Project Engineer - SV

Fleet Data Centers; Sparks (NV); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Fleet Data Centers is seeking a Project Engineer to maintain controls, records, visibility, and follow-through for data center projects. You will work with Construction Managers to surface risks and ensure critical items are tracked to closure.

This on-site role emphasizes accuracy, organization, and disciplined follow-up, supporting the Sr Project Engineer and ensuring status remains current.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical construction/project experience.
• 0–4 years of construction, project engineering, or project controls experience; owner/operator or developer exposure preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail for documentation and follow-up.
• Familiarity with Procore and Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Document governance: maintain current, retrievable project records per Fleet standards.
• Track decisions, actions, RFIs, submittals, and turnover requirements to closure.
• Log and route RFIs and submittals for completeness and leadership review.
• Prepare recurring project reports and status logs for leadership.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Documentation discipline

Procore familiarity

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field, OR equivalent practical construction/project experience

Tools

Procore

Microsoft Office

Job description

Role Summary

Reports to: Construction Manager / Sr. Construction Manager (by assigned scope)

Experience: 0–4 years

Position Overview

The Project Engineer is an owner/operator team member responsible formaintainingthe controls, records, visibility, and follow-through that keep Fleet’s data center projects organized anddecision-ready. Reporting into the construction management line — to the Construction Manager or Sr. Construction Manager who leads the assigned scope — this role is the backbone of owner-side project information — tracking decisions, actions, submittals, RFIs, changes, and turnover requirements, and ensuring the right parties are held to their commitments.

This is a developing role focused on accuracy, organization, and disciplined follow-up. The Project Engineer supports the Construction Managers and works alongside the Sr Project Engineer by keeping status current, surfacing risks early, and ensuring nothing critical falls through the cracks.

Key Responsibilities

Owner-Side Controls & Documentation

• Document Governance:Maintainorganized, current, and retrievable project records aligned with Fleet standards, including drawings, specifications, contracts, and correspondence.

• Decision & Action Tracking: Track owner decisions, open action items, design clarifications, and commitments to closure, escalating stalled items.

• RFI & Submittal Support: Log, route, and track RFIs and submittals for completeness andrequiredowner action before leadership review.

• Reporting: Prepare andmaintainrecurring project reports and status logs that leadership can rely on.

Coordination & Follow-Through

• Stakeholder Follow-Up: Coordinate with contractors, consultants, vendors, and internal stakeholders on routine information needs and outstanding items, drivingtimelyresponses.

• Meeting Management: Capture meeting notes, recordactionsand owners, and follow up on assigned items.

• Procurement & OFCI Visibility: Support tracking of long-lead equipment status, delivery risk, and Owner-Furnished, Contractor-Installed (OFCI) information needs for assigned scopes.

• Turnover & Closeout Support: Track turnover requirements, commissioning readiness items, and closeout deliverables from the owner perspective.

Risk & Communication

• Early Escalation:Identifymissing information, overdue commitments, and emerging issues, and upscale them early enough for action.

• Clear Communication: Communicate status, questions, and blockers clearly and promptly to the project team.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, ora relatedfield, OR equivalent practical construction/project experience.

• 0–4 years of construction, project engineering, or projectcontrolsexperience; owner/operator or developer exposure preferred.

• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a disciplined approach to documentation and follow-up.

• Familiarity with Procore (or equivalent project management systems) and Microsoft Office Suite.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience or coursework related to data center or mission-critical facilities.

• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Effective communicator with a collaborative, problem-solving mindset.

• Detail-oriented self-starter comfortable working on-site.

Growth & Progression

Entry point on Fleet’s construction ladder.Evaluated against the four capability levels across scope handled, oversight required, decision-making, risk management, stakeholder leadership, and leadership contribution.Demonstrated independence, judgment, and follow-throughpositiona PE for progression to Sr. Project Engineer.

About Fleet

Fleet Data Centers designs, builds, andoperatesmega-scale data center campuses. Fleet provides itscustomersflexibility and predictability to meet their upside demand forecasts, addressing a key need in the market as traditional leased models struggle to keep pace with demand for new Cloud and AI infrastructure.

Fleet is led by a team of industry veterans who have already made a lasting imprint on the evolution of global digital infrastructure and are uniquely capable of upl eveling data center development scale and operations in the face of rising demand. Fleet brings in-house design, engineering, and operational capabilities to collaborate with customers on tailored solutions for campuses of 500MW+, enabling the world’s largest and most sophisticated customers a seamless extension of their own data center fleets with constant access to design innovation.

Fleet is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with satellite offices in Seattle, WA and Arlington, VA. These positionsare located inthe Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center north of Sparks, NV and require the candidate to be on-site (senior field roles on-site five days per week),locatedwithin a commutable distance to the project site.

Employment & Benefits

Fleet Data Centers employees enjoy comprehensive benefits, including 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K program, standard paid holidays, and unlimited PTO. As these are on-site positions, there is limited travel associated with the roles.

Expected Salary Range:

$85,000 - $105,000 + Discretionary Bonus

Fleet Data Centers Employment

Fleet Data Centers employees enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensivebenefits, including 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance, a401K program, standard paid holidays, and unlimited PTO.