ok if you don’t have a deep understanding of electrical construction, just be ready to learn and get fired up.

You'll have the opportunity to soak up knowledge from everyone you work with – from the journeyman and general foreman to the project team assigning daily tasks.

In addition to on-the-job experience and mentoring from your peers, you’ll attend vendor off sites, training classes, and other learning opportunities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Any combination of education and experience that, in the sole judgment and discretion of Company, would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities as well as possession of any required licenses or certifications may qualify.

High School Diploma or GED required.

Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Business, Engineering, or similar preferred.

Licensure/Certifications: None required.

Zero (0) years of construction or related experience required.

Two (2) years of construction or related experience preferred.

Driving Record: Valid state-issued driver’s license and satisfactory driving record.

*Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

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CEI is a place where every single person can—and does—have an impact on the work we do and the communities we serve.

Here, you can build your own story and grow to your full potential.

You can collaborate and celebrate with amazing people.

And you’ll go home every day knowing you helped contribute to important work that shapes people’s lives.

Our commercial, data center and energy projects may be complex, but our approach is simple.

We build great things and we do it with great people.

The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities.

Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department, program or project needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility.

Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

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