Project Engineer

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead projects from concept through design, procurement, installation, commissioning, and handover.
• Define project scope, milestones, deliverables, budgets, and acceptance criteria; maintain detailed project schedules and risk registers.
• Cook up cross-functional teams (Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, EHS) to ensure alignment on goals and execution.
• Effective communication of project schedule changes / progress to all stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Conduct formal design reviews, change control, and stage-gate approvals.
• Track project progress using KPIs and provide regular status reports to Engineering Manager and leadership.
• Manage vendor relationships: RFQs, technical evaluations, bid comparisons, design reviews, and contract coordination.
• Lead vendor quoting and selection activities for assigned projects.
• Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies to avoid delays or cost overruns.
• Manage budgetary, scheduling, and project plans in appropriate systems.

Technical Engineering Responsibilities

• Create engineering designs, layouts, equipment specifications, and system calculations for manufacturing equipment and processes.
• Create and review 2D/3D CAD models, engineering drawings, and BOMs as applicable.
• Provide solutions to technical problems using sound engineering practices.
• Create and administer appropriate testing protocols to monitor project performance.
• Validate equipment performance through testing, trials, and commissioning activities.
• Perform root-cause analysis and recommend design or process changes to improve equipment performance.
• Support implementation of new equipment to include PFMEAs, risk analysis, work instructions, and control plans.

Manufacturing Performance & Continuous Improvement

• Calculate, track, and report cost savings to support site cost savings goals.
• Support Engineering Change Requests (ECR) as assigned.
• Participate in Lean/Six Sigma events and apply engineering solutions to reduce scrap, setup time, and variability.
• Analyze production and downtime data to identify bottlenecks and improvement opportunities.

Cross-Functional & Operational Support

• Work with Maintenance to improve equipment reliability and optimize PM/RCM strategies.
• Support Operations with troubleshooting of issues impacting safety, quality, or productivity.
• Train operators and maintenance teams on new equipment operation, modifications, and installations.
• Schedule and monitor resources to ensure project milestones are met.

Capital Project Development

• Establish project objectives (scope), procedures, data collection methods, and performance standards within boundaries of corporate policy.
• Prepare cost estimates, capital requests, and ROI analyses for engineering projects.
• Gather and validate data to build clear problem statements that translate operational issues into measurable business impacts.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Finance, and EHS to review potential solutions and assess feasibility, risk, ROI, and alignment with long-term strategic goals.
• Support stage-gate reviews and provide technical analysis and data required for approval.
• After installation, perform post-implementation verification to ensure CapEx projects deliver targeted improvements.