Director, Project Engineering

Crowley Maritime Corporation; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental leave

Training and development

Well-being resources

Job summary

Crowley Maritime Corporation in Seattle is seeking a Director, Project Engineering to lead energy construction and marine infrastructure projects, ensuring safety, regulatory, and lifecycle readiness.

The role focuses on governance of specifications, cost-informed definitions, constructability reviews, and coordination with internal teams, shipyards, vendors, and contractors.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in project engineering or related field.
• Experience with specifications, document control, feasibility studies, and cost estimation.
• Experience guiding engineers, consultants, or cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead project engineering activities for energy construction, marine infrastructure, civil engineering, strategic capital projects, and dry dock projects.
• Maintain project engineering specifications and governance practices.
• Establish and manage document control for engineering documents and project deliverables.
• Coordinate activities with internal teams, shipyards, vendors, and contractors.
• Develop feasibility studies, preliminary engineering reviews, and cost estimates.

Skills

Project leadership

Technical guidance

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Professional Engineer license preferred

Equivalent combination of education/experience considered

Job description

Overview

Who We Are:

As a privately held, U.S.-owned and operated company, Crowley provides services to 36 nations and island territories. Our purpose is to bravely advance what's possible to elevate people and planet, with our core values of Integrity, Sustainability and Drive guiding everything we do.

By expanding and innovating our services, we have expanded our footprint in services within the Logistics, Land Transportation, Shipping, Wind and Fuel industries. Crowley and its affiliated companies have generated more than $3.5 billion in annual revenue through our people's focus on excellence and a culture that values everyone's voices and collaboration.

To continue laying the groundwork and challenge what's possible for our business, we seek to partner with individuals ready to elevate their careers with us.

Work Arrangement:

Remote

What You'll Do:

The Director, Project Engineering is responsible for leading project engineering activities, engineering specification governance, document control, feasibility analysis, cost-informed project definition, and constructability reviews for Energy construction, marine infrastructure, strategic capital projects, and internal dry dock projects. This role helps ensure new opportunities are thoroughly vetted for technical risk and feasibility, and assigned projects are technically sound, appropriately documented, and aligned with safety, regulatory, operational, cost, schedule, and asset reliability requirements.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead project engineering activities for assigned Energy construction, marine infrastructure, civil engineering, strategic capital projects, and dry dock projects.
• Maintain project engineering specifications and related governance practices to support consistent application of applicable standards and technical requirements.
• Establish and manage document control practices for engineering specifications, drawings, technical documents, design packages, and project deliverables.
• Coordinate civil engineering, marine construction, and dry dock project engineering activities with internal teams, engineering partners, shipyards, vendors, and contractors.
• Develop, review, and recommend feasibility studies, preliminary engineering reviews, cost estimates, constructability assessments, technical assumptions, and project definition materials within delegated authority.
• Review engineering documents, specifications, drawings, calculations, scopes of work, and construction packages for technical accuracy, completeness, constructability, and compliance with applicable requirements.
• Partner with Engineering Services, asset reliability, operations, maintenance, safety, regulatory, commercial, procurement, and project management teams to align project scope with business and operational needs.
• Identify engineering risks, scope gaps, cost drivers, and constructability challenges during the project lifecycle and recommend practical mitigation strategies.
• Support bid packages, vendor evaluations, contractor clarifications, technical recommendations, and change management processes.
• Support project engineering deliverables that promote safe construction execution, regulatory compliance, operational readiness, asset reliability, and lifecycle performance.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and coordination for project engineers, designers, external consultants, and cross-functional contributors.

Qualifications

Experience:

• 8+ years of progressive experience in project engineering, construction engineering, civil engineering, marine engineering, dry dock projects, industrial construction, energy infrastructure, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience with engineering specifications, document control, feasibility studies, cost estimation, constructability reviews, contractor coordination, and multidisciplinary project execution preferred.
• Experience providing technical direction, coaching, or coordination to engineers, consultants, contractors, or cross-functional technical teams preferred.

Education & Credentials:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, Construction Management, or a related technical field required.
• Professional Engineer license preferred where applicable to civil, structural, or related engineering responsibilities.
• Equivalent combination of post-secondary education and directly related experience may be considered in lieu of degree requirements.

Technical Proficiencies:

Project engineering and engineering management; civil engineering and construction engineering principles; dry dock project engineering and marine construction support; engineering specifications, standards governance, and technical decision governance; document control and technical document management; feasibility studies and front-end project definition; cost estimating and technical basis of estimate development; constructability reviews and field execution readiness; drawing, specification, and scope of work review; regulatory, safety, quality, and compliance requirements; contractor, vendor, shipyard, and engineering consultant coordination; change management, risk identification, and technical issue resolution.

Other:

• Ability to travel as needed to support project reviews, operational alignment, vendor or contractor coordination, site visits, dry dock activities, and leadership meetings.

Competencies:

Demonstrates technical judgment, project engineering discipline, and the ability to translate complex engineering requirements into clear project scopes and specifications. Communicates effectively with engineering, operations, leadership contractor, vendor, and cross-functional audiences. Identifies technical risks, scope gaps, cost impacts, constructability concerns, and technical diligence trade-offs. Maintains strong organizational skills, attention to document control, governance, and technical accuracy. Leads through influence across multidisciplinary teams and applies practical, cost-informed decision-making with a focus on safety, compliance, quality, and asset reliability.

Working Conditions:

Works both inside an office environment and also outside in conditions of both high and low temperatures. May be exposed to odors, dust, dirt, mechanical hazards, high noise levels and potentially dangerous equipment. Must be able to crouch and stoop to get into areas with restricted headroom and be able to climb ladders. May require extended use of computer keyboard and viewing of computer monitor and ability to sit for long periods of time.

What We Offer?

We inspire top talent by offering a comprehensive and competitive package that supports the diverse needs of our people-on land, at sea, in offices, and remotely.

Our Total Rewards include:

• Competitive pay with recognition programs
• Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, and paid vacation and holidays
• Leave and family support: parental leave and sick leave
• Learning and growth: access to training and development for continuous skill development
• Well-being resources: Employee Assistance Program, wellness program, and gym membership discounts

Position Location - Seattle/Hybrid

Salary Range is: $165,000 to $230,000

*Pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

At Crowley, we invest in you-your success, your health, and your future.

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