Project Engineer - Energy or Utility Sector

Talascend is seeking a Technical Project Engineer for a DIRECT HIRE HYBRID opportunity in the Erie PA.  This role offers, competitive salary, bonus opportunity with an exceptional benefit package and Relocation Support.

OVERVIEW:

The Project Engineer coordinates and organizes the design engineering team assigned to the HRSG project from Contract award through installation and acceptance of the equipment. The primarily responsible is to ensure that the Design Process is applied and the final project is completed to the client’s specifications.

The Technical Project Engineer's objective for the project is to oversees the following objectives:

• Customer satisfaction – technical lead.
• Apply applicable codes, contractual scope of supply, Customer’s technical specifications, internal standards and local regulations.
• Quality, conformity, and completeness of the technical documentation.
• Responsible for oversite of documents and equipment delivery schedules.
• Optimization of the design and the costs.
• Monitoring of the proposal BOQ’s (bill of quantities) and estimates to actuals.
• Responsible for project internal and external interfaces.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Areas of responsibility include scope, schedule, and cost management, quality, stakeholder, risk management and integration. Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Apply Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to reflect required project deliverables.
• Ensure that the engineering, manufacturing, installation, and commissioning plans adhere to the required project scope, contractual requirements, and schedule.
• Provide regular, accurate forecast cost updates as part of periodic project updates.
• Ensure quality standards, processes and metrics are being implemented during project execution.
• Manage communications to ensure needs of stakeholders are being met through the distribution of communications via reports, graphics, emails, meetings and other in-person communication.
• Organize, lead, and facilitate internal, supplier, and customer meetings effectively.
• Develop risk management plan that describes how risk management activities will be structured and performed for all sources of project risk including technical, management, commercial, and eternal risks.
• Develop and review equipment requisition packages to verify accuracy of scope selected, application of WBS cost elements, requested Incoterms, and required shipping documents.
• Manage supplier conformance with contract requirements, and review exceptions and clarifications.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS: 

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering – (Mechanical Engineering preferred).
• Experience in utility or industrial boiler industry or HRSGs is a plus.
• Must have the ability to read and interpret drawings.
• Have excellent computer skills including Excel.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong team player.
• Registered Professional Engineer a plus.
• Prior experience using SAP is a plus.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Up to 25% travel required, both domestic and international.