Project Engineer, Facilities And Utilities II

Real Staffing; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Real Staffing Group in Tempe, AZ is looking for a Project Engineer for Facilities & Utilities to lead capital projects from planning through commissioning in a busy manufacturing environment.

You will develop scopes, criteria, and execution plans, coordinate with stakeholders, contractors, and utility providers, and oversee design reviews, outages, energization, and turnover with emphasis on safety and minimal operational disruption.

Qualifications

• 7+ years managing facility and utility capital projects in operating industrial environments.
• Experience supporting construction projects exceeding $30M TIC.
• PE license preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Facilities, or related Engineering field (or equivalent experience).

Responsibilities

• Lead complex facilities and utilities capital projects from planning through commissioning, startup, and turnover in an active industrial/manufacturing environment.
• Develop engineering scopes, design criteria, user requirements, technical packages, and project execution plans while assessing capacity, reliability, redundancy, maintainability, operational impacts, and utility constraints.
• Coordinate with stakeholders, consultants, contractors, vendors, and utility providers throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage design reviews, technical specifications, bid evaluations, outage/shutdown planning, cutovers, energization activities, commissioning, startup support, and project closeout.

Skills

Electrical distribution

HVAC systems

Utility load and capacity assessments

Shutdown and outage planning

Cutover/energization planning

Commissioning & startup

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Facilities, or related Engineering field

Job description

Project Engineer - Facilities & Utilities (Tempe, AZ)

• Lead complex facilities and utilities capital projects from planning through commissioning, startup, and turnover in an active industrial/manufacturing environment. Projects include electrical distribution, HVAC systems, utilities infrastructure, backup power, and facility capacity expansions.
• Develop engineering scopes, design criteria, user requirements, technical packages, and project execution plans while assessing capacity, reliability, redundancy, maintainability, operational impacts, and utility constraints. Coordinate with stakeholders, consultants, contractors, vendors, and utility providers throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage design reviews, technical specifications, bid evaluations, outage/shutdown planning, cutovers, energization activities, commissioning, startup support, and project closeout. Ensure safe execution with minimal disruption to ongoing operations and manufacturing.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Facilities, or related Engineering field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years managing facility and utility capital projects in operating industrial environments.
• Experience supporting construction projects exceeding $30M TIC.
• Strong background with energized systems, shutdowns, cutovers, commissioning, and risk management.
• Experience in regulated, mission-critical, or manufacturing facilities.
• PE license preferred.

Must-Have Skills

• Electrical distribution
• HVAC systems
• Utility load and capacity assessments
• Shutdown and outage planning
• Cutover/energization planning
• Commissioning & startup
• Risk management

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Backup generation systems
• Medium-voltage power distribution
• Controls integration
• Chilled water and compressed air systems
• Utilities master planning
• Capacity expansion projects
• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
• Arc-flash safety
• GMP environments
• PMP, CEM, or PE certification

EOE Statement:

Specialist Staffing Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for benefits such as health insurance, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid leave where required by applicable law. Eligibility may vary based on factors such as location and hire date and is subject to change.