What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Engineer position at Elevait Solutions?
Job Title: Project Engineer
Location: Newton, NC
Client Overview
This role sits within a global materials science and technology company's engineering organization, supporting a capacity expansion project for an optical fiber cable manufacturing operation. You'd work alongside project managers and engineers to keep a complex build on track, splitting time between office based administrative work and hands on floor support.
Top 3 Skills
Elevait Solutions was founded by veterans who believe that how you treat people is the only thing that actually matters in this industry. We're a team that stays in your corner before, during, and after placement. We show up for the communities we work in, we tell you the truth, and we work hard to make sure every placement is a good fit for both sides. If that sounds like the kind of team you want behind you, we'd like to talk.
Elevait is a certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, has over 100,000 LinkedIn followers, and was named a top company for hiring veterans by U.S. Veterans Magazine. We'd encourage you to check us out directly on our website and LinkedIn rather than just taking a recruiter's word for it.
Buzzwords
project, scheduling, documentation, safety, data, analysis, coordination, tracking, reporting, planning
Top 3 LinkedIn Job Titles
Pay Positioning
This req's candidate facing range, $30.09 to $35.43/hr, sits well above the general North Carolina Project Coordinator/Administrator averages, which run $26 to $29/hr, and even above the Hickory area specific Program Coordinator average of about $27/hr. This premium tracks with the role's hybrid technical and engineering scope (Bachelor's in engineering required, hands on floor support) rather than a purely administrative function, and lines up more closely with a Technical Project Manager band in NC (about $34.67/hr average), which better reflects the real seniority of this position.
Competitive Landscape
CommScope, Prysmian Group, Saint Gobain, Carpenter Co, Avient, Eaton, Siemens, WestRock.
Contractor to FTE Trends
This req is explicitly a 12 month contract with extension possible, tied to a defined capacity increase project. Frame it to candidates as a strong likelihood of extension given the active project scope, though not stated as a guaranteed conversion to permanent.
Selling Points and Watch Outs
An engineering graduate or technical professional with administrative or project support experience, comfortable splitting time between office based project management tasks and hands on floor support for equipment installation and troubleshooting.
Sourcing Channels
Target current project coordinators, project engineers, and technical administrators at the competitor manufacturers listed above, especially those with optical cable, materials science, or capital project experience, plus LinkedIn searches combining an engineering degree with project coordination or administration language.
LinkedIn Location Coverage
Newton sits in Catawba County in the western North Carolina Piedmont, part of the Hickory metro area, immediately adjacent to Conover, and connected via US-70 and I-40 to the surrounding towns.
Location Type Est. drive time from Newton LinkedIn recognition confidence Newton City Anchor Medium Hickory Metro Area 10 to 15 min High Conover Suburb 5 to 10 min Medium Claremont Suburb 10 to 15 min Low Maiden Suburb 15 to 20 min Low Lenoir City 20 to 25 min Medium Lincolnton City 25 to 30 min Medium Morganton City 25 to 30 min Medium Statesville City 30 to 35 min (borderline) High
Best metro area option
("technical project administrator" OR "project coordinator" OR "project engineer") AND ("project management" OR scheduling OR documentation OR safety OR "data analysis") AND ("Microsoft Project" OR Trello OR Asana OR JMP OR Minitab OR PSSR OR "clean room" OR cleanroom)
Location: Newton, NC
Client Overview
This role sits within a global materials science and technology company's engineering organization, supporting a capacity expansion project for an optical fiber cable manufacturing operation. You'd work alongside project managers and engineers to keep a complex build on track, splitting time between office based administrative work and hands on floor support.
Top 3 Skills
- Project management software and scheduling
- Technical and safety documentation
- Data analysis software
- Manage project schedules, deadlines, and calendars
- Organize and schedule meetings, including preparing agendas and taking minutes
- Manage safety paperwork for contractors and maintain PSSR documentation for each line
- Handle equipment and team ordering requests, and track inventory
- Support shipping and movement of materials and parts between plants for conversion and build projects
- Maintain accurate project documentation, including plans, budgets, and reports
- Track project progress and milestones to ensure key deliverables are met on time
- Facilitate communication between project team members, departments, and external stakeholders
- Monitor project budgets and process invoices, purchase orders, and related financial documentation
- Provide technical support on the floor for equipment installation and troubleshooting
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Chemical Engineering, or a related technical field
- Experience in an administrative or project support role
- Comfortable using project management software
- Strong organizational, time management, and written and verbal communication skills
- Able to work in a hybrid floor and office environment, including clean room areas
- Project management certification such as CAPM or PMP
- Experience with optical cable industry related projects
- OSHA safety certification
- Experience with JMP or Minitab
Elevait Solutions was founded by veterans who believe that how you treat people is the only thing that actually matters in this industry. We're a team that stays in your corner before, during, and after placement. We show up for the communities we work in, we tell you the truth, and we work hard to make sure every placement is a good fit for both sides. If that sounds like the kind of team you want behind you, we'd like to talk.
Elevait is a certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, has over 100,000 LinkedIn followers, and was named a top company for hiring veterans by U.S. Veterans Magazine. We'd encourage you to check us out directly on our website and LinkedIn rather than just taking a recruiter's word for it.
Buzzwords
project, scheduling, documentation, safety, data, analysis, coordination, tracking, reporting, planning
Top 3 LinkedIn Job Titles
- Technical Project Administrator
- Project Coordinator
- Project Engineer
Pay Positioning
This req's candidate facing range, $30.09 to $35.43/hr, sits well above the general North Carolina Project Coordinator/Administrator averages, which run $26 to $29/hr, and even above the Hickory area specific Program Coordinator average of about $27/hr. This premium tracks with the role's hybrid technical and engineering scope (Bachelor's in engineering required, hands on floor support) rather than a purely administrative function, and lines up more closely with a Technical Project Manager band in NC (about $34.67/hr average), which better reflects the real seniority of this position.
Competitive Landscape
CommScope, Prysmian Group, Saint Gobain, Carpenter Co, Avient, Eaton, Siemens, WestRock.
Contractor to FTE Trends
This req is explicitly a 12 month contract with extension possible, tied to a defined capacity increase project. Frame it to candidates as a strong likelihood of extension given the active project scope, though not stated as a guaranteed conversion to permanent.
Selling Points and Watch Outs
- This role blends real engineering floor exposure with project administration, appealing to a candidate who doesn't want a purely desk bound admin job
- 12 month contract with a stated possibility of extension tied to an active capacity expansion project, a reasonably strong stability signal
- Requires a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Chemical Engineering specifically, which will meaningfully narrow the realistic candidate pool compared to a generic project coordinator search
- Role includes clean room environment work and occasional travel, worth setting expectations for candidates who assumed this was a fully office based role
An engineering graduate or technical professional with administrative or project support experience, comfortable splitting time between office based project management tasks and hands on floor support for equipment installation and troubleshooting.
Sourcing Channels
Target current project coordinators, project engineers, and technical administrators at the competitor manufacturers listed above, especially those with optical cable, materials science, or capital project experience, plus LinkedIn searches combining an engineering degree with project coordination or administration language.
LinkedIn Location Coverage
Newton sits in Catawba County in the western North Carolina Piedmont, part of the Hickory metro area, immediately adjacent to Conover, and connected via US-70 and I-40 to the surrounding towns.
Location Type Est. drive time from Newton LinkedIn recognition confidence Newton City Anchor Medium Hickory Metro Area 10 to 15 min High Conover Suburb 5 to 10 min Medium Claremont Suburb 10 to 15 min Low Maiden Suburb 15 to 20 min Low Lenoir City 20 to 25 min Medium Lincolnton City 25 to 30 min Medium Morganton City 25 to 30 min Medium Statesville City 30 to 35 min (borderline) High
Best metro area option
- Hickory
- Conover
- Lenoir
- Hickory
- Newton
- Conover
- Lenoir
- Lincolnton
- Statesville
- Morganton
- Hickory
- Newton
- Conover
- Lenoir
("technical project administrator" OR "project coordinator" OR "project engineer") AND ("project management" OR scheduling OR documentation OR safety OR "data analysis") AND ("Microsoft Project" OR Trello OR Asana OR JMP OR Minitab OR PSSR OR "clean room" OR cleanroom)
Salary : $26 - $29