Engineer II Projects

Zachry Group; Hammond (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachry Engineering Corporation (ZEC) is seeking an early career Engineer of Projects for our Hammond, IN office. The ideal candidate has at least two years of engineering or project management experience from concept through startup and construction.

Based mainly in Downers Grove, IL with willingness to travel to sites, this role emphasizes planning, coordination and technical execution across disciplines to deliver engineered deliverables on time and within scope.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• 2+ years of engineering experience (internships eligible).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for cross-disciplinary coordination.
• Willingness to travel and work in office/field environments.
• Based mainly in Downers Grove, IL with travel to Hammond and other sites.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Engineer in planning, organizing, and controlling assigned aspects of a project, focusing on engineering and technical aspects.
• Implement project execution activities assigned from the Project Manager.
• Coordinate design engineering activities for development of engineered deliverables with various engineering departments.
• Review engineered drawings for consistency with work scope and address input from disciplines.
• Assist engineering discipline leads to coordinate efforts and deliverables from overseas and other domestic offices.
• Ensure field trip reports and meeting minutes are completed accurately and timely.
• Responsible for managing project communications using appropriate project management tools.
• Monitor and control project performance using tools such as earned value tracking, progress reporting, forecasting and corrective actions.
• Update, inform and clarify project outcomes, deliverables, potential problems, and project needs.

Skills

Strong communication

Team coordination

Multi-tasking

Project scheduling

Willing to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Zachry Engineering Corporation (ZEC) is currently looking an early career Engineer of Projects for our Hammond, IN office. The ideal candidate will have at least two years of experience in an engineering discipline or project management experience with projects with early conceptual design through startup and construction.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Engineer in planning, organizing, and controlling assigned aspects of a project. Focusing on engineering and technical aspects.
• Implement project execution activities assigned from the Project Manager.
• Coordinate design engineering activities for development of engineered deliverables working with various engineering departments.
• Review engineered drawings for consistency with work scope and address input from disciplines.
• Assist engineering discipline leads to coordinate engineering and design efforts, activities, and deliverables from overseas and other domestic offices.
• Ensure field trip reports and meeting minutes are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Responsible for managing project communications using appropriate project management tools.
• Monitor and control project performance using various tools such as earned value tracking, progress reporting, forecasting and corrective actions where needed.
• Update, inform and clarify project outcomes, deliverables, potential problems, and project needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• 2 plus years of experience in Engineering (internships are eligible).
• Strong communication and inter-personal skills are required to provide effective intra and inter-discipline coordination on projects, as well as effective communication with clients and vendors.
• Must be organized, self-directed, able to prioritize and multi-task, work in a team environment and take direction from others.
• Willingness to learn and work on a variety of tasks within multiple industries.
• Will be based mainly out of the Downers Grove, IL office, but willingness to travel and work in office and field environments as required.
• Fast learner with an avid interest in planning and execution aspects of project management.

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