Project Engineer

The primary responsibility of the Project Engineer/Manager is to accurately scope, budget, schedule, and coordinate execution of projects with a wide range of scale and complexity. This role includes continuous improvement targets in a manufacturing process environment, though the candidate should be able to apply project management principles and techniques across functions to any area where projects are being defined and executed.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritize projects which will deliver improved working conditions, increase production throughput, and/or reduce operations expense
• Lead project focus groups comprised of all relevant stakeholders to develop project requirements & scope
• Organize and manage project budgeting & quoting processes with all externally solicited work items
• Develop & implement project management plans with cost & schedule baselines
• Contribute to development of investment proposals, including technical writing presentation of scope, cost, and budget
• Review contract scope and conditions to mitigate risks
• Oversee contractors during the construction process
• Manage project work teams(s), of both internal and external resources, to plan, schedule, and coordinate project execution
• Implement project monitoring and controls processes to track project progress and maintain adherence to cost and schedule baselines
• Lead decision-making meetings for project changes as they arise
• Forecast & report on project costs & schedules through project execution
• Provides regular status and project progress updates to the stakeholders
  

Skills & Knowledge

• Strong organizational, planning and coordination skills with the ability to multitask
• Excellent leadership skills, including ability to engage with shop floor and ability to influence cross-functional partners
• Attention to detail balanced with effective execution to timelines
• Focus on executing the project management plan, avoiding scope creep during the project
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to express ideas clearly both written and verbally
• Professionalism: interpersonal skills, stakeholder management, self-motivated
• Focus on continuous improvement and problem-solving

HIRING CRITERIA

• Degree in Engineering
• Minimum 5 years experiences in engineering, process engineering or manufacturing experience
• Minimum 3 years experiences in project management (capital budgeting experience preferred)
• Strong knowledge of continuous improvement tools
• Ability to organize time, prioritize duties and meet deadlines
• Agile with IT tools such MS Office Applications, MS project, & AutoCAD

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