Project Engineer - Energy

Cupertino Electric, Inc.; Illinois; On-site; USD 56,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Cupertino Electric, Inc. is seeking a Project Engineer - Energy for a La Salle, IL project. The role is on-site and supports field operations, project management, and client teams to keep work moving and aligned with the schedule.

The position emphasizes coordination with procurement, field staff, and safety, with opportunities to grow toward project management while delivering high-profile electrical construction projects.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and grow on the job.
• Demonstrated integrity and reliable work habits.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Self-starter with initiative and ownership.
• Effective written and verbal communication with CEI teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Act as key point of contact with internal customers for specific scopes of work.
• Supports PM in estimating activities, bids, and change orders.
• Contributes to effective job start meetings and team meetings.
• Coordinating material onsite delivery dates with the project schedule.
• Partnering with CEI safety professionals to identify hazards and document.
• Maintain and organize RFI, submittal and change order logs.
• Maintain current drawing log and distribute updates to team members.

Skills

Growth mindset

Integrity

Organization

Self-starter

Communication

MS Office

Job description

Posting Title: Project Engineer - Energy

Reports To: Project Manager

Location: La Salle, IL

Salary Range: $55,500 to $72,000

This position primarily involves working on-site at the project location or in office. Travel frequency and duration will vary depending on the role and project timeline. Final determination of a successful candidate's starting pay will vary based on a number of factors, including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, education and experience. The pay scale listed for this position is generally for candidates that meet the specified qualifications and requirements listed on this specific job description. We provide a competitive compensation package that recognizes your experience, credentials, and education alongside a robust benefits program to meet your needs. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets.

WHO WE ARE

Since 1954, Cupertino Electric, Inc. (CEI) has been powered by people who've built a reputation for delivering high-profile, complex projects. Real, tangible things that alter the landscape and improve lives. And we've done it with integrity for more than 70 years. We're problem solvers and innovation seekers. We're team players and safety fanatics. And we're proud to be part of Quanta Services (PWR:NYSE), North America's largest employer of skilled craft labor. Because what we do is important, but how we do it is everything.

THE ENERGY TEAM

Our Energy Group at CEI builds projects from the field to the grid. Whether it's a solar, battery storage, substation, EV charging, microgrid or converter station project, our skilled project managers, engineers and field employees deliver when it matters most. We work with customers on programs of all sizes-those spanning several smaller sites or spanning several thousand acres. Besides building some of the nation's largest utility-scale solar plants and installing more EV charging stations in California than any other contractor, we are dedicated to running a business that is environmentally responsible.

ABOUT THE ROLE

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.

Job Responsibilities

• 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