What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Engineer position at Babcock & Wilcox?
A Project Engineer 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 insure profitability while maintaining schedule commitments. This person is able to technically lead very large projects including full scope projects with consortium partners, construction, extended scope, etc. where B&W has primary control.
DUTIES
DUTIES
- Act as a technical extension of the Project Manager coordinating the development and the 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 discussions such as those opposite an AE or customer, and with vendors providing equipment on routine and/ unique/first of a kind applications.
- Use their understanding the contract obligations for the assignment including scope, cost, schedule, and also know scope split responsibilities of other PE’s on the project.
- Participate with the Project Manager as the technical lead during customer project meetings, provide evaluations of potential first time vendors, and participate in projects where joint venture and licensee interfacing is required.
- Serve as the technical interface between B&W, customers, vendors, sublet engineers, fabricators and the erector, and represent B&W technically at site during construction and commissioning. Activities include the development of specifications and document submittal requirements, resolution of questions, monitoring of schedule commitments and cost allocations, directing Purchasing on the procurement of these commodities, and monitoring invoicing (as required).
- 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 of the project.
- 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 of Site Problem Reports.
- Actively work with Project Controls to ensure compliance throughout all project phases by identifying project changes, evaluating potential cost variances, and determining schedule impact before the changes are implemented.
- Manage engineering change control with minimum supervision to maintain engineering schedule and manhour estimates.
- Take an active role in supporting department/company process improvement activities, and mentor less experienced PE’s.
- Review proposal specifications for potential projects, detect areas where potential clarifications and exceptions need to be identified, and negotiating terms opposite the Customer. Work with customers and potential partners when project alliances are formed to ensure division of work is well defined and that B&W is well positioned to complete its potential scope of work.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or Technology
- 12-15 years’ experience in a relevant field preferred.
- A Professional Engineer’s license is desirable.
- Must have relevant engineering background and sufficient knowledge and interpersonal skills to coordinate multiple engineering activities simultaneously.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to coordinate multiple engineering activities simultaneously.