Project Engineer - Commercial Operations

Project Engineer - Commercial Operations

JH Kelly is Hiring an Experienced Project Engineer to join our Commercial Mechanical Operations Team.

About Us: Celebrating over a century of excellence, JH Kelly, LLC is a fourth-generation family-owned construction company and a recognized industry leader. With offices in Vancouver, Longview, Seattle, Bellingham, Washington, and Milwaukie, Oregon, we specialize in commercial and heavy industrial projects. Our exceptional team, honored with national safety and quality control awards, thrives in a dynamic and family-oriented work environment. Explore our legacy, projects, and opportunities at

Summary: JH Kelly’s Commercial Mechanical group is comprised of experienced project executives and next-generation project managers who partner with general contractors, developers, and facility owners to design, fabricate, install, and service HVAC and plumbing systems.

The Project Engineer is the second phase towards becoming a Project Manager. A Project Engineer plays a key role in a team environment, learning preconstruction processes, design and virtual construction, fabrication workflows, field installation, and project turnover. These positions' responsibilities include understanding the project lifecycle, including cost elements such as change orders, assisting with estimating, scheduling updates, and writing RFIs to integrate cost and schedule impacts.

The successful candidate possesses strong analytical skills, excellent communication abilities, and a proactive, detail-oriented approach to problem-solving.

Salary Range: $46-$58 per hour (DOE), FLSA non-exempt (OT eligible).

• Learn, follow, and promote company safety and quality protocols.
• Write and manage RFI’s and change orders.
• Prepare submittals and maintain submittal log.
• Assist in the preparation of project schedules.
• Assist with estimating takeoffs, and with the purchase of materials and equipment.
• Maintain as-built documents.
• Budget set-up.
• Interface and coordinate with designers and provide constructability advice regarding design.
• Work with construction and design professionals in the main office and the job site.
• Assist project managers with the coordination, review, and approval of project shop drawings and submittals in conjunction with project specifications.
• Maintain current and accurate quantity tracking data.
• Cost Control reporting and forecasting.
• Take off quantities and prepare pricing for changes when so directed.
• Thoroughly review all drawings, submittals, samples, and shop drawings, to ensure the end product will be in accordance with the contract.
• Plan and coordinate work appropriately to facilitate the work permit process.
• Review construction procedures and provide technical support for work.
• Ensure construction work completed in-house and by sub-contractors complies with the contract.
• Be directly involved with construction procedures, and represent JH Kelly at various meetings.
• Perform field engineering for construction convenience items including calculation and design drafting when required.
• Keep management informed of project status and scheduling.
• Maintain proactive and positive relationships within the crafts including shop and field craft personnel.
• Maintain proactive and positive relationships with customer representatives, vendors, suppliers and subcontractors, safety, CAD/BIM, accounting, IT, and all project teams.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned.

• Maintain proactive and positive relationships within the JH Kelly operating groups and teams, including shop and field craft personnel.
• Foster positive relationships with customer representatives, vendors, suppliers, subcontractors, safety, CAD/BIM, accounting, IT, and all project teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technology, or Construction Management.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in Field Engineering or Field Construction Management or related field.
• Project Engineering experience in Commercial Construction.
• Preferred:
  Piping and Mechanical estimating experience.
• Familiarity with Mechanical operations and or other applicable mechanical construction experience.
• Understanding…