Principal Project Engineer-Power Generation

Worley Group, Inc; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley Group, Inc is looking for a skilled engineer in Reading, Pennsylvania, to manage multidiscipline engineering activities while ensuring projects meet safety, cost, and quality standards. Ideal candidates should possess a relevant engineering degree, substantial experience in project engineering, and prior involvement with combined cycle power plant projects. Excellent client relationship and team management skills are essential, along with a commitment to delivering high-quality results in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Substantial technical and leadership experience in the relevant discipline.
• Proven experience in project engineering on smaller projects.
• Commercial and contractual experience related to engineering projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate multidiscipline engineering activities.
• Establish and maintain client relationships.
• Monitor cost aspects of projects and forecast final costs.
• Contribute to compliance with policies and procedures.

Skills

Project engineering

Client relationship management

Cost control

Team management

Education

Engineering degree

Professional Engineer (PE)

Job description

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. Right now, we're bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data‑centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning, to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation. Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.

Purpose

Manage and coordinate multidiscipline engineering activities to ensure projects are executed in a safe, efficient, cost effective and timely manner. Act as primary technical co‑ordination interface with client to ensure that the client’s expectations are satisfied. Ensure the project conforms to the client’s approved Basis of Design and all applicable regulatory and code requirements.

Responsibilities

HSE Management

• Maintains HSE focus within the team to ensure OHSE requirements included in design and procurement.

Client Relationships

• Establish, maintain and build healthy client relationships.
• Proactively resolve performance, scope and schedule issues with the Client as they arise.
• Identify, document, communicate and meet the client’s requirements.

Commercial Management

• Effectively manage assigned budgets within WorleyParsons' total scope.

Scope Management

• Compliance with WPMP and Project Execution Plan.
• Compliance with requirements of the contract.
• Effective change control process application

Time Management

• Contribute to the development of overall project schedule.
• Supervise work in accordance with the approved schedule

Cost Control

• Monitor cost aspects of the project within direct control and forecast final costs, identify trends and take action to avoid cost overruns.

Quality Management

• Contribute to compliance with WorleyParsons policies and procedures.
• Utilise, as appropriate, strong working knowledge of WorleyParsons engineering and procurement systems and procedures.

Team Management

• Focuses team on achievement of milestones and other key project objectives.
• Listens to the team, discusses the issues, resolves problems and directs activities to remove roadblocks and achieve objectives.

Communications Management

• Regularly provide clear reports to project management.
• Effective communication with the design team and third parties.
• Accurate, timely and effective reporting to the Project Manager.

Risk Management

• Monitor the closure of all identified risks and opportunities.

Design Management

• Set clear objectives to the design team, including achieving productivity and budget targets.
• Ensure the design team aware of, and complies with, client's Basis of Design and application regulations and codes.
• Manages inter-discipline interfaces effectively.

Procurement/Subcontracts Management

• Assess procurement processes throughout the project to ensure goods meet specification, are delivered on time and are within budget.

What you will bring

Technical, Industry Experience and Qualifications Requirements:

• Substantial technical, practical and leadership experience in the relevant discipline and proven experience in project engineering on smaller projects, with associated commercial and contractual experience.

Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training

Required:

• A recognized engineering degree in the relevant discipline or equivalent.
• Previous experience on combined cycle power plant projects is required.

Preferred:

• Professional Engineer (PE) status.
• Eligible for Certified Practicing Project Practitioner (CPPP) certification or equivalent.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Our policy is to conduct background checks for all candidates who accept an offer of employment with us.