Project Engineer

NELSON is currently looking for a Project Engineer to help support its engineering project management efforts across large multi-discipline industrial projects. Prospective candidates can expect to join a dynamic and creative team focused on efficiently delivering a transparent project experience. As an integral part of the project management team, prospective candidates can expect to take on a wide range of responsibilities within the role of Project Engineer or Project Manager, including but not limited to the following activities.

• Multi-discipline project-related planning and execution, including but not limited to schedule, cost, staffing, etc.
• Acting as the project primary point of contact between the client leadership and the multi-discipline project team
• Supporting the development of project proposals including a scope of facilities, scope of work, schedule, staff plan, project execution plan, etc.
• Ensuring inter-discipline project coordination
• Driving timely execution of all project engineering and procurement tasks
• Ensuring that all action items are addressed by project team members in a timely fashion
• Project reporting to internal and external stakeholders
• Ensuring the project team adheres to all standards and processes
• Supporting/assisting the client Project Manager(s)
• Interfacing with Engineering/Design Leads, Procurement, Project Controls, Document Control, Software/BIM, Admin, etc. for the project scope

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering from an ABET accredited university and 5 to 10 years of relevant project management experience.
• Experience in planning and executing multi-discipline Engineering and Procurement on industrial projects.
• Experience with heavy industrial, mining, metals, energy, petrochemical, or infrastructure projects.
• Experience in a design office on the engineering execution team including reviewing engineering drawings, specifications, calculations, and vendor data.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• The skills to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, to a diversely educated audience.
• A professional work ethic.
• A quality focus and be detail oriented.
• Good communication, organizational, and collaboration skills.
• - Proficiency with: Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) implementation
• Project execution processes
• Engineering workflows
• Stage-gate project development
• - Working knowledge of project controls including: Scheduling
• Cost management
• Forecasting
• Change management
• Experience with MS SharePoint, Navisworks, and Bluebeam Revu
• Knowledge in the principles and practices of industrial engineering and procurement, preferably in a multi-discipline engineering (EP) environment.
• Other preferred but not required experience include: Experience working as a discipline engineer (any discipline) within an EP or EPC industrial project team.
• Knowledge and experience with Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Knowledge and experience with PowerBI/Tableau, AutoCAD, Cloud-based project management tools
• Ability to read and understand Process Flow Diagrams