Project Engineer

Babcock Power Services; Marlborough; On-site; NZD 139,000 - 314,000; Full time

Job summary

Babcock Power Services in Marlborough, New Zealand, seeks a Project Engineer to lead the engineering team on assigned projects. You will work with project managers, planners and suppliers to ensure designs meet building codes and contract specs, guiding technical activities from planning through commissioning.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s in engineering, experience in fossil fuel or power projects, and proficiency with Primavera.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and experience leading design activities on large power projects.
• Proficiency with project documentation, scheduling, and coordination across teams.
• Experience in engineering management or design/build coordination is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and monitor projects; develop scope and partner with sub-contractors.
• Ensure technical accuracy of documents, RFQs, commissioning procedures, and reports.
• Coordinate engineering effort to meet contract specs and codes; lead client meetings.
• Manage engineering resources, subcontractors, and project schedule.

Skills

Leadership

Performance-driven

Functional skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Primavera (P6)

Job description

At Babcock Power,we are a driving force in power, committed to shaping the future of energy solutions.Driven by our core values ofTeamwork, Integrity, and Performance,we enable our team to develop and deliver sustainable solutions for our customers. Join us in driving the science, technology and expertise that will serve the growing global demand for safe, reliable, clean energy.

The Project Engineer is the engineering team leader managing all technical activities on assigned projects while following company procedures. Work closely with project manager, project planner, sub-contract manager, project design lead, and functional department engineers to ensure a project is engineered to building codes, industry codes & standards, and contract specifications.

• Plan, coordinate, and monitor projects; develop scope of work; partner with departments and sub-contractors; facilitate construction plans and documents with constructors.
• Ensure technical accuracy and on-time completion of project technical documents, RFQ’s for material and equipment, conformed contract purchase documents, commissioning procedures, O&M Manuals, acceptance test procedures, and reports.
• Initiate and monitor the DMS system including the RFI’s, NCR’s, etc.
• Coordinate project’s engineering effort ensuring technical compliance with project specifications and codes.
• Serve as primary company engineering representative to clients on technical issues.
• Conduct and participate in meetings with clients, consulting engineers, sub-contract engineers, and major equipment & fabricator suppliers to provide technical leadership.
• Secure adequate technical resources to execute a project’s engineering requirements.
• Partner with project team and engineering department to develop the project schedule / design plan.
• Work with the project team to execute the contract in accordance with the schedule, budget, scope, engineering design plans, and engineering resources.
• Manage the engineering project hours and scheduled activities, and report progress and problems.
• Manage and coordinate engineering subcontractors, including the development of the project schedule, time receipt of deliverables.
• Prepare reports, correspondence, agreements, graphs, tables, and presentations, as required.

Desired Characteristics:

• Leadership Skills:An individual with leadership presence who works well in a team environment. The successful candidate must be assertive, self-confident, and lead projects by example.
• Performance Driven:Is a self-motivated leader, energetic, creative, resourceful, and a hands-on individual with a service orientation and a bias for action. Someone who can commit himself/herself fully to the job.
• Functional Skills:Has a confident breadth of experience with the ability to manage multiple engineering disciplines and resources in a matrix organization. Effective communicator who can concisely state a point of view.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• Experience working in an engineering lead design position on fossil fuel utility power plants / power projects.
• Experience in an engineering manager’s role or a design/build project coordination environment with background in large power projects preferred.
• Proficiency in use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and knowledge of Primavera (P6v7).

Licenses & Certificates:

• Professional Engineering (PE) License a plus
• Project Management Professional (PMP) a plus

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we include base pay ranges for all US-based job postings that encompass all potential locations and levels for the open position. Our base pay ranges are set based on the function, discipline, level and regional location and are benchmarked against companies in the same or similar industry. Final offers may vary based on multiple factors, including; education, depth and relevance of work experience, relevant licenses and certifications, and may vary from the amounts listed in the job posting.

The range for this role is : 80,000 - 180,000