Sr. Project Engineer

Industry *Electric Utilities Position Sr. Project Engineer Req Code 2547 General Location New Orleans Primary Responsibilities
Requisition Number: 2547 Job Title: Sr. Project Engineer Date Opened: 11/22/2024 Location: New Orleans Industry: Electric Utilities (Power Generation)

Department: Project Management

Employment Type: Full-Time Regular

FLSA Exemption: Exempt (Eligible for Straight-Time Overtime)

Eligible for US Work Authorization Sponsorship: No

Job Summary:

As a key member of the Project Management team, the Project Engineer is responsible for the management and coordination of all technical aspects of new power generation capital projects. This role ensures that engineering is aligned with corporate goals and is complete, accurate and constructible for all elements of a project's scope.

The Project Engineer oversees contractor's engineering performance and coordinates all contractor and owner's engineering interfaces in addition to ensuring projects are completed according to project construction drawings and in accordance with project specifications, quality, and performance requirements. This position is responsible for coordinating efforts of cross-functional teams and building effective relationships with key internal/external stakeholders, including contractors. The Project Engineer is required to work directly with the Project Manager and Project Controls Specialist to ensure process alignment and compliance. After construction, the project engineer will remain and become the site's dedicated engineer reporting into the plant management team.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Promotes safe behavior, in accordance with Company expectations, and adherence to the safety rules on the project.

• Identifies engineered safety controls and hazard removal during engineering design and coaches safe practices in the field.

• Supports/Leads cross-functional team consisting of internal Subject Matter Experts, Owners Engineers, EPC Contractors and Technical Consultants from development of EPC contract through Permitting, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning and Closeout.

• Ensures documentation of engineering and construction quality is adequately captured to support audit and prudency review.

• Supports/Leads Owner team in writing official Records of Decision to capture prudency of major project decisions. Records of Decision support construction activities and future operational requirements.

• Acts as Contract Manager for various engineering and construction contracts outside of the EPC, including Owner's Engineer.

• Performs/Manages the review of engineering design to assure compliance with the contract, permits, codes, and utility standards while ensuring design supports the strategic, operational and maintenance goals of the project.

• Coordinates with the Project Manager in following the Project Delivery System and ensuring requirements are met and producing associated deliverables.

• Participates in contractor/vendor selection process with a specific goal of assessing engineering experience, competencies, and capability.

• Supports/Leads technical open book engineering process with contractors during development of major projects and applies value engineering concepts to ensure projects are competitive.

• Assists Contractor and Vendors during design and construction to resolve technical queries, and interfaces.

• Assures that all firms solicited to provide engineering services are duly licensed in the state of the project.

• Assures Project compliance with NERC and Security Standards.

• Ensures all documents generated on the project are stored in designated repository at closeout, preparing for operations and use by the plant operations staff.

• Supports/Leads/Follows change management process for any potential design changes.

• Participates in the equipment inspection activities as agreed with the Contractor.

• Supports/Leads Owner review and signoff of System Turnover packages from Construction to Start-up and from EPC to Owner.

• Supports commissioning and ensures performance, reliability and emissions testing are completed per contract

• Where opportunities arise, and when appropriate includes operational lessons learned into the project build out.

• For future operations, the Plant Engineer will be a champion of causal analysis to lead and assist in causal analysis of plant component failures, environmental, and NERC compliance related items, and operational events.

• The Engineer will provide Engineering support for the plant modification process.

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities): Minimum Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required;

• Ten or more years' applicable and progressive professional experience, preferably engineering design, construction, or operation of power systems required;

• Expert knowledge of engineering fundamentals within at least one discipline (civil/mechanical/electrical/controls/chemical/construction)

• Advanced knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology to power generation. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design of electrical power generating facilities.

• Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of power generation facilities and associated QA/QC protocol.

• Experience with reviewing, executing and managing large EPC contracts.

• Knowledge of permits required for construction and operation of power generation facilities.

• Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills with strong computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office 360.

• Strong interpersonal skills and leadership behaviors.

• Advanced critical thinking skills and capability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

• Adept in complex problem solving; able to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in related field;

• P. E. License;

• PMP certification.

Working Conditions:

• Work is primarily conducted in an office environment (Private or Semi-Private office) but also requires occasional travel to off-site work locations (possible 50% - 100% travel);

• Field duties require outdoor work in a plant or field atmosphere;

• Interaction with other team members, as well as supervisors and client personnel;

• Working in plant and/or shop areas around production machinery with extreme noise levels;

• Must be able to wear safety equipment as required by the safety department for personal protection;

• May be at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes.

Physical Requirements (With or without Reaso.