Project Engineer – Drive Multiple Capital Projects

Veteran Hiring Solutions; North Carolina; On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Veteran Hiring Solutions is seeking a Project Engineer to join our RTP team in North Carolina. You will own the execution details of capital projects, collaborating with project managers and engineers to scope work, build budgets, and prepare preliminary schedules.

This early-career role emphasizes hands-on learning across operations, plant engineering, and automation, with relocation support and opportunities to contribute to multiple concurrent projects in a fast-growing company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemical or Mechanical preferred, or equivalent demonstrated technical capability.
• Technical aptitude to read, specify, and reason about physical systems (pumps, valves, piping, instruments, controls).
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects with attention to detail and deadlines.
• Proficiency with CAD for technical drawings and Microsoft Office for documentation.
• Clear communication across a multidisciplinary team and with outside contractors and suppliers.
• Commitment to operational discipline, compliance, and a health and safety‑focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Scope projects and develop budgets and preliminary schedules that convert capital needs into funded, authorized projects, working with the Project Manager and process engineers.
• Specify and procure the physical scope of each project: author the bill of materials, specify equipment, instruments, and valves, and coordinate with procurement to purchase them without gaps or delays.
• Manage onsite contractors through the construction phase, from mobilization to turnover, ensuring work is executed to scope and safety standards.
• Track project finances and expenditures across multiple concurrent projects so the Project Manager always has an up‑to‑date view of the portfolio.
• Deliver each assigned project on time and on budget, measured against the schedule and budget you helped build.
• Increase the site's project throughput so RTP completes more capital projects than the current Project Managers can deliver.

Skills

Technical aptitude

Project coordination

Cross-disciplinary comms

Safety awareness

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (preferred) or equivalent technical capability

Tools

CAD software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Veteran Hiring Solutions is seeking a Project Engineer to join our RTP team in North Carolina. You will own the execution details of capital projects, collaborating with project managers and engineers to scope work, build budgets, and prepare preliminary schedules.

This early-career role emphasizes hands-on learning across operations, plant engineering, and automation, with relocation support and opportunities to contribute to multiple concurrent projects in a fast-growing company.