Project Engineer

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

This is a Stanford Health Care job.

Step into an exciting position as the engine room of a world-class healthcare environment where your work keeps lifesaving facilities running at their best.

As a Project Engineer in the Facilities Engineering-Infrastructure department, you’ll help keep our hospitals safe, reliable, and future-ready by driving the infrastructure projects that power patient care every day. You’ll be the on-the-ground problem-solver who turns complex mechanical and controls upgrades into smooth, well-coordinated work in an active, 24/7 campus.

In this onsite role based at our Menlo Park facility and working at our Palo Alto campus and nearby facilities, you’ll partner with a Project Manager to support capital and infrastructure projects from planning through commissioning. Your days will span site walks, contractor and stakeholder meetings, schedule and shutdown coordination, and keeping documentation, reports, and calendars tightly organized.

· Support planning, design reviews, site walks, and commissioning for multiple capital and infrastructure upgrade projects.

· Coordinate with contractors, end users, and Facilities on shutdowns and work in active, occupied spaces.

· Maintain effective communication with vendors, stakeholders and end users.

· Own the details—meeting minutes, construction reports, schedules, and document control across PM platforms and SharePoint.

· Verification and filing of any project related documentation

· Leverage 3–5 years in construction, engineering, or mechanical systems—healthcare or other 24/7 environments a strong plus.

The Facilities Services division enhances health through leadership, collaboration, and innovation. Our team offers essential non-clinical support 24/7, ensuring safe operations and planning for future needs. We represent the intersection of planning, construction, general services, and facilities operations. Learn more about Facilities Services at: Facilities Services | Stanford Health Care

The Facilities Infrastructure & Safety (FIS) business unit is vital in ensuring the safety, security, and operational integrity of Stanford Health Care facilities while also managing disaster preparedness and complex building systems to foster a secure healthcare environment. FIS is made up of multiple departments aligned in focus: Environmental Health & Safety, Facility Field Services, Protective Services, Security Services, Office of Emergency Management, Facilities Engineering - Systems, Operational Technology, Facilities Engineering- Infrastructure, Facilities Services Response Center, and Facilities Administration and Operations.

Facilities Engineering – Infrastructure (FEI) is responsible for infrastructure upgrades, repairs, and special projects across SHC hospital, ambulatory, and administrative spaces. FEI ensures timely renewal of critical assets, maintaining reliable facilities that support high-quality care and efficient operations.

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A Brief Overview
Plans, organizes, manages and is responsible for all document control and distribution processes and systems for Facilities Services, including all construction project-related documentation received from and sent to the contractor, architect, and internal staff from initial planning and early development of a project through its completion.

Locations
Stanford Health Care

What you will do

• Meet regularly with all the parties involved to stay abreast of and track the status of construction projects at all stages. Prepare meeting agendas as needed and records and distributes minutes summarizing matters discussed and actions approved.
• Scan, distribute, and file documents including (but not limited to) project designs, drawings, specifications, estimates, and correspondence to the appropriate archival repository.
• Verify and correct project-related documentation where needed.
• Ensure that document control and distribution systems, processes, and procedures are organized, accurate, clear, and complete.
• Maintain effective and on-going communications with construction and contractor management teams.
• Provide initial review of pay applications, change orders, and other incoming construction documents.
• Perform other project engineering and project management-related duties as well as incidental duties as needed or assigned.

Education Qualifications