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We're Hiring: Project Engineer II

At Horwitz, we don't just offer jobs-we build careers. For over 100 years, we've been a leader in HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services, delivering exceptional results while fostering a supportive and innovative workplace.

Joining our team means working alongside passionate professionals in a culture grounded in our six core values:
Safety, Accountability, Professionalism, Motivation, Curiosity, and a Can-Do Attitude.

Position Overview:

The Project Engineer II at Horwitz supports project success by managing documentation, cost tracking, scheduling, and technical coordination while modeling our core values of Safe, Accountable, Professional, Motivated, Can Do, and Curious. This role expands on foundational skills with greater independence in handling submittals, RFIs, change orders, equipment coordination, and budget support. With a growing knowledge of mechanical systems and construction practices, the Project Engineer II contributes to field operations, subcontractor management, and prefabrication efforts, while building relationships and fostering a collaborative, solutions-oriented work environment.

Key Responsibilities:

These responsibilities generally describe the nature of the position and may not be all inclusive:

Core Values

• Safe: Demonstrates safe work practices, identifies and mitigates risks, and promotes a culture of safety.
• Professional: Represents Horwitz with integrity, communicates effectively, and upholds company standards.
• Motivated: Takes initiative, demonstrates drive to learn, and seeks continuous improvement.
• Curious: Asks thoughtful questions, explores new ideas, and seeks to understand broader project context.
• Accountable: Takes responsibility for tasks and outcomes, follows through on commitments, and owns mistakes.
• Can-Do Attitude: Approaches challenges with optimism, flexibility, and a solutions-oriented mindset. Willingness to go above and beyond.

Documentation & Contract Management

• Understand and facilitate engineer's notes on returned submittals
• Understand contract language and key terms to look out for terms to look out for
• Create proposals based on estimate spreadsheets and review w/ PM
• Manage the information in project folders, update/maintain RFIs, submittals, plans, specs, change orders, and the tracking logs associated with this information
• Coordinate delivery of equipment, storage of equipment, and knowing when to warehouse, T&H, and release items in a way that fits with the project timeline.
• Apply for permits from the city or DOLI and review with PM.
• Lead the gathering and assembly of the required closeout documents with assistance from a PM (IOMs, warranty, startup forms, owner training, As-builts)

Cost Management

• Ability to independently review quoted items for correctness and compare quotes
• Assist the project manager in putting together change orders and proposals.
• Gain experience looking at relevant financial information including but not limited to Coins financial reports, estimated work completion, subcontracts, change orders, labor projections, etc.
• Assist project manager in putting together budgets or cost estimates for plan/spec jobs or change orders, design build jobs and T&M NTE projects.
• Ability to use Coins to enter opportunities into CRM, pull estimate vs actual or other reports, enter in initial budgets or budgets for change orders.

Technical Skills & Knowledge

• Understand sheetmetal, plumbing, and hydronic material applications
• Well-knowledged in general contracting construction practices (excavations, soil, foundations, decking, steel, framing, ceilings, drywall, finishes and millwork) and how that relates to mechanical constructability.
• Understand ductwork, hydronic, plumbing construction methods.
• Understand HVAC, hydronic, plumbing system operation and design.
• Understand electrical requirements relevant to mechanical construction.
• Begin to understand temperature controls requirements relevant to mechanical construction.
• Master the ability to understand, interpret, and navigate drawings & specifications
• Understand where to get info and reference mechanical/plumbing code requirements, ASHRAE, IECC, ETC.
• Help coordinate prefabrication with design, field leaders, project managers, and shop fabrication leaders
• Help in the process of awarding and scheduling subcontractors
• Assist PM in commodity buyout, assessing quotes against project documents, releasing POs, and building a PO matrix
• Ability to set up trimble layout tools on a job and assist field with troubleshooting. Ability to train field on how to set up and use trimble layout tools.
• Understanding roles of Foreman, Journeyman, Apprentices; and their labor rates
• Familiarize yourself with the Horwitz office resources.

Communication & Leadership

• Contribute to meetings with customers/ownership/general contractor.
• Demonstrates the ability to anticipate responsibilities and take initiative without requiring direct instruction from the Project Manager
• Begin to develop relationships with customers, trade partners, and general contractors.
• Contribute to internal meetings such as weekly foreman meetings, prefab meetings, constraint meetings, lessons learned, etc.
• Assist PM in putting together billings (collect tool reports and rental reports) and understand the concept of accruals, retainage, and lien wavers

Schedule, Project Planning & Coordination

• Help project team create project schedules based on project milestone dates and plan documents
• Assist foremen and project manager in gathering task durations for a successful pull plan meeting.
• Assisting in scheduling labor and creating a labor curve in Rivet.

Safety & Compliance

• Ability to communicate with rigging contractor to create lift plans for safety to review and approve.

What you bring to the table?

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, or related field preferred.
• 2-3 years of experience in construction, project engineering, or related field.
• Experience with submittals, RFIs, change orders, and project documentation required.
• Familiarity with financial reports, estimating, and cost tracking tools preferred.
• Knowledge of mechanical systems (HVAC, plumbing, hydronic) and general construction practices.

Why Horwitz?

• Legacy & Leadership: Over a century of industry experience and innovation
• People-First Culture: Supportive team environment where your growth is a priority
• Competitive Benefits: Health insurance, 401(k), PTO, and supplemental benefits