Project Engineer

Position Summary

This position is responsible for driving communication and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to ensure projects are executed at a high level. The person in this role is expected to carry out essential functions in a manner that reflects the core values of providing Reliable, Respectful, and Responsible Engineering and Technical Services.

Essential Functions

• Project Management
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external project stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of solutions. Understand and deliver to stakeholder needs and objectives.
• Plan, track and manage project budgets, scopes of work, schedules, and tasks. Generate accurate and timely reports on project status, progress, and issues throughout the project.
• Develop and execute project planning, project kick-offs, client loading and scheduling, tracking project budgets, hours, travel, and expenses.
• Prepare customer readiness checklists, project buy-off documents for all phases, and track commercial aspects like PO's, invoices, change-orders, etc.
• Establish metrics for assessing project success.
• Conduct lessons learned meetings at the end of each system's project.
• Use preferred software and other tools to successfully manage projects. Ensure management content is centrally located and accessible by key stakeholders.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks throughout the entire project life.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant standards and regulations.
• Keep projects on track both in timing and budget.
• Manage resource allocation of installations and capacity planning.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and/or contractors for successful project execution.
• Implement and optimize project management workflows.
• Provide on-site project management at customer facilities as necessary for successful implementation of systems and to ensure satisfied customers.
• Stakeholder & Communication Alignment
• Communicate project priorities and timelines to leadership and stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into technical execution.
• Collaborate with engineering manager, QA, manufacturing/service, and admin teams.
• Ensure customer needs and feedback are considered in project execution.
• Monitor and report progress, risks, and milestones.
• Work directly with team members and customers to assess project requirements throughout the entire project life.
• Collaborate with the sales team on cost estimates and quoting new projects.
  

Experience Preferred

• At least 3 years of experience managing complex projects involving the development of a product, installation, and management of contractors at a customer facility.
• Experience with project management software and tools.
• PMP certification is a plus.