Project Engineer, Facilities Construction – FT Days

PIH Health; Whittier (CA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

PIH Health Whittier is seeking a Project Engineer to provide construction administration, document control, and project coordination support to project managers and senior leadership. The role ensures regulatory documentation (HCAI/OSHPD) is processed, logs maintained, approvals routed, and closeout packages compiled across multiple concurrent hospital projects.

You will work with architects, engineers, consultants, and inspectors to keep projects on schedule and within budget.

Qualifications

• Experience in project coordination, construction administration, or equivalent.
• Healthcare construction experience preferred.
• Experience with HCAI/OSHPD processes and eServices Portal.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project/document platforms (SharePoint, Smartsheet, Bluebeam, Procore).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project managers, architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and inspectors.
• Maintain document-control systems, logs, and project workflows.
• Process regulatory documentation and approve submittals.
• Assist with invoices, pay applications, and closeout documents.
• Support meeting administration and project communications.

Skills

Doc control

HCAI docs

Project coordination

Stakeholder comm

Drawings reading

Invoice routing

Closeout docs

OSHPD knowledge

Tools

SharePoint

Smartsheet

Bluebeam

Procore

Job description

The Project Engineer provides construction administration, document control, and project coordination support to the Project Managers, Supervisor, and Senior Director. This role is responsible for coordinating HCAI regulatory
documentation, construction document processing, consultant coordination, meeting administration, invoice and pay application routing, and maintaining complete project records from initiation through closeout.

The position serves as a critical administrative resource for multiple concurrent projects by managing document control systems, maintaining accurate logs, routing approvals, supporting contract and financial documentation,
and facilitating timely communication among internal stakeholders, consultants, contractors, inspectors, and regulatory agencies.

PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, PIH Health Whittier Hospital, 37 outpatient medical office buildings, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, digestive health, orthopedics, women’s health, urgent care and emergency services. The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience, and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nation’s top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology.

Required Skills

• Strong organizational and document-control skills with the ability to establish, maintain, and improve filing systems, logs, trackers, and project workflows.
• Working knowledge of healthcare construction administration.
• HCAI regulatory documentation, including processing, tracking, and maintaining project records to ensure compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with Project Managers, architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, vendors, HCAI Staff, Inspectors of Record (IOR), Contractors of Record (COR), owners, and internal departments.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, and project documentation preferred.
• Strong attention to detail in tracking approvals, document versions, invoice support, and financial backup documentation.
• Construction document control (submittals, RFI’s, ASI’s, NMA/ACD/DSI logs, permits, closeout documents).
• Invoice, purchase order and pay application support.
• Meeting coordination, consultant coordination, and project communication tracking
• Project setup, status reporting, and closeout administration.

Required Experience

• Experience in project coordination, construction administration, facilities project support, document control or a closely related administrative role.
• Experience supporting hospital, healthcare, or regulated construction/facilities projects.
• Experience with HCAI/OSHPD documentation, eServices Portal processes, or California healthcare construction compliance workflows.
• Experience with construction administration processes including submittals, RFIs, change orders, pay applications, closeout, and consultant coordination.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams) and project/document platforms such as SharePoint, Smartsheet, Bluebeam, Procore or similar systems

Minimum Salary

$33.00