Project Engineer III-ENG

Zachry Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachry Engineering Corporation (ZEC) is seeking talented Project Engineers to join the Houston Briarpark office. You will support the Project Manager in planning, organizing and controlling project scopes, schedules and budgets for design projects in the process and power industries.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's in Engineering and 10+ years in Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, or Renewable Energy, with strong communication and coordination skills to work across disciplines and with offshore teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in project management or as a discipline engineer.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to collaborate with overseas centers and multiple offices.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager in planning, scheduling, and controlling assigned project aspects.
• Prepare schedules and budgets for small projects and update as needed.
• Assist in cost estimates for additional work or changes in contracts.
• Coordinate engineering activities across disciplines and offices.
• Review drawings for consistency with work scope and input from disciplines.

Skills

Project management

Client coordination

Cross-discipline coordination

Strong communication

Self-directed

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Job Description

Zachry Engineering Corporation (ZEC) is currently looking for talented Project Engineers for upcoming employment opportunities to join our Project Management Department in our Houston Briarpark office. This is a great opportunity to get involved in interesting and challenging design projects for clients in various industries predominantly in the process and power industries.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager in planning, organizing, and controlling assigned aspects of a project, including monitoring project schedules and budgets, evaluating project productivity and quality, and directing the complete technical operations of the project.
• Implement assignments and activities delegated from the Project Manager.
• Responsible to define the work scope and prepare overall schedules and budgets on small projects. Update schedules and implement corrections or adjustments when necessary.
• Assist in developing cost estimates for additional work or contract modifications.
• Coordinate discipline engineering activities for development of engineered deliverables.
• Review engineered drawings for consistency with work scope and adequately address input from disciplines.
• Assist engineering discipline leads to coordinate engineering and design efforts, activities, and deliverables from overseas and other domestic offices.
• Facilitate Zachry Group’s quality control procedure for deliverable generation, archiving, and distribution/transmittal.
• Ensure field trip reports and meeting minutes are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Review reports to ensure consistency with contractual requirements.
• Responsible for managing project communications using appropriate project management tools.
• Ensure that all work hour control is being implemented properly; Engineering Change Notices are being identified and reported to the Project Manager.
• Support preparation of interactive planning sessions for scheduling engineering activities.
• Review and evaluate staff expenditures and implement corrective actions or adjustments as required to address overall performance efficiencies for the engineering team.
• Update, inform and clarify project outcomes, deliverables, potential problems, and project needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, and/or Renewable Energy sectors.
• Experience as a Project Engineer preferred. Otherwise, discipline experience is necessary.
• Experience collaborating with company overseas engineering centers.
• 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.