Project Development Engineer: Design & Estimating

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. is seeking a Project Development Engineer to translate client requirements into clear engineering deliverables and support cost estimating and proposals.

The role focuses on developing the technical basis, design criteria, and early project scopes for EPC and related efforts. You will prepare material specs, data sheets, and procurement packages while coordinating withEstimating, Procurement, PM, and discipline teams to identify risks and gaps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Three or more years of relevant engineering experience.
• Ability to develop conceptual engineering solutions and technical documentation.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical basis documents, design criteria, assumptions, exclusions, and scope boundaries.
• Prepare bills of material, equipment specifications, data sheets, and procurement inquiry packages.
• Develop conceptual plans, one-lines, layouts, and other early engineering deliverables.
• Provide quantity, labor, schedule, and risk inputs supporting project estimates.
• Apply approved standards, product baselines, templates, and governance requirements.
• Coordinate technical inputs with Estimating, Procurement, Project Management, and discipline teams.
• Identify missing information, technical risks, and potential scope gaps.
• Document feedback and lessons learned for future projects.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Technical documentation

Conceptual engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. is seeking a Project Development Engineer to translate client requirements into clear engineering deliverables and support cost estimating and proposals.

The role focuses on developing the technical basis, design criteria, and early project scopes for EPC and related efforts. You will prepare material specs, data sheets, and procurement packages while coordinating withEstimating, Procurement, PM, and discipline teams to identify risks and gaps.