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The Role
The Project Engineer will lead MEP coordination, installation, and commissioning for data center projects, ensuring systems meet performance requirements. Responsibilities include managing schedules, tracking submissions, and collaborating with teams for successful project delivery.
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About Overwatch Mission Critical
Overwatch is a service-disabled Veteran-owned small business (SDVOB) certified through the National Veterans Business Development Council (NVBDC). We provide construction professional services, talent acquisition, and general contractor services for the mission-critical infrastructure industry. Our mission is the construction and management of state-of-the-art data centers with the precision and reliability this industry demands. From high-end engineers to seasoned professionals, we deploy the people you need to get your data center off the ground. At Overwatch, it's more than a job—it's purpose.
About the Role
Overwatch is seeking a Project Engineer with strong MEP and commissioning experience to support the delivery of highly complex data center projects. In this role, you will be a key driver in the coordination, installation, and commissioning of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems from design through project turnover. You’ll work closely with construction teams, design engineers, and commissioning agents to ensure all mission-critical systems meet performance requirements and schedule expectations. This role is hands-on, detail-driven, and vital to the success of our high-performance builds.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate MEP scope across contractors, vendors, and internal teams from design development through final commissioning
- Drive the commissioning schedule and process, ensuring all systems are tested and function according to design intent and client requirements
- Track MEP submittals, RFIs, and inspections to support seamless execution in the field
- Support issue resolution related to mechanical/electrical systems with a bias toward field-driven solutions
- Maintain accurate logs and documentation around equipment startup, system testing, and commissioning reports
- Liaise with commissioning agents and QA/QC teams to ensure system readiness and turnover milestones are met
- Monitor compliance with safety standards, specifications, and codes specific to MEP installations
- Collaborate with superintendents, subcontractors, and vendors to uphold schedule and quality milestones
- Support punch list development and resolution during final commissioning and closeout
- Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field preferred
- 3+ years of experience in MEP-focused construction roles, preferably in mission-critical or technically intensive environments
- Familiarity with commissioning processes, checklists, and documentation (Level 1–5 commissioning)
- Strong understanding of HVAC, electrical distribution, plumbing, and building automation systems
- Proven ability to drive timelines, resolve field issues, and ensure MEP system readiness
- Excellent organizational and communication skills to collaborate across field and engineering teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience supporting commissioning on a data center or mission-critical projects
- Familiarity with TAB reports, BMS systems, and integrated systems testing (IST)
- Certifications such as LEED AP, CxA, or PMP
- Proficiency in Procore, Bluebeam, and scheduling software (e.g., P6)
- OSHA 30 certification or equivalent safety training
Driver’s License Requirement:
For roles that require on-site presence or travel between work locations as an essential function of the position, candidates must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license appropriate for the role and be eligible to operate a motor vehicle in accordance with applicable laws.
Communication Skills:
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in a professional work environment, including preparing written reports and documentation, conveying information clearly to team members, clients, and stakeholders, and responding appropriately to verbal and written communications related to job duties.
Physical Requirements and Work Environment
This position operates primarily in an active data center construction environment, encompassing both indoor and outdoor work settings. The role requires the physical ability to perform essential job functions safely and effectively in a dynamic environment that includes ongoing construction activity and evolving site conditions.
The work environment includes areas and temporary structures owned, leased, or controlled by third parties over which Overwatch may have limited or no control. Because the project remains under construction, certain areas of the site — including access routes, staging zones, and temporary structures — may not yet be fully ADA-compliant until construction is complete or those third-party areas are finalized.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to walk, stand, stoop, twist, bend, and climb stairs or ladders for extended periods while navigating uneven, unpaved, or obstructed terrain.
- Must be able to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis.
- Must be able to drive between job sites and access all areas of an active construction zone, including raised platforms, scaffolding, and confined spaces.
- Must be able to tolerate exposure to outdoor weather conditions, dust, and construction-related noise, vibrations, and odors.
- Must be able to communicate effectively with contractors, engineers, and site personnel, and maintain situational awareness in high-activity environments.
- Personal protective equipment (PPE), including hard hats, safety vests, hearing protection, and steel-toe boots, is required.
- Must have sufficient visual acuity to read drawings, specifications, and safety signage, and to observe site activity.
Work Environment:
Work is performed primarily in and around active construction areas, which may include unfinished buildings, temporary field offices, staging areas, and partially completed infrastructure. These locations may contain uneven surfaces, limited accessibility, and other conditions typical of construction projects prior to final completion. Overwatch does not control and cannot modify accessibility conditions within areas, facilities, or temporary structures owned or managed by third parties.
Reasonable Accommodation:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position, provided such accommodations do not create safety hazards, impede essential mobility within active work zones, or require modification of facilities not owned or controlled by Overwatch.
Skills You’ll Use
- MEP coordination & systems commissioning
- Field issue resolution & hands-on construction problem-solving
- Strong documentation & reporting (MEP checklists, turnover packages)
- Scheduling & tracking of long-lead equipment and startup milestones
- Cross-functional collaboration with commissioning agents and client teams
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Compensation & Benefits
Overwatch Construction offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, and relocation assistance available.
OVERWATCH is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. OVERWATCH considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
Top Skills
Bluebeam
Building Automation Systems
Electrical Distribution
Hvac
Mep Systems
P6)
Plumbing
Procore
Scheduling Software (E.G.
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The Company
What We Do
The fifth industrial revolution is here, and it runs on data centers and the skilled labor who build and sustain them.
Behind every AI breakthrough, cloud platform, and digital connection is a data center, and behind every data center are the people who build, commission, and operate them.
By bringing blue-collar jobs back to the front lines of innovation, Overwatch(SDVOSB) is proving that the future of technology depends on human expertise as much as it does on machines.
Your mission-critical journey starts and scales with us. We deliver end-to-end solutions for the data center lifecycle, design, build, staffing, and sustainment, powered by a workforce you can trust.
