Project Assurance Engineer

JOB SUMMARY

The Project Assurance Engineer supports the Assurance Manager in implementing the Project Assurance Framework across all project phases. The role is responsible for coordinating assurance activities, stage gate reviews, readiness assessments, assurance actions, and compliance verification to ensure project delivery requirements are achieved in accordance with Client Management System requirements.

The position provides assurance coordination throughout the project lifecycle, from opportunity maturation through FEED, execution, commissioning, start-up, and handover.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Support implementation of the project Quality Assurance Plan (QAP).
• Coordinate project assurance activities across all project phases.
• Maintain assurance schedules, action registers, and deliverable tracking systems.
• Verify project assurance requirements are incorporated into project execution plans.
• Ensure assurance deliverables are completed in accordance with project timelines.
• Coordinate preparation for all project stage gate reviews.
• Track gate deliverables and evidence requirements.
• Support gate readiness assessments.
• Verify closure of gate actions and conditions.
• Maintain records of gate decisions and approvals.
• Facilitate coordination between functional disciplines to achieve gate readiness.
• Coordinate assurance activities during Opportunity Identification, Concept Select, Pre-FEED, FEED, Detailed Design, Execute, Commissioning, Start-Up, and Handover.
• Support verification that phase-specific requirements have been completed prior to progression to the next phase.
• Maintain project assurance action registers.
• Track closure of assurance findings and recommendations.
• Monitor aging and overdue actions.
• Coordinate with action owners to ensure timely closeout.
• Provide regular status reporting to project leadership.
• Support planning and execution of Project Readiness Reviews, Execution Readiness Reviews, Construction Readiness Reviews, Commissioning Readiness Reviews, and Operations Readiness Reviews
• Track readiness actions and verify completion.
• Verify project compliance with applicable SMS requirements.
• Monitor implementation of project governance requirements.
• Support periodic assurance assessments.
• Assist with identification of improvement opportunities.
• Prepare assurance dashboards and reports.
• Develop assurance status summaries for project management.
• Monitor assurance KPIs and performance metrics.
• Support management review meetings.
• Coordinate incorporation of lessons learned into project planning and execution.
• Verify lessons learned actions are implemented where applicable.
• Maintain lessons learned tracking records.
• Coordinate assurance activities between Project Management, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, Operations, HSE, Commercial, and Stakeholder Management.
• Support AES zero-incident safety culture and assume personal accountability and responsibility for safe work practices in all projects, activities, and operations.
• Other duties will be assigned to this position as needed.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• 5 years of related work experience 
• Engineering degree

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Previous experience working on Major capital projects ($100M )
• Experience working in the oil and gas industry
• Project assurance or project governance experience
• Familiarity with Stage gate and project delivery systems
• Experience working Pre-FEED and FEED development processes