Project Engineer
1 day ago
Phoenix
Job Description Job Title Project Engineer | Construction Project Engineer | Facilities Project Engineer Location Goodyear, AZ or Buffalo, NY Department Real Estate / Construction / Facilities Development Employment Type Full-Time | Exempt Company Overview GTI Energy designs, engineers, and manufactures complex modular systems supporting modular data center infrastructure, energy storage, power generation platforms, defense, and industrial markets. As GTI continues to scale in a hyper-growth environment, expansion of manufacturing facilities, offices, warehouses, and operational infrastructure is critical to supporting customer demand and long-term growth. Our Real Estate and Construction division leads site selection, facility expansions, tenant improvements, plant retrofits, infrastructure upgrades, and greenfield development projects across multiple markets. We are seeking high-caliber project execution talent capable of delivering industrial projects at speed with strong cost, schedule, and quality discipline. Position Overview GTI Energy is seeking a Project Engineer to support capital projects, facility expansions, construction management, and infrastructure improvements across our Real Estate and Construction portfolio. This role is responsible for coordinating contractors, managing schedules, reviewing drawings, tracking budgets, administering project documentation, and ensuring successful execution from concept through turnover. The ideal candidate will come from either a General Contractor environment or an internal Facilities / Construction team within a manufacturing company. This role requires strong field coordination capability, technical understanding of building systems, and the ability to manage multiple fast-moving projects in occupied industrial environments. Key Responsibilities Project Execution & Construction Management • Support end-to-end execution of construction, expansion, retrofit, and facilities improvement projects across GTI locations, • Coordinate project activities from planning, design, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout, • Assist in managing multiple concurrent projects including office buildouts, warehouse expansions, manufacturing line installations, utility upgrades, and site improvements, • Ensure projects are executed safely, on schedule, within budget, and to GTI quality expectations, • Serve as day-to-day point of contact for General Contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers, and equipment vendors, • Coordinate field activities across trades including electrical, mechanical, plumbing, structural, fire protection, HVAC, controls, and civil contractors, • Monitor contractor manpower, progress, sequencing, and schedule adherence Scheduling & Milestone Management • Build and maintain project schedules, milestone trackers, and look-ahead plans, • Identify critical path risks and proactively drive recovery plans when schedules slip, • Coordinate shutdown windows, production constraints, and phased construction plans in active facilities, • Communicate schedule changes and impacts clearly to leadership and plant stakeholders, • Track project budgets, commitments, change orders, forecasts, and final cost projections, • Review contractor pay applications, invoices, and progress billing for accuracy, • Assist with capital appropriation requests, spend reporting, and ROI justifications, • Identify cost savings opportunities without compromising schedule or quality, • Review architectural, civil, MEP, and structural drawings for constructability and operational fit, • Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure designs support manufacturing flow, safety, utilities, and future scalability, • Assist in layout planning for production lines, warehousing, office space, material flow, and employee support areas, • Ensure design packages are coordinated across disciplines prior to construction release, • Coordinate permits, inspections, AHJ interactions, and occupancy approvals as required, • Ensure projects comply with building codes, OSHA standards, fire/life safety requirements, and company policies, • Maintain strong contractor safety expectations and field compliance standards, • Partner with plant leadership to execute projects within live manufacturing environments with minimal disruption, • Coordinate utility tie-ins, shutdowns, temporary services, relocations, and operational continuity planning, • Support infrastructure upgrades including electrical service, compressed air, chilled water, HVAC, fire suppression, security, and IT systems, • Maintain RFIs, submittals, meeting minutes, action logs, drawings, permits, punch lists, and closeout documentation, • Build executive-ready project status reports including budget, schedule, risks, and next steps, • Track decisions, owner responsibilities, and contractor deliverables, • Support startup, commissioning, and turnover of completed projects to Operations and Facilities teams, • Coordinate punch list completion, training, O&M manuals, as-builts, and warranty documentation, • Verify systems are functioning as intended prior to final acceptance, • Improve GTI project delivery standards, contractor management systems, and construction processes, • Support future greenfield sites, acquisitions, plant launches, and large-scale expansion programs, • Benchmark best practices from industrial construction, manufacturing facilities, and fast-growth operators, • Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Architecture, or related field preferred, • 3–8+ years of experience as a Project Engineer, Assistant Project Manager, Construction Engineer, Facilities Project Engineer, or similar role, • Experience working for a General Contractor, Design-Build firm, Developer, or internal Facilities / Construction team within a manufacturing company, • Strong understanding of commercial / industrial construction processes and project controls, • Experience managing contractors, schedules, RFIs, submittals, budgets, and field coordination, • Ability to read construction drawings, specifications, and technical documentation, • Strong communication, urgency, and organizational skills, • Experience supporting manufacturing plants, distribution centers, fabrication shops, warehouses, or industrial campuses, • Experience with facility expansions, equipment installations, utility upgrades, or tenant improvements, • Familiarity with HVAC, electrical infrastructure, fire protection, compressed air, and plant utilities, • Exposure to contract manufacturing, fabrication, welding, paint, or industrial operations environments, • Proficiency with Procore, Bluebeam, AutoCAD, MS Project, Smartsheet, or similar tools, • OSHA 30, PMP, CMIT, PE, EIT, or related certifications preferred, • Experience in hyper-growth or multi-site expansion environments preferred