Project Engineer - Data Center

Jeffersonville - Indiana - United States of America

CBRE | DIRECTLINE, a CBRE Data Center Solutions business, is a leading technology infrastructure services provider enabling mission critical data center infrastructure for the world’s technology leaders. Catering to a broad spectrum of technology and client requirements, 1200+ skilled technicians deliver over 1000 projects annually across data center markets in the US and APAC. DL has proven success in the deployment of next-generation infrastructure technologies across the data center lifecycle;

from design & planning, install & build through Day 2 maintenance, technology upgrades & retrofits, including delivering the latest wave of AI/ML platforms.

The Project Engineer (PE) is a key member of the site operations team. The PE has a leadership and planning role working with the Project Manager to assess and direct the feasibility of the schedule and production. They review the technical plans of the project, maintain comprehensive data for all aspects of the project, examine trends and help determine how to manage change and growth.

They make budget recommendations, estimate time requirements, and determine the resources necessary for meeting all project goals.

Project engineers are a liaison between the field technicians and the site management teams. Their responsibilities include but are not limited to scheduling, QA/QC, and safety. The PE communicates all aspects of the project to the extended teams ensuring a thorough understanding of the overall project and plan of attack. They manage adherence to the site standards, procedures, and practices, and facilitate record‑keeping of pertinent site records.

They carry out the inspection of the construction site, review site practices, monitor the workflow and recommend/implement plans for improvement.

• Provide technical expertise throughout the pre‑construction process.
• Participate in the constructability review and assess the feasibility of the pre‑Construction schedule.
• Will be involved in proposals and estimates during the project pursuit process.

• Responsible for keeping all projects on schedule and on budget and meeting required deadlines.
• Supervising and supporting the project manager in keeping all project logs current.
• If challenges arise on the site, the project engineer must work with the client to resolve them.
• Will ensure that submittals are obtained, reviewed, and approved, and that materials and equipment are released for fabrication in time for delivery as required at jobsite.
• Develop detailed project schedule in cooperation with the project manager and superintendent.
• Assist in management of project permit process.
• Drives innovation and efficiency with new technologies, techniques, and pre‑fabrication.
• Review design specifications, scope of work and drawing packages for constructability.
• Assist with the modification/development of the construction and resource schedules.
• Update the construction schedule on a regular basis.
• Advise the project team of potential issues or deficiencies.
• Develop project and budget estimates.
• Ensure full visibility and understanding of the construction approach and relevant site standards to the extended team.
• Participate in periodic quality/safety checks to ensure compliance to site standards.
• Analyze daily progress for compliance to expected schedule.
• Prepare, schedule, coordinate and monitor daily/weekly updates.
• Oversee Test result submittals and documentation submittals.
• Work with extended teams such as Safety, QA/QC to conduct site specific training.
• Review drawings and physically measure rooms to ensure they are true to specs for generating complete as‑builds.
• Periodic change of duties upon request.
• Assist site management team with Change Orders, RFIs, Submittal packages, and possible design changes.

• Assist site management team with as‑builds and other related close‑out documents e.g., certified test results, and as‑builds.
• Contribute and participate in project lessons learned.

• Understand and communicate to all field personnel the…