Lead Project Engineer

Every day, Kelly Engineering connects professionals with opportunities to advance their careers. We currently have an exciting contract opportunity with one of our leading clients!

Title: Lead Project Engineer

Location: Greenville, SC (3 positions) / Schenectady, NY (3 positions)

Duration: 12 months

Type: W2 contract (NO C2C OR THIRD PARTY)

Pay: $40.00 - $57.50/hour (depending upon experience)

Overview

• The Lead Project Engineer provides technical project management, technical direction, and drives coordination of engineering activities and critical issue resolution for OTR-related issues for all assigned projects.
• The Lead Project Engineer functions as the technical liaison for the Customer and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) representatives to ensure that the supplied design documentation and equipment fully complies with the contract requirements and drives continuous improvement in project execution.
• This position reports to the Project Engineering Leader of the Americas.
  
  

Responsibilities

This position will require coordination with customers, Engineering, Procurement, and Construction firms (EPCs), Project Management, multiple engineering organizations, Centers of Excellence (COEs), Commercial Operations, Business Associates (BAs), Global Supply Chain (GSC), and installation/field personnel by:

• Providing continuous improvement and operational leadership as single point contact for all customer technical inquiries, change requests, and communications for all topics related to the technology and its auxiliaries (Project Engineer scope)
• Presenting project issue resolutions periodically to upper management, highlighting risks, and creating action plans to remedy the risks
• Providing technical support to engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, suppliers, and installation personnel to ensure equipment meets all customer requirements and business objectives
• Managing the Engineering Budget and providing quarterly Estimate at Completions (EACs) to Finance
• Mitigating engineering schedule issues and taking preventative action to avoid delivery delays or late customer deliverables
• Supporting resolution of cross-functional design complexities and working to resolve technical issues
• Evaluating the financial/schedule impacts of customer-requested scope changes via Cost & Cycle Estimates (CCEs) and implementing changes agreed to by Change Orders via the Change Management Process
• Reviewing contract documentation and communicating project requirements to all design functions, utilizing internal documentation systems and regular communication with internal engineering organizations
• Conducting Customer Kick-Off Meetings (CKOMs) and/or Design Liaison Meetings (DLMs) with customers and/or their design representatives (EPCs)
• Providing technical guidance to Project Management and Applications/Regional Customer Applications Engineering
• Driving lessons learned back into the design engineering organizations to avoid repeating issues
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university OR a high school diploma/ GED with 5 years of relevant experience
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Project Engineering, Design Engineering, and/or Field Engineering
• Ability and willingness to travel, as required ~10% - 15%
• Leadership-quality communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability and willingness to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Customer-facing experience
• Experience with GTCC – Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software
• Demonstrated creativity and problem-solving capability
• Experience and/or knowledge of plant system design engineering, manufacturing, assembly, installation, and/or testing
• Continuous process improvement mindset
  
  

Additional Information

• Monday – Friday / 8am – 5pm / Hybrid: Onsite 2-3 days a week onsite
• Contract slated for 12 months: May 4, 2026?–?May 3, 2027
• Ability and willingness to travel, as required ~10%
• Applicants must be U.S Citizen, Green Card holder, or Permanent Resident. Sponsorship is not available for this opportunity. OPT or H1B Visa is not accepted at this time.
  
  

Important information: This position is recruited for by a remote Kelly office, not your local Kelly branch. Applicants must be legally permitted to work in the United States. Please contact Taryn Carbone (taryn.carbone@kellyengineering.com) for immediate consideration.

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