About the Role:
The Project Engineer is responsible for providing technical project management and coordination of engineering activities for GT scope. Acting as the technical liaison with customers and their Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) representatives, the Project Engineer ensures the supplied design documentation and equipment comply with contract requirements. This role influences significant technical and financial outcomes and is considered a project leadership position
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Essential Responsibilities:
This position will require coordination with/across multiple customers, project management, engineering organizations, commercial operations, procurement, construction firms (EPCs), business associates (BAs), manufacturing, finance, and installation/field personnel by:
- Providing single point contact for all customer technical inquiries, questions and communications related to assigned projects.
- Driving lessons learned back into the design engineering organizations to avoid repeating issues.
- Providing technical guidance to Project Management and Applications Engineering.
- Conducting Customer Kick-Off Meetings (CKOMs) and/or Design Liaison Meetings (DLMs) with customers and/or their design representatives (EPCs).
- Reviewing contract documentation and communicating project requirements to all design functions, utilizing internal documentation systems.
- Evaluating financial/schedule impact of customer requested scope changes via Cost & Cycle Estimates (CCE's).
- Monitoring the progress of design activities and working to resolve technical issues.
- Monitoring engineering schedules and taking preventative action to avoid schedule delays or late customer deliverables.
- Monitoring the Engineering Budget and providing quarterly Estimate at Completions (EACs) to Finance.
- Providing technical support to engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, suppliers and installation personnel to ensure equipment meets all customer requirements and business priorities.
- Presenting project review slides periodically to upper management, highlighting risks and action plans to remedy the risks.
- Providing technical guidance to other Project Engineers within the organization and coaching to new team members/interns.
- Carrying out special assignments which apply to procedures, cost reductions, continuous improvements, new features, forms, preparation, etc. as assigned.
- Leading efforts to create and implement improved business processes or resolve systemic/recurrent issues.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Engineering Degree (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or related discipline) from an accredited college or university.
- Significant experience in Engineering, Design Engineering, Field Engineering and/or Project Management in a related field preferred.
- Proficiency in the following Microsoft Office tools: Excel, Word, and Power Point.
- Ability and willingness to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Leadership-quality communication skills, both verbal and written.
Eligibility Requirement:
- Ability and willingness to travel (less than 10%, as required).
Desired Characteristics:
- Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software.
- Demonstrated customer interface experience.
- Ability to pivot between deep technical issues and delicate commercial issues.
- Demonstrated creativity and problem-solving capability.
- Ability to manage resolution of broad technical issues and guide continuous improvement projects forward.
- Experience and/or knowledge of Product engineering, manufacture, assembly, installation and/or testing.
- Continuous process improvement mindset.
- Demonstration and adherence to the company ways.
Additional Information:
- Relocation Assistance Provided: No
