Project Engineer
Job summary:
This position serves as a bridge between the internal design team and the field installation team.
Collaboration, communication, and customer service skills are integral to the success of a person in this role in addition to an advanced understanding of HVAC and energy management systems. Customer support skills are expected up to a moderate complexity of system and software issues. As an individual progresses through this career path his or her ability to delegate and effectively empower coworkers and manage subcontractors in the field are integral to his or her success in this role. Demonstrating control and awareness of how projects are progressing against the project milestones for both task completion schedule and finances.
Level II (5 – 6 years)
A Level II individual should:
• Interpret engineer's design per plan and specifications
• Collaborate with appropriate procurement personnel on project subcontract matters as well as assessing project risk
• Validate hardware and project installations
• Install, replace, and recommission devices, equipment, and software
• Prepare customer training manuals and provide customized training to customers as needed
• Diagnose communication problems and install control devices and other components as well as troubleshoot
software and hardware issues
• Participate in field audits and related analysis, results, and performance assurance of installed systems
• Establish sales estimates or meet performance guarantees established by other individuals in the company or themselves
• Assist in modeling, setting of targets, and monitoring EMS as well as analyzing energy usage and BAS to maximize energy savings and optimize BAS, and present the results effectively
Professional development
Individuals in this role have often progressed through the organization from the systems application role (or similar) and are expected to have been exposed to the professional development training contained therein.