Temporary Job Request Number: CWP - 1525 - Project Engineer
Contingent Worker Information
Position Title Project Engineer
NYPA Business Unit Utility Operations HQ
Experience Level 1 (1-5 years)
Work Location White Plains Office
Anticipated Start Date Immediate
Duration of Assignment 12 month(s)
Project/Assignment Direct Install Lighting Program
CWP Manager
Date of Posting 10/09/2026
Due Date 10/24/2026
Work Schedule
Monday through Friday. 7.5-hour workday with .5-hour unpaid lunch. Paid for actual time worked; there are no paid vacation or sick days. During NYPA and Canals holidays, the business is closed, and no work is permitted. NYPA requires a hybrid schedule of a minimum of 3 days on-site, up to including fully on-site depending on department requirements.
CWPO Engagement Requirements
Candidates are REQUIRED to be local to the Tri-State area and in W2 tax status as an hourly paid employee of Service Provider. Fully remote positions are prohibited. Hybrid schedules are permissible with a minimum of 3 days on-site depending on assignment and can be fully on-site depending on business needs. Remote work privileges can be revoked at any time. NYPA does not provide laptops. Instead, NYPA provides desktops and dedicated workstations which candidates will remote into from their personal equipment on virtual days. If candidate does not have proper equipment, internet connection, or he/she is deemed to not work effectively from home, the hybrid privilege will be revoked. Vendors must disclose foreign national status and all Visas at the time of candidate submission. Additionally, a Benefits Waiver and Ethics Disclosure will be required of the candidate during onboarding.
Submission Instructions
Your email submissions must contain:
The LEGAL name of candidate (no aliases, monikers, or nicknames)
Job Broadcast number in your email subject header
Visa work authorization, if applicable
For job broadcasts outside your contractual compensation schedules, use competitive rates based on local and state compensation.
NYPA CWP staff will contact you if your candidate is selected to be interviewed, which is usually via MS Teams. Please inform your candidates that an interview does not indicate acceptance of the proposed labor rates.
For all questions or concerns, please contact Christine Prendergast at or Markus Caruso at .
Project Overview
The Project Engineer Isupports the Customer Project Delivery department in achieving the Business Unit's goals to improve energy efficiency and stimulate new energy technologies in New York State through the implementation of physical projects. The Project Engineer I works with customers to develop projects incorporating energy efficiency measures to reduce the customers' energy consumption.
Job Functions & Responsibilities
- Represent NYPA at customer meetings, design meetings, contractor walk through, and presentations to customers.
- Prepare engineering calculations, estimates, and cost analyses for feasibility/audit reports.
- Manage and implement multiple lighting, HVAC, controls, wastewater treatment, and building envelope energy conservation projects and new project development concurrently.
- Project responsibility can range from 10-15 projects depending on scope.
- Develop customer installation commitment documents including cost recovery agreements requiring the development of economic analyses and engineering specifications.
- Track and prepare status reports for all assigned projects.
- Evaluate project scope, review feasibility reports, make presentations and recommendations, develop design documents and specifications, evaluate bid results, and make recommendations for contract award.
- Develop and verify engineering, labor and material bid specifications provided by staff and implementation contractors.
- Ensure that all design, code, licensing and operating and maintenance requirements are met.
- Review project activities for technical content, accuracy, cost control and schedule.
- Solve problems related to customer bill savings, design and construction issues. Support the Senior/Lead Project Engineer and other senior engineers in negotiating change orders to construction and services contracts.
- Develop and verify all financial and billing documentation relating to savings calculations supporting the cost-effective direct install projects.
- Ensure that all financial resources expended by NYPA are fully recovered from each program participant.
- Evaluate all change order claims and payment invoices, while working as a team member with other engineers inside and outside of NYPA to develop the most cost-effective project designs.
- Coordinate activities between contractors / consultants / equipment vendors / customers to provide project construction quality assurance in adherence to project specifications and compliance to state and local codes.
- Comply and enforce the compliance of hazardous material handling, safety and environmental procedures.
- Keep abreast of the latest technological developments, products and revisions to the NYPA project input parameters (electric Production and Delivery rates, Interest During Construction (IDC), financing term, discount rate, Gross Receipt Taxes (GRT), Contracts, Environmental and Bond Counsel).
Skills
- Strong knowledge of building mechanical/electrical systems and related codes is required.
- Technical knowledge across multiple engineering disciplines.
- Strong background and experience interacting and liaising with engineering consultants and labor contractors.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to plan, execute and complete multiple projects from start to finish on time and within budget with minimal direction and support from supervisors.
- Ability to work in a team-oriented environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to organize information and effectively present ideas to the intended audience.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze existing conditions in a facility, and address issues related to contracts, equipment design and operation.
- Ability to analyze and address environmental concerns as they relate to customer requirements and, with the guidance of more senior engineers, develop cost effective engineering solutions to non-routine problems.
- Ability to exercise good judgment and influence others, while working effectively with consultants, contractors, and equipment suppliers.
- Ability to proactively recognize problems that arise during analysis procedures or in analysis results.
- Ability to further develop technical knowledge in utility service rate analyses (gas & electric), energy analysis, life cycle cost analysis, NYPA contracts, project financing strategies, and energy systems and controls is required.
- Working knowledge of SAP, Oracle Primavera, and Microsoft Teams is preferred.
- Ability to travel to customer facilities (NYC Boroughs) to support construction activities as needed.
- Availability to work outside of normal business hours as project demands.
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
- Minimum of five (5) years of engineering experience.
- Professional Engineer license is preferred.
- Project management experience.
- Professional certifications such as Project Management Professional Certification (PMPC) or Certified Energy Manager (CEM), or an advanced degree in an engineering, scientific or business discipline preferred.