Senior Project Engineer

Airswift; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Senior Project Engineer for a 1-year hybrid assignment in Houston, TX, supporting LNG import/export facilities from development through execution. This role emphasizes technical coordination, design integrity, and risk management across multidisciplinary teams.

The ideal candidate will have a 4-year degree and ~8+ years of project engineering experience, with proven ability to oversee engineering contractors and mentor junior engineers in a high-demand environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related experience in project engineering.
• Experience in LNG import/export facilities.
• Experience supporting engineering activities from development through execution.
• Experience collaborating with contractors, suppliers, discipline leads, and SMEs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate engineering scopes across multidisciplinary teams to meet quality, schedule, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure design deliverables meet established standards and contractual obligations.
• Oversee contractors and suppliers, manage technical risk and mitigations.
• Maintain design integrity throughout project lifecycle and drive technical decisions.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and support document control processes.

Skills

Project coordination

Engineering leadership

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring engineers

Education

4-year degree

Job description

Job Title: Senior Project Engineer

Duration: Initially 1-year Schedule: 540 – hybrid position Location: Houston, TX

This opportunity offers involvement in complex engineering delivery across LNG import and export facilities, supporting projects from early development through execution. The role focuses on technical coordination, engineering quality, contractor and supplier oversight, and maintaining design integrity throughout the project lifecycle. This position will suit professionals with strong project engineering experience, advanced knowledge of engineering systems, and the ability to manage technical risk in a demanding project environment.

Required Education

• 4-year degree in a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience

Required Experience

• Typically requires 8 years or more of related experience
• Experience in project engineering of LNG import and export facilities
• Experience supporting engineering activities from early project development through the execute phase
• Experience working with engineering contractors, suppliers, discipline leads, and subject‑matter experts across complex project environments

Required Skills

• Ability to support the management and coordination of engineering scopes across multidisciplinary teams
• Strong capability in ensuring engineering technical design and deliverables meet quality, schedule, contract, and regulatory requirements
• Advanced knowledge of engineering systems, architectures, and lifecycle considerations
• Ability to assess technical risk and implement mitigation strategies
• Ability to operate autonomously on highly complex engineering challenges
• Strong technical coordination and stakeholder communication skills across relevant project parties
• Ability to support engineering administration including document control, review and approval matrices, document numbering, and comment resolution
• Understanding of engineering standards, processes, and quality assurance protocols
• Ability to support the evaluation and integration of new technologies and methodologies to improve efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with external partners, vendors, and contractors
• Commitment to project safety and compliance within engineering activities
• Ability to mentor less experienced engineers

About Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

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