Project Engineer

Engineering Resource Group, Inc.; Franklin Township (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Engineering Resource Group, Inc. is seeking a professional to support the Project Manager across the full lifecycle of large, complex programs in energy and power sectors.

The role involves coordinating turnkey builds, including heavy steel structures, tanks, ducting, piping, heat exchangers, rotating equipment, instrumentation, and global logistics. Strong communication, budgeting awareness, and self-motivation are essential as you ensure compliance with contracts, track deliverables, and audit

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering required.
• Minimum 2 years executing engineering and construction projects in power, energy, or comparable capital-intensive markets.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication for maintaining quality relationships with project stakeholders.
• Ability to read project budgets.
• Self-motivated and able to perform tasks with minimal delegation.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager across the full lifecycle of large, complex programs.
• Support delivery of custom turnkey builds spanning heavy steel structures, tanks, ducting and piping, heat exchangers, rotating mechanical and electrical equipment, instrumentation and controls, global logistics, and field erection.
• Maintain systems to track documentation, key deliverables, delivery strategy, risk, schedule, and cost.
• Contribute to authoring and review of major project deliverables, and audit execution against internal policies, procedures, and standards.
• Validate supplier and subcontractor obligations before releasing invoice payments.
• Travel to client and key vendor sites domestically and internationally (about 30% of the time).
• Deliver project closeout documentation and a lessons‑learned summary at completion.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Budget reading

Self-motivation

Problem solving

Client relations

Education

BS in Engineering

Job description

• Permanent role supporting the Project Manager across the full lifecycle of large, complex programs, from pre-award through final handover.
• Support delivery of custom turnkey builds spanning heavy steel structures, tanks, ducting and piping, heat exchangers, rotating mechanical and electrical equipment, instrumentation and controls, global logistics, and field erection.
• Keep execution aligned to technical, commercial, and contractual obligations while protecting client satisfaction.
• Understand client contract terms and governing technical specifications.
• Maintain systems to track documentation, key deliverables, delivery strategy, risk, schedule, and cost.
• Contribute to authoring and review of each major project deliverable, and audit execution against internal policies, procedures, and standards.
• Validate supplier and subcontractor obligations before releasing invoice payments.
• Travel to client and key vendor sites both domestically and internationally (about 30% of the time).
• Deliver project closeout documentation and a lessons‑learned summary at completion.
• BS in Engineering required.
• Minimum 2 years executing engineering and construction projects in power, energy, or comparable capital‑intensive markets.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication for maintaining quality relationships with project stakeholders.
• Ability to read project budgets.
• Self‑motivated and able to perform tasks with minimal delegation.
• Analytical, results‑oriented, and a fast problem solver who prioritizes with appropriate urgency.
• Ability to build effective client and supplier relationships that drive cooperation, prompt payment, and follow‑up work.