Principal Engineer Project Engineering

About Carrier

Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.

About This Role

The Principal Engineer Project Engineering directs the development of Carrier as a Service (CaaS) projects by identifying, assessing, and structuring technical and financial solutions that address customers’ needs.  The successful candidate for this position of Principal Engineer Project Engineering manager will understand a wide range of technology offerings and have the communication and business skills necessary to facilitate the integration of sales, engineering, construction management, and operations and maintenance specialists.  This position requires strategic insight, initiative, and flexibility.  The successful candidate will assume different roles in executing energy projects: project development, business development support, internal sales, project management support, and organizational strategic planning and management.  The successful candidate will possess a complementary blend of technical, financial, contractual, and customer management skills and will be able to lead and manage a team of project developers, HVAC and energy engineers, and other subject matter experts toward the common goal of developing, designing, and executing successful CaaS projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support the CaaS team in the continued development of the CaaS offering and related business offerings.  Adapt conventional performance contracting methods and tools to the service of CaaS and related business offerings.  Where lacking a go-by, template, example, or precedent, invent something that serves the purpose or supports the mission.  Be open to team members who do the same and, when novel ideas have merit, be receptive, flexible, and supportive.
• Lead and manage a team or teams of project developers and engineers.
• Train, mentor, and develop staff to build a resilient organization.
• Develop, design, and engineer HVAC, energy, and infrastructure systems.
• Plan, execute, and manage system, building, and facility technical audits.
• Lead, manage, or assist technical development of partner or subcontractor bid packages and requests for qualifications.
• Lead, manage, or assist development of bids for design-build construction and long-term service offerings.
• Create and manage project development budgets, schedules, and products.
• Develop cost and savings estimates for desktop analyses, preliminary studies, and investment grade audits.
• Develop, adapt, refine, and run quantitative models for design-build and long-term service estimates, to degrees of accuracy appropriate for desktop analyses, preliminary studies, and investment grade audits.
• Plan, manage, conduct and or assist the preparation of desktop analyses, preliminary studies, investment grade audits, and project proposals.  Assist development of and coordinate proposal strategy and tactics.
• Plan, manage, conduct and or assist the preparation of technical reports.  Review technical documents.
• Identify project technical and financial risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Review technical specifications, reconcile design issues, and perform quality control.
• Review energy-related and savings calculations and costs for accuracy.
• Coordinate and/or assist risk review tasks and support documentation.
• Consult and work with internal and external SMEs, auditors, and engineers, to include subcontractors and other Carrier organizational entities.
• Interview customers to determine needs, and present technical and business cases in support of business and project development.
• Represent Carrier with channel partners, engineers, and construction firms, and subcontractors.
• Present technical and commercial solutions to high-level customers, partner, and at conferences.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%, depending on project or program

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 10+ years in energy/infrastructure project development
• 5+ years in energy engineering and/or energy efficiency
• 5+ years in design-build implementation
• 3+ years in performance contracting

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with design, engineering, construction, and service of commercial & industrial HVAC systems, as well as standard energy conservation measures
• Familiarity with measurement and verification of technical performance
• Familiarity with financial modeling and development of financial pro forma as well as energy project modeling and financials
• Adept at project development budgeting, scheduling, and risk management
• Ability to adapt existing procedures, models, techniques to novel situations
• Ability to lead and manage diverse, multi-discipline, technical teams, in some cases where there is no direct authority over those teams
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with customers, partners, and end-users

Pay Range

The annual salary for this position is between $117,500.00 - $234,500.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate.

Other Compensation

This position is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

Benefits

Employees are eligible for benefits, including:

• Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives

• Retirement Benefits

• Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation

• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability

• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment

• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account

• Tuition Assistance

To learn more about our benefits offering, please click here Work with us | Carrier Corporate. The specific benefits available to any employee may vary depending on state and local laws and eligibility factors, such as date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Carrier EEO Statement and Accommodations Process

Carrier is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. Carrier provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with section 503 of Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, participate in an interview, or otherwise engage in the hiring process, please contact us at [email protected]. We will make every effort to meet your needs in accordance with applicable laws.

Application Deadline

Applications will be accepted for at least 3  days from Job Posting Date: 14 July 2026

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Use of AI

Technology-enabled tools may support parts of the recruitment process, with oversight by people.