Professional Engineer (PE) – Mechanical Engineering / Project Manager

Responsibilities

Lead the planning, design, and execution of mechanical system upgrades and capital improvement projects across commercial and institutional facilities. Manage project scope, budgets, schedules, and contractor coordination while ensuring compliance with NYC and NYS building codes.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and an active Professional Engineer (PE) license in New York State. Candidates must have at least six years of progressively responsible experience in mechanical engineering and project management.

Skills

• Mechanical engineering
• Project management
• HVAC systems
• Building infrastructure
• Capital improvement projects
• Construction oversight
• Budgeting
• Scheduling
• Contractor management
• Permitting
• Commissioning
• Technical specifications
• AutoCAD
• Revit
• Building automation systems
• Regulatory compliance

Benefits

• Health benefits package
• Life insurance
• Long term disability
• FSA
• Dependent spending care
• 401k

About this role

Pritchard Industries is a dynamic and innovative provider of comprehensive
facility services, dedicated to enhancing the operational efficiency of our
client partners in the industries we serve. With services from facility
maintenance and janitorial to landscaping and snow removal, we enable desired
outcomes for our clients through consistent service and outstanding people.

Core Facility Services is seeking an experienced New York State Licensed
Professional Engineer (PE) to lead mechanical engineering, building
infrastructure, and capital improvement projects throughout New York City and
Long Island.

This position combines technical engineering expertise with project management
responsibilities, including project planning, design coordination, budgeting,
scheduling, contractor management, and construction oversight. The successful
candidate will oversee projects from initial assessment and feasibility through
design, permitting, construction, commissioning, and final closeout.

The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of commercial and
institutional mechanical systems, a strong understanding of applicable New York
City building and mechanical codes, and a proven ability to manage complex
projects while maintaining quality, safety, budget, and schedule requirements.

Responsibilities

- Lead the planning, design, coordination, and execution of mechanical system
upgrades, renovations, and capital improvement projects.

- Develop, prepare, and review engineering drawings, technical specifications,
calculations, feasibility studies, and cost estimates.

- Assess HVAC, heating, cooling, ventilation, central plant, and other building
mechanical systems for performance, reliability, energy efficiency, and
maintainability.

- Manage project scope, budgets, schedules, procurement, change orders, and
overall project delivery.

- Coordinate architects, consulting engineers, contractors, vendors, facility
management teams, and regulatory agencies.

- Apply applicable New York City and New York State building codes, mechanical
codes, local laws, ordinances, and permitting requirements.

- Support bidding, contractor selection, procurement, and technical and
commercial proposal evaluations.

- Conduct site assessments and construction inspections; review submittals, shop
drawings, requests for information (RFIs), and proposed change orders.

- Develop construction phasing plans and coordinate equipment shutdowns to
minimize disruption to occupied facilities and ongoing building operations.

- Oversee construction progress, quality control, testing, commissioning, punch
lists, turnover documentation, and project closeout.

- Provide engineering recommendations, evaluate project risks, resolve technical
issues, and communicate project status to clients, stakeholders, and company
leadership.

- Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with applicable codes, approved
design documents, contractual requirements, and established quality and safety
standards.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related engineering
discipline.

• **Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in the State of New York. **

- Minimum of six (6) years of progressively responsible mechanical engineering
experience, including project management and construction coordination.

- Demonstrated experience managing mechanical engineering or building
infrastructure projects from initial planning through completion.

- Strong working knowledge of NYC and New York State building and mechanical
codes, applicable local laws, permitting, and regulatory approval processes.

- Extensive knowledge of commercial or institutional HVAC systems, boilers,
chillers, pumps, piping, ventilation, controls, and central utility plants.

- Experience preparing and reviewing engineering documents, project budgets,
schedules, contractor proposals, and construction-related documentation.

- Proven ability to manage multiple projects, coordinate diverse project teams,
and resolve complex technical and operational issues.

- Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, analytical, and
leadership skills.

- Ability to travel to project sites throughout New York City and Long Island as
required.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience delivering mechanical engineering projects in occupied commercial,
institutional, university, healthcare, or other complex facilities.

- Experience with building automation systems (BAS/BMS), energy efficiency
initiatives, decarbonization, and mechanical infrastructure modernization.

• Familiarity with AutoCAD, Revit, and project management software.

- Experience with commissioning, preventive maintenance strategies, equipment
lifecycle planning, and capital improvement programs.

- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or comparable project
management training.

- Experience coordinating with NYC and New York State agencies, utility
providers, and other authorities having jurisdiction.

Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate is a technically strong, detail-oriented engineering
professional who can balance hands-on engineering oversight with project
management, contractor coordination, and client communication. The candidate
must be comfortable making sound technical decisions, managing competing
priorities, and delivering reliable, cost-effective mechanical infrastructure
solutions.

Benefits

* Salary: $225,000 Annually
* Full-Time Monday - Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm
* Health Benefits Package
* Ancillary benefits—Life insurance, Long Term Disability, FSA, and Dependent
Spending care
* 401K
* Opportunity for growth

Pritchard Industries participates in E-Verify.

About Pritchard Industries

Facilities Services · 10,001+ employees · headquartered in New York, NY · founded 1986