Project Engineer 2

About the role

A Project Engineer 2 is directly responsible for the technical excellence and the technical coordination of assigned projects and indirectly responsible for project profitability, with these responsibilities crossing multiple engineering disciplines. This individual will guide the engineering process in addition to monitoring all phases of work beyond engineering such as procurement, manufacturing, erection, and commissioning.

As the project technical liaison, they will be intimately involved with communications between both internal and external customers and will strive to reduce costs in all project phases to ensure profitability while maintaining schedule commitments. This person is able to technically lead larger projects (core boiler scope, significant boiler retrofits, or larger environmental projects).

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical extension of the Project Manager, coordinating the development and exchange of information as well as technical correspondence between the customer, A/E, vendors, B&W (external and internal), and various other organizations working on the project.
• Lead technical discussions with AEs, customers, and vendors for routine and unique/first-of-a-kind applications.
• Understand contract obligations, including scope, cost, schedule, and scope split responsibilities of other Project Engineers on the project.
• Partner with the Project Manager as the technical lead during customer project meetings, evaluate potential first-time vendors, and participate in projects requiring joint venture and licensee interfacing.
• Serve as the technical interface between B&W customers, vendors, sublet engineers, fabricators, and the erector. Activities include developing specification and document submittal requirements, resolving questions, monitoring schedule commitments and cost allocations, directing purchasing on procurement, and monitoring invoicing.
• Monitor engineering man-hour expenditures, manage technical guarantee risk throughout the project, and work closely with shop and field personnel to resolve problems during manufacture, construction, and start-up phases.
• Coordinate the resolution of engineering errors, participate in QA inspections (as required), support the resolution of vendor claims, and work with the erector to solve field fit-up problems and disposition Site Problem Reports.
• Work with Project Controls to ensure compliance throughout all project phases by identifying project changes, evaluating potential cost variances, and determining schedule impact before changes are implemented.
• Manage engineering change control with minimum supervision to maintain engineering schedule and man-hour estimates.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or Technology.
• 10-12 years of experience in a relevant field preferred.
• A Professional Engineer’s license is desirable.
• Relevant engineering background and sufficient knowledge and interpersonal skills to coordinate multiple engineering activities simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to coordinate multiple engineering activities simultaneously.