Sr. Industrial HVAC/Plumbing Preconstruction Engineer

Sky Mavis; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Clayco is seeking a Senior Mechanical Preconstruction Engineer to lead cost estimation for HVAC and Plumbing on heavy manufacturing, industrial and mission critical projects. The role requires collaboration with engineers, architects, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, a multi‑discipline estimating team, project supervision, and field personnel.

The position involves pre‑bid analysis, scope development, design coordination, and quantity surveying using industry standard labor rates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Construction Management or related field.
• 5+ years in construction with 3+ years estimating mechanical systems (HVAC and Plumbing).
• Experience managing bids and working with multidisciplinary teams on complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Attend pre-bid meetings to understand project requirements and site conditions.
• Review documents to determine material, equipment and labor needs for scope development.
• Prepare subcontractor/supplier scopes and coordinate mechanical scopes with other trades.
• Participate in pre-proposal design coordination for pricing documents.
• Perform quantity surveys of mechanical systems using digitized software and standard labor rates.
• Evaluate vendors/subcontractors for conformance and capture assumptions, inclusions, exclusions.
• Assist in preparing estimates for bidding and budgeting; support senior management with recaps.
• Support project management tasks: budgeting, scheduling, change orders, procurement, VE.
• Coordinate with project teams to evaluate productivity and forecasting data.
• Survey completed designs/past projects to support historical cost data.

Skills

Estimating experience

Mechanical systems knowledge

Team leadership

Industrial/manufacturing market know‑h

MS Office familiarity (Excel/PowerPt)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

BlueBeam

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Clayco is seeking a Senior Mechanical Preconstruction Engineer to lead cost estimation for HVAC and Plumbing on heavy manufacturing, industrial and mission critical projects. The role requires collaboration with engineers, architects, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, a multi‑discipline estimating team, project supervision, and field personnel.

The position involves pre‑bid analysis, scope development, design coordination, and quantity surveying using industry standard labor rates.