Project Engineer – Marine Vessel Design

Protouch Staffing; Jeanerette (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Protouch Staffing is sourcing a Senior Project Engineer to lead the engineering and design activities for multiple vessel projects in the United States. You will manage multidisciplinary teams, develop resource-loaded schedules, and ensure timely, on-budget delivery in line with contract requirements.

The role requires a bachelor's in engineering and at least 7 years in the marine industry, with demonstrated experience in project engineering or project management for vessels under 150 feet.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 7+ years in the marine industry.
• Experience designing or producing vessels under 150 feet.
• 5+ years in Project Engineering or Project Management.
• Knowledge of vessel production and aluminum vessel design.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and design activities for vessel projects.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineers and designers.
• Develop resource-loaded project schedules and work plans.
• Ensure tasks are resourced, sequenced, and on schedule.
• Coordinate deliverables to support production, supply chain, and quality.
• Identify and manage project risks.
• Develop and manage budgets for multiple projects.
• Monitor costs and adjust schedules/resources.
• Lead kickoff meetings and ongoing collaboration.
• Coordinate with design, PM, production, and leadership.
• Guide design teams through the vessel design process.
• Ensure designs meet contract requirements and standards.
• Review and approve engineering drawings for release.
• Identify incomplete work and drive resolution.
• Coordinate procurement for long-lead materials.
• Ensure schedules support material design, quoting, and ordering.
• Transfer BOM data to Supply Chain accurately.
• Provide engineering support during vessel production.
• Resolve production-related engineering issues.
• Support trials, testing, closeout, and delivery.
• Identify process improvements and implement new methods.
• Develop continuous improvement initiatives across teams.
• Contribute to engineering leadership and development.
• Coach and mentor junior staff toward expertise.

Skills

Project engineering

Project management

Leadership

Budgeting

Scheduling

Risk management

Cross-functional coordination

Vessel production support

Continuous improvement

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Rhino

SolidWorks

ShipConstructor

Microsoft Project

MS Office

Job description

Job Roles And Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and design activities for multiple vessel projects.
• Manage and coordinate multidisciplinary engineers and designers.
• Develop resource-loaded project schedules and work plans.
• Ensure engineering tasks are properly resourced, sequenced, and completed on schedule.
• Coordinate engineering deliverables to support production, supply chain, and first-time quality.
• Identify, track, and manage project risks.
• Develop and manage budgets for multiple simultaneous engineering and design projects.
• Monitor engineering costs and use cost performance data to adjust schedules, resources, and priorities.
• Lead or coordinate project kickoff meetings and ongoing project collaboration.
• Coordinate with design, program management, production, and organizational leadership teams.
• Lead assigned design teams throughout the vessel design process.
• Ensure design issues are addressed promptly and projects remain on schedule.
• Ensure designs comply with contract requirements, specifications, classification society rules, regulations, and internal standards.
• Review and approve engineering design drawings for release.
• Identify incomplete work, discrepancies, and design issues and drive resolution.
• Identify and coordinate procurement requirements for long-lead materials.
• Ensure engineering schedules support material design, quoting, and ordering activities.
• Ensure accurate and timely transfer of Bill of Materials data to Supply Chain.
• Provide engineering support throughout vessel production.
• Support resolution of production-related engineering issues.
• Coordinate engineering support for trials, testing, project closeout, and vessel delivery.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement new engineering processes and procedures.
• Develop continuous improvement initiatives across design, production support, and project engineering.
• Contribute to engineering leadership and organizational development.
• Coach, mentor, and develop junior engineering and design personnel toward technical expertise and future leadership.

Qualifications And Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in the marine industry.
• Specific experience designing and/or producing vessels under 150 feet.
• Minimum 5 years of Project Engineering or Project Management experience.
• Working knowledge of designing vessels for production.
• Strong understanding of aluminum vessel design and construction.
• Knowledge of vessel structures, electrical systems, mechanical systems, aluminum fabrication, manufacturing, and production.
• Familiarity with classification society rules and requirements, including ABS, DNV, and USCG.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering and design teams.
• Experience with project planning, budgeting, scheduling, and cost management.
• Experience supporting vessel production and engineering issue resolution.
• Experience with continuous process improvement and engineering process development.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Rhino, SolidWorks, and ShipConstructor.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Project, and Outlook.