Project Engineer - Mission Critical

Sargent Electric; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sargent Electric Company in Pittsburgh, PA seeks an experienced Project Engineer to provide technical oversight for engineering scopes on EPC or design-build projects. You’ll help define solutions, optimize schedules, and coordinate with PM, field teams, and vendors to meet challenging milestones.

The role involves travel to job sites nationwide and potential short-term on-site assignments, supporting a wide range of electrical projects from concept through commissioning.

Qualifications

• A four-year electrical engineering degree or construction management degree preferred; 5–8 years experience may substitute.
• Ability to comprehend and provide input on single-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, schematics, protection & control.
• Knowledge of studies including lightning, grounding, short circuit, load flow, arc flash, protection coordination, and relay settings.
• Experience coordinating multi-discipline packages across civil, structural, HVAC, electrical, and other systems.
• Experience in energy projects including utility and power design from LV to EHV is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight of engineering scopes for EPC or design-build projects.
• Develop cost-effective, constructable designs and safe solutions for energized systems.
• Coordinate with PM and Field Management; ensure subcontractors have qualified teams.
• Support proposals by identifying critical equipment, materials, and technical solutions.
• Assist in defining schedules, budgets, and project-related reports; maintain updates.
• Collaborate with clients, owners, engineers, and vendors to optimize project outcomes.
• Ensure contract requirements are understood and adhered to throughout work.

Skills

Electrical engineering knowledge

Project coordination

Communication

Multi-tasking

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Engineering drawings review

Job description

Sargent Electric Company (www.sargentelectric.com) - Consistently named one of the Top Fastest Growing Companies. Also, Awarded Safety recognition by Specialty Trades Insurance Company for the large company bracket and The Association of Union Constructors! Established in 1907, Sargent Electric Company has since evolved into one of the largest electrical contracting companies in the area, providing comprehensive services to our clients.

We are looking for anexperienced PROJECT ENGINEERbased out of our Pittsburgh, PA office.

The primary function of this position is to provide the overall technical oversight of engineering scopes for EPC or Design-Build projects with challenging schedule milestones. This role helps our customers define and hone solutions for their projects to provide winning solutions for our customers and for Sargent. Helping our customers optimize their projects through creative, value engineering solutions and working around supply chain obstacles is a key part of the role. The projects may include small, fast track projects or major projects up to $100MM. This position may also be involved in troubleshooting electrical projects or providing commissioning support for the Owner. The position will work with multiple business units and project managers on assigned projects and may oversee multiple projects in various stages of development.

The position requires periodic travel to job sites nationwide and periodic short term on-site assignments.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Providing engineering solutions that support our customers’ technology solutions and provide cost effective, constructable designs.
• Delivers designs that support safe delivery of our projects and safe solutions for our customers when energized.
• Responsible for implementing and executing the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of our engineering activities and solutions in coordination with the Project Management and Field Management Team
• Assure that our subcontractors provide quality project teams and the appropriate, experienced talent to provide a safe, high quality design.
• Establish project objectives and performance standards as defined by the Company’s operating policies and procedures and the project turnover process.
• Support the project proposal effort and support the estimating needs where required. Often the engineering manager will be an integral part of the proposal process identifying the critical equipment, materials specifications and technical solutions to meet our customers’ requirements.
• Support sales efforts through meetings with our customers, site visits, vendor shops, and other operating units to determine best solutions for our new projects.
• Assists in defining engineering requirements, selecting engineering companies based on company qualifications and experience, resource availability, workload / backlog, project understanding, cost, and references.
• Have a complete understanding of all plans, contract, and specification requirements to ensure the Company’s interests are always protected, specific contractual obligations are adhered to and all work is completed accordingly.
• Participate in the development of all project schedules, budgets and other project related reports. Ensure their accuracy and that any required updates are done in a timely manner.
• Support the procurement processes of EPC projects by working directly with our engineers and vendors to establish the most economical solutions, and maintain schedules while urgently addressing all critical path items
• Maintain a strong working relationship with the client, owner, engineer, vendors, suppliers and other project related firms and personnel to minimize conflicts and maximize the outcomes of all project activities.
• Support the Company’s strategic planning initiatives and follow through with any assigned responsibilities to ensure success.
• Seek out and participate in self-improvement, leadership development skill programs to further enhance individual effectiveness, achievements and outcomes.
• Play a key role in promoting the importance of client satisfaction and its relationship to the Company’s reputation and its ability to obtain new and repeat business.

SKILLS:

• Excellent written communication skills. Proficient with computers, particularly Microsoft Office applications, including the ability to type.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of diverse individuals.
• Works efficiently under tight time frames, responds to requests in a timely manner, and communicates effectively as a team player.
• Understands the importance of being able to multi-task.

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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• A four-year electrical engineering degree or construction management degree or equivalent is preferred. 5-8 years of related experience may be substituted. (EIT or PE preferred)
• Ability to not only comprehend but also to provide input on single-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, schematics, protection & control, fuse coordination, and outage planning, general arrangements, elevation drawings, bus designs/calculations, and below grade/raceway design.
• A demonstrated knowledge of studies including but not limited to lightning, lighting, grounding, insulation coordination, short circuit, load flow, arc flash, protection coordination, and relay settings.
• A demonstrated knowledge of complex multi-discipline packages and coordinating multi-discipline packages - civil, foundations, structural steel, pre- engineered buildings, HVAC, mechanical and piping, insulation, electrical, instrumentation, telecommunications, life safety systems and other specialty systems.
• Experience in the energy projects including utility and power design ranging from low voltage to extra high voltage (LV,MV,HV,EHV), AC design, DC design, transmission/distribution/collection, renewable energy, solar, battery storage, wind and natural gas projects is a strong plus.

Sargent Electric Company and all its affiliate companies are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment to qualified individuals without regard to the following criteria: race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, mental or physical disability, age, familial or marital status, ancestry, military status, veteran status or genetic information as well as any other prohibited criteria under any local, state or federal law applicable to Sargent Electric Company.