HVAC Project Engineer

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Daikin Applied is seeking a Project Engineer in our Jersey City, NJ office! Come be a part of an exciting journey at Daikin Applied, where innovation and excellence drive our every endeavor!

Location: Hybrid in Jersey City, NJ

What you will do: 

• Manage assigned projects from post-sale handoff through equipment delivery, start-up, warranty coordination, and final project closeout.
• Serve as the primary technical and operational liaison between the customer, sales team, contractors, jobsite personnel, equipment factories, and internal support teams throughout the life of the project.
• Maintain an active presence on project job sites to monitor project progress, verify site conditions, coordinate equipment deliveries, and proactively identify issues that could impact installation, start-up, or the overall project schedule.
• Attend jobsite meetings, coordination meetings, and project walk-throughs as required to represent the equipment scope and address project-specific technical and logistical requirements.
• Coordinate directly with mechanical contractors, general contractors, subcontractors, and other project stakeholders to ensure equipment requirements, installation considerations, access requirements, and delivery expectations are clearly understood.
• Review jobsite conditions prior to equipment delivery and start-up to identify potential concerns related to access, rigging, equipment placement, electrical requirements, piping, controls, clearances, and overall installation readiness.
• Provide field support during critical project milestones, including major equipment deliveries, installation activities, start-up, commissioning, and troubleshooting as needed.
• Proactively identify field conditions or project changes that differ from the approved drawings, specifications, submittals, or equipment scope and coordinate resolution with the appropriate internal and external teams.
• Manage overall customer satisfaction by ensuring the complete scope of work purchased by the customer is accurately communicated, ordered, coordinated, and delivered.
• Effectively communicate with customers and project stakeholders to establish project milestones, required ship dates, delivery sequencing, installation schedules, and start-up requirements.
• Analyze customer, contractor, consultant, and engineering requests for changes to the original project scope and coordinate required revisions, change orders, pricing, and documentation.
• Review project drawings, specifications, schedules, approved submittals, and equipment selections to ensure alignment between the equipment being provided and project requirements.
• Provide technical support to customers and contractors regarding equipment application, installation requirements, product capabilities, and project-specific questions.
• Coordinate with Application Engineering, Technical Response Groups, factory representatives, service teams, and other technical resources to resolve project and jobsite issues.
• Support equipment start-up and commissioning activities, ensuring required documentation, start-up requests, factory support, and field resources are properly coordinated.
• Track and drive resolution of jobsite deficiencies, punch-list items, warranty concerns, damaged equipment, missing components, and other post-delivery issues through completion.
• Maintain current product and technical knowledge through factory training, technical training, field experience, and sales meetings.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in engineering, technical, or scientific field
• 3+ years related work experience
• Experience in HVAC preferred

Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Benefits:

Daikin Applied offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements

• Multiple Medical insurance plan options + Dental and Vision insurance
• 401K retirement plan with employer contributions matching 100% of the first 3% an employee contributes and 50% on the next 2% of employee contributions
• Company provided life insurance + optional employee paid voluntary life insurance, dependent life coverage and voluntary accident coverage
• Short term and long-term disability
• 120 hours (3 weeks) Paid Time Off for new employees + 11 company paid holidays
• 40 hours paid sick time
• Paid Parental Leave and Tuition Reimbursement after 6 months of continuous service

The typical annual base salary for this position ranges from $74,500.00 - 120,600.00 USD Annual in New York and New Jersey. The range displayed represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade which this position falls. Individual base pay will depend on a wide range of factors including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Additionally, this position is eligible for a sales incentive plan.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment requirements, including verification of employment history, education, background screening, and drug testing where permitted by law. Safety-sensitive positions may require cannabis (marijuana) testing. All testing and employment decisions will comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws.