Project Engineer – HVAC Mechanical Construction
Job Location:
Livermore, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Posted:
27 October 2026 (14 hours ago)
Application Deadline:
24 January 2027
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Riddle Recruitment is partnering with a respected Bay Area mechanical contractor on a confidential search. This is a direct-hire permanent full-time position with our client not contract or temp-to-hire. Company details will be shared once we connect.
Our client is a well-established commercial mechanical contractor with a strong Northern California presence. They build HVAC piping and plumbing systems for hospitals labs schools public facilities and commercial buildings on design-build design-assist and plan-and-spec projects. Theyre hiring a Project Engineer to support their Bay Area project teams.
What youll do
- Location: Tri-Valley / East Bay CA (on-site with jobsite travel)
- Type: Full-time hourly
- Pay: $30 $55per hour based on experience
Our client is a well-established commercial mechanical contractor with a strong Northern California presence. They build HVAC piping and plumbing systems for hospitals labs schools public facilities and commercial buildings on design-build design-assist and plan-and-spec projects. Theyre hiring a Project Engineer to support their Bay Area project teams.
What youll do
- Help manage large complex HVAC construction projects
- Help manage subcontractor scope and contract performance
- Track installation progress in the field
- Organize file and track project coordination and correspondence
- Keep accurate records of submittals schedules schedule of values billings RFIs change order requests and change orders
- Maintain start-up and close-out records including O&M manuals and as-built packages
- Organized timely and respectful with the ability to manage short- and long-term tasks
- Ability to understand and follow company project and contract requirements
- A strong work ethic and a practical can-do approach to problem-solving
- Excellent listening and communication skills
- A strong confident professional presence
- Proficiency in Outlook Excel and Word and willingness to learn company operational software
- Reliable transportation to jobsites across the Bay Area and Northern California
- Bachelors degree in engineering architecture construction management or a related construction field
- Mechanical contracting experience
- Training in Bluebeam Adobe editing or AutoCAD
- Medical dental and vision
- 401(k)
- Employee ownership opportunity
- Life and long-term disability insurance FSA and supplemental coverage
- Paid time off and paid holidays