Preconstruction Support Engineer

Why Henkels & McCoy

Join a 100-year-old infrastructure leader committed to innovation, safety, and career growth. You’ll tackle complex, high-visibility projects that keep the lights on for millions—while working with a team that values your expertise and empowers your professional development.

Company Overview

Henkels & McCoy West works closely with clients from diverse markets to build enduring partnerships throughout the Western United States. Our team of seasoned professionals designs, builds, manages, and maintains critical and sustainable infrastructure for the power, oil & gas pipeline, gas distribution, and communications industries. Building on a 100-year legacy of performance and service to utility, commercial, industrial, and government clients, H&M West brings together extensive knowledge and innovation to deliver infrastructure construction solutions that meet future energy needs today.

H&M West is a purpose-driven company. Our core values guide our strategy, performance, and culture. We believe in maintaining an environment where team members can make an impact, grow, and thrive. A place where they find meaning and purpose in doing the important work of ensuring communities have the vital energy, light, and communications to prosper. Our culture is inclusive and welcoming. Our teams are empowered with abundant training, tools, and opportunities to follow their curiosity and ambitions. Everyone has an equal chance to advance. Everyone is supported, respected, and challenged to be their best. We’re always looking for talented and dedicated people to join us and love where they work.

Henkels & McCoy West is a proud subsidiary of MasTec (NYSE: MTZ), a Fortune 500 Company ranked by Energy News-Record as one of the leading contractors in the country. H&M West is part of the MasTec Power Delivery segment. We are certified as a minority-controlled company by the National Minority Suppliers Development Council (NMSDC). Our rich diversity of people and ideas makes us a stronger, more innovative organization.

Position Summary:

The role is responsible for supporting substation and transmission line (T-Line) projects by providing critical oversight of materials, schedules, and coordination between internal and external stakeholders. This position will review project Bills of Materials (BOM) at key design milestones (20%, 50%, and 90%) to ensure consistency with design drawings, and will proactively identify long-lead materials and equipment essential for successful project execution.

The role will also create and maintain time-based visual tracking tools such as deliverable charts and material delivery timelines, manage small substation projects embedded in larger T-Line efforts, and assist with construction schedule development. Additional duties include analyzing substation peak load distributions to refine planning accuracy and improve overall project efficiency.

• Review all project Bills of Materials (BOM) at 20%, 50%, and 90% design, ensuring alignment with design drawings.
• Identify project long lead materials and equipment.
• Monitor procurement lead times and track critical material delivery dates.
• Identify required materials and create lists for each phase in a construction step plan.
• Assist with Step Plan Workshops to improve coordination between stakeholders (engineering partners, outage coordinators, substation operators, test & energization group and Henkels and McCoy West).
• Create and maintain time based, deliverables and material delivery charts as a visual aid for tracking project schedules.
• Provide support to the pre-construction engineer for Testing & Energization and relay settings meetings to ensure effective communication.
• Manage small substation projects within larger T-Line projects to ensure timely equipment procurement and crew scheduling.
• Help collect and analyze substation peak load distributions to improve step plan and schedule accuracy.
• Assist in the creation and refinement of construction schedules to enhance project efficiency.

• BS degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 1+ year of construction industry experience (within Power Delivery industry preferred),
• Demonstrated engineering and business acumen, customer focus and drive for results.
• Demonstrated proficiency and experience in functional groups supporting large projects within construction and electrical utility industries.