Project Engineer

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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

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Degree in a work-related discipline/field (Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management) Preferred
• Relevant experience in lieu of degree may be considered. Relevant experience in lieu of a degree is in addition to the experience requirements for this position.

Experience Qualifications

• Two (2) or more years of related experience in construction, design or construction management. Required

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of and ability to use project management tools.
• Knowledge of Computer-aided Design (CAD) system, Computer-aided Facility Management (CAFM), estimating, cost control, scheduling, construction administration, quality control, and specific writing and place planning.
• Knowledge of technical and professional requirements in the fields of healthcare delivery, architecture, and the building design process, and construction.
• Knowledge of project management, accounting, construction design, construction methods, building materials, sustainability, mechanical and electrical construction, cost estimation, building codes and standards, and contract administration.
• Knowledge of OSHPD forms, applications, fees, permits, test, and inspection forms.
• Knowledge of Request for Information (RFI), Potential Change Order (PCO), submittal, and invoicing processes.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite business software applications.
• Ability to organize and complete project documentation.
• Ability to read drawings and schematics.
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and complete work within deadlines ensuring accuracy and attention to detail at each step.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with and gain the cooperation of others at all levels, both within and outside Stanford Health Care (SHC).

Licenses and Certifications

• PMP - Project Mgmt Professional . or
• CAPM - Certified Associate In Project Mgmt preferred .

These principles apply to ALL employees:

SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience

Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.

You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective:

• Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
• Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
• Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

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Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination inall ofits policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.