Project Engineer

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Job Summary:

In this role, you will lead a team and interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate the engineering technical aspects for complex projects. You will participate in project planning, proposal review, and will own the engineering elements of capital estimates. Your technical guidance and recommendations will ensure engineering aspects meet project requirements and remain within scope and budget. 

Major Responsibilities:

• Responsible for multiple small projects or designated medium to large sized complex engineering assignments (program) within a global business unit​.
• Possesses full technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments​.
• Participates in project planning prior to proposals to provide technical guidance in the engineering and construction review of proposals​.
• Provides input to and owns the engineering elements of a project capital estimate (proposals and execution) quantities and budgets​.
• Reviews major changes or deviations in project scope, project material quantities, budget or schedule, and assists particularly with defining the change, obtaining accurate estimates of the hours involved, and recommending budget adjustment​.
• Ensures engineering efforts with Project Manager, Procurement, Construction, Startup, Environmental Safety and Health (ES&H) and Project Controls​.
• Directs the preparation of project studies, reports, forecasts, special engineering reports and plant data book.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires Bachelor's or Master's degree (or international equivalent) and 13-15 years of relevant experience or 17-19 years of relevant work experience​.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience in executing Large Infrastructure Projects like Technological Buildings, Rail & Aviation Projects, Datacenters.
• Experience in Oil & Gas Projects including Petrochemicals and LNG facilities (Liquefaction/Regassification Unit).

Total Rewards/Benefits

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