Senior Project Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrates our core competencies: Action oriented, change champion, customer-focused, developing self & others, and ownership
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for EPC partners, Owner’s Engineers, and Customers, interpreting and integrating design requirements from customers or parent company in accordance with contract specifications.
• Lead planning, setup, and monitoring of project engineering systems, including kick-offs, MDLs, DORs, contract deviation lists, and inter-discipline workflows; coordinate engineering activities and resolve cross-disciplinary issues.
• Translate contract requirements and scope of work into actionable engineering deliverables for discipline teams, ensuring alignment with contractual obligations.
• Monitor engineering schedules, budgets, and estimates through project completion, including periodic reviews, two-week look-ahead planning, expediting activities, escalation of action items, and preparation of technical delivery status reports.
• Support Project Managers and Lead Project Engineers in tracking and assessing design changes, engineering change notices (ECNs), and contract deviations, including impact evaluation.
• Coincide with international affiliated companies to support successful engineering execution and project delivery.
• Review and comment on project documents and drawings to ensure compliance with contractual document flow and technical requirements.
• Support Equipment Specification, Bid Evaluation, Vendor Selection, and Capacity Assessments for MPWA-sourced equipment on Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle projects.
• Maintain working knowledge of applicable engineering codes and standards for combustion turbines and auxiliary systems, including ASME, ANSI, AWS, API, ASTM, NFPA, and NEC.
• Collaborate with Global Sourcing, Quality Assurance, and Project Management to coordinate vendors and subcontractors throughout execution.
• Support Application Engineering in reviewing and evaluating customer specifications in coordination with the parent company, as required.
• Track and resolve open technical and contractual items through project completion and into the warranty period, ensuring closure of outstanding issues.
• Demonstrate strong multitasking and multidisciplinary communication skills across engineering, sourcing, and project teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required; Master’s degree in Engineering preferred.
• 10–20 years of directly related technical experience in engineering or power project execution.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license preferred.
• Experience with SP3D and other 3D design tools such as SmartPlant or PDMS.
• Knowledge of ISO procedures and OSHA safety requirements.
• International business experience, including collaboration with global teams.
• Proficiency with project management and office tools, including MS Project, Excel, Word, Outlook, Visio, and technical diagrams/flowcharts.
• Strong technical interpretation skills, with the ability to analyze complex instructions presented in mathematical or diagrammatic form and manage both abstract and practical variables.
• Japanese and/or Spanish language fluency is a plus.
• Willingness to travel to customer offices and construction sites as required.