Project Engineer

About This Role

This Project Engineer will contribute to the improvement of relevant plant overhauls and capital projects, monitoring budget, schedule, and quality while performing field inspections and coordinating construction activities.

Responsibilities

• Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines
• Monitor project's budget, schedule, and work quality
• Perform field inspections by visiting job sites regularly and for extended periods, reporting on project progress
• Assist in the development of plant project construction, start-up and maintenance procedures, and training requirements for newly installed systems
• Understand contract requirements and negotiation, building code requirements, construction inspection procedures, process area methods, and plant electrical requirements
• Coordinate construction inspection and testing activities, identify deficiencies and act to rectify them
• Assist in the development of standard specifications for construction projects and contract documents
• Assure that assigned contractors for projects conform to required health and safety procedures and practices
• Evaluate and review third-party engineering conceptual designs, quotations, and drawing for accuracy
• Assist in developing and implementing training for standard software packages for use in the project management process
• Contribute to feasibility studies
• Interact with both construction workers and upper management
• Negotiate effectively any commercial, construction, and technical disputes

Requirements

• 4 year/Bachelors degree in mechanical, electrical, civil, mining, electronic instrumentation, technology or related field
• 5+ years of experience in managing projects in heavy construction and/or process industry
• Ability to read, write, and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, etc.
• Proficient in English written, verbal communication, and listening skills
• Ability to effectively negotiate
• Ability to use analytical skills to apply mathematical methods to solve a variety of engineering problems
• Ability to use AutoCAD, Microsoft Office products, plus other relevant software packages
• Ability to apply building codes and understand the permitting process
• Ability to make sound independent judgments regularly
• Ability to work from general supervision with specified standard practices and policies
• Ability to refer to supervisor only when in doubt as to the proper procedure for a specified action

Qualifications

• 4 year/Bachelors degree in mechanical, electrical, civil, mining, electronic instrumentation, technology or related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in managing projects in heavy construction and/or process industry

Nice to Have

• Professional Engineer (PE) certification

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits