Mechanical Project Engineer Jobs in Virginia
Mechanical Project Engineer jobs in Virginia are in strong demand, concentrated in defense systems, federal contracting, energy infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing across a market that runs from entry-level project support roles to senior program engineers. Northern Virginia, the Hampton Roads metro, and Richmond are the largest hiring hubs, anchored by long-established employers like Northrop Grumman, Leidos, and BAE Systems. The most sought-after specialties in Virginia listings are systems integration, HVAC and MEP design, and propulsion or naval engineering tied to the region's defense base. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Job Description
Turner & Townsend is seeking an Mechanical Project Manager – Data Center Construction with Field Experience to support a high-profile data center construction project. This individual will be responsible for overseeing the General Contractor’s construction activities, with a strong focus on reporting on schedule status back to the project owner. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise from working in the field, strong leadership, and a background in large-scale data center/mission critical works or electrical contracting environments.
Responsibilities:
- Effectively manage and collaborate with project stakeholders.
- Effective communication across our internal team to ensure efficiency and a consistent delivery to the client.
- Can analyze, track, and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slip.
- Verify that effective project governance, processes and systems are utilized.
- Ensure application of best practice on all projects.
- Production of formal project status reports and other reports as required.
- Monitor the progress of multiple construction projects simultaneously to ensure that the approved design standards are being applied correctly.
- Manage the interface between all suppliers through monthly trackers and weekly reviews.
- Manage the flow of project information between the project team through regular meetings and written communications.
- Forecast and update key project milestones.
- Manage and monitor local design teams in accordance with commission criteria.
- Provide technical support to owners, architects, general contractors and regional stakeholders.
- Rapid response to RFIs from the field.
- Provide expertise for cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance where required.
- Independent review of status reports, drawing submittals, timelines and costs from architects, contractors and suppliers.
- Client management – assist in developing excellent working relationships with Clients, with a view towards maximizing new opportunities.
- Strategic Thinking - provides advice to project teams on approaches that can be adopted to successfully achieve both clients’ objectives and business objectives.
- Knowledge management – ensure that key information and learnings generated from each project is captured.
- Process improvement – Identify ways to improve internal systems and processes
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
- Minimum 5+ years of electrical project management experience, ideally in data center construction or with an electrical contractor.
- Experience with substation and power distribution systems preferred.
- Familiarity with MEP design
- Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in project management tools
- Knowledge of relevant codes, standards, and construction methodologies.
- Proficiency in the Data Center Commissioning Process (levels 1 –5 )
- Proficiency managing construction documents including BODs, specifications, contract drawings, C/D/E’s, equipment submittals and RFIs.
- Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, P6, CxAlloy, and other construction project management tools
Additional Information
*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients' needs.*
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/
Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
#LI-MK3
Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Job Description
Turner & Townsend is seeking an Mechanical Project Manager – Data Center Construction with Field Experience to support a high-profile data center construction project. This individual will be responsible for overseeing the General Contractor’s construction activities, with a strong focus on reporting on schedule status back to the project owner. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise from working in the field, strong leadership, and a background in large-scale data center/mission critical works or electrical contracting environments.
Responsibilities:
- Effectively manage and collaborate with project stakeholders.
- Effective communication across our internal team to ensure efficiency and a consistent delivery to the client.
- Can analyze, track, and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slip.
- Verify that effective project governance, processes and systems are utilized.
- Ensure application of best practice on all projects.
- Production of formal project status reports and other reports as required.
- Monitor the progress of multiple construction projects simultaneously to ensure that the approved design standards are being applied correctly.
- Manage the interface between all suppliers through monthly trackers and weekly reviews.
- Manage the flow of project information between the project team through regular meetings and written communications.
- Forecast and update key project milestones.
- Manage and monitor local design teams in accordance with commission criteria.
- Provide technical support to owners, architects, general contractors and regional stakeholders.
- Rapid response to RFIs from the field.
- Provide expertise for cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance where required.
- Independent review of status reports, drawing submittals, timelines and costs from architects, contractors and suppliers.
- Client management – assist in developing excellent working relationships with Clients, with a view towards maximizing new opportunities.
- Strategic Thinking - provides advice to project teams on approaches that can be adopted to successfully achieve both clients’ objectives and business objectives.
- Knowledge management – ensure that key information and learnings generated from each project is captured.
- Process improvement – Identify ways to improve internal systems and processes
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
- Minimum 5+ years of electrical project management experience, ideally in data center construction or with an electrical contractor.
- Experience with substation and power distribution systems preferred.
- Familiarity with MEP design
- Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in project management tools
- Knowledge of relevant codes, standards, and construction methodologies.
- Proficiency in the Data Center Commissioning Process (levels 1 –5 )
- Proficiency managing construction documents including BODs, specifications, contract drawings, C/D/E’s, equipment submittals and RFIs.
- Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, P6, CxAlloy, and other construction project management tools
Additional Information
*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients' needs.*
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/
Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
#LI-MK3
Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.
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What Virginia Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in mechanical project engineer jobs across Virginia.
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a closely related engineering discipline required
- Professional Engineer license or active EIT registration with the Virginia Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects preferred
- Proficiency in CAD software such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or CATIA for design and documentation
- Experience managing project schedules, budgets, and technical deliverables across engineering teams
- Familiarity with federal acquisition or defense contracting standards relevant to Virginia employers
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for cross-functional coordination with clients and contractors
Mechanical Project Engineer Jobs in Virginia: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a mechanical project engineer in Virginia?
The standard path starts with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from an ABET-accredited program, followed by passing the Fundamentals of Engineering exam to become an Engineer in Training registered with the Virginia Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects. After gaining qualifying work experience, you can sit for the Principles and Practice of Engineering exam to earn full Professional Engineer licensure. Virginia PE licensure is a meaningful differentiator for senior project roles, particularly in defense contracting, civil-mechanical work, and MEP design.
How much do mechanical project engineers make in Virginia?
Mechanical project engineers in Virginia earn a median of about $104,180 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $77,840 for the lowest 10% to over $160,770 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire mechanical project engineers in Virginia?
Employers hiring mechanical project engineers in Virginia right now include Jobot, Moore's Electrical & Mechanical, and Bowman, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Virginia's concentration of federal agencies, naval facilities, and defense prime contractors means hiring here skews heavily toward firms with government program work, making cleared or clearance-eligible candidates especially competitive.
Which Virginia cities have the most mechanical project engineer jobs?
The cities with the most mechanical project engineer openings in Virginia are Dulles, Herndon, and Charlottesville. Northern Virginia's density of federal contractors and technology firms drives the largest share of postings, while Hampton Roads reflects demand from naval shipbuilding, the U.S. Navy's installations, and the defense industrial base concentrated around Norfolk and Newport News, and Richmond draws from state agency projects, energy infrastructure, and manufacturing operations.
Are there remote mechanical project engineer jobs in Virginia?
Yes, but they're less common than in purely analytical fields, since mechanical project engineering often requires on-site coordination, facility walkthroughs, and hands-on review of systems or prototypes. About 36% of mechanical project engineer openings tied to Virginia are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, with the remote-eligible work concentrated in roles focused on documentation, systems analysis, and project management rather than installation or lab-based design work.
How can I get hired as a mechanical project engineer in Virginia with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying to co-op or new-graduate rotational programs at Virginia's major defense contractors, where employers like Northrop Grumman and Leidos regularly bring in candidates directly from engineering programs. Entry-level titles to target include junior project engineer, engineering associate, and design engineer, which are common stepping-stone roles at both prime contractors and government-adjacent firms. Completing your Engineer in Training registration through the Virginia Board and building a portfolio of CAD work or capstone projects strengthens applications significantly, as does any internship connected to federal program work or Virginia's naval engineering sector.
Where can I find and apply to mechanical project engineer jobs in Virginia?
You can find and apply to mechanical project engineer jobs in Virginia on Migrate Mate, which lists current Virginia openings updated in real time. Find roles that fit your experience and location, then apply directly to the employer through the listing.
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