Subcontractor Jobs in Rochester, MN (NOW HIRING)

This role plays a critical part in ensuring jobsite safety, document control, constructability, estimating support, change management, and technical coordination across multiple stakeholders—including internal teams, vendors, subcontractors, and design partners. The Project Engineer will act as a technical subject matter expert, supporting scope definition, system integration, and seamless project execution from pre-construction through closeout.

All responsibilities support Our Client’s mission, values, and team-driven project delivery approach.

Our client operates with a collaborative, team-first philosophy. Success is achieved by working closely across internal teams, subcontractors, vendors, and customers to design and deliver high-quality, efficient solutions.

The organization values shared responsibility, professional development, leadership, and family-oriented values, fostering an environment where people grow together and projects succeed together. Teams are empowered to manage projects from start to finish, track milestones, and continuously identify smarter, more cost-effective approaches to execution.

At Our Client, trust, accountability, empathy, and technical excellence define how work gets done.

• Actively support and promote the company’s safety culture, demonstrating a commitment to an injury-free workplace through personal accountability and team engagement.

• Coordinate with project teams on technology-related design and construction efforts, ensuring constructability, quality, financial, and technical standards are met.

• Intake, triage, and track RFIs, ASCs, CCDs, and other project documentation.

• Manage document control, including submittals, shop drawings, and associated logs.

• Support trade-to-trade coordination through the shop drawing and submittal review process.

• Provide technical expertise for design-assist, installation, and network integration activities, including support with scope leveling alongside Project Managers and Project Executives.

• Review submittals and shop drawings with the responsible PM prior to submission to the Architect/Engineer team.

• Review quantity takeoffs and obtain vendor and trade partner pricing to support accurate budgets and hard-bid proposals.

• Participate in pre-construction activities, including outgoing RFPs to subcontractors and suppliers.

• Support the planning and execution of mock-up rooms and spaces.

• Lead, coach, and support team members in alignment with Our Client’s leadership and performance values.

• Support overall project delivery to achieve financial, quality, schedule, and performance objectives.

• Participate in company-wide communication initiatives and strategy sessions to enhance service delivery and market presence.

• Assist in developing schedules for submittals, shop drawings, BIM milestones, scope additions, mockups, and training activities.

• Track and report progress toward project milestones, supporting schedule updates and progress payment reviews.

• Communicate, track, and help resolve issues promptly throughout the project lifecycle.

• Ensure all project documentation is properly managed and archived at project closeout.

• Assist in managing the technology consulting process between Our Client and client/owner consultants and contractors, with emphasis on Controls, TAB, and Commissioning (CX).

• Support the identification and implementation of emerging technologies that enhance Our Client’s Smart Building solutions.

• Collaborate with the Sales team to understand market trends and evaluate how new technologies can be applied to customer projects.

• Maintain professional and technical knowledge through ongoing education, publications, networking, and industry participation.

• Engage with local municipalities, civic organizations, and union partners to support project and workforce initiatives.

• Ability to perform work accurately, thoroughly, and on schedule

• Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

• Ability to support development of project proposals, fees, and work plans

• Self-starter with strong interpersonal skills and follow-through

• Solid understanding of construction project workflows and lifecycle processes

• Ability to collaborate effectively across internal and external teams

• Ability to support budget management, profitability, and relationship-driven growth

• General knowledge of telecommunications and networking infrastructure, including fiber, copper, LAN/WAN, wireless, and telephony

• Experience with low-voltage healthcare systems is a plus (e.g., nurse call, overhead paging, access control, CCTV, DAS/PS DAS)

• Industry certifications are considered a plus

• Compensation & Benefits

  • Base Salary & Performance Bonus

  Benefits Package

  • Comprehensive health insurance

  • Employee-paid dental and vision plan available

  • Company-paid Long-Term Disability

  • $50,000 Life Insurance (term, during employment)

  • Paid Time Off

  • Paid holidays

  • 401(k) retirement plan