Senior Project Engineer

Darwin Recruitment; Lockport (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Darwin Recruitment is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to coordinate and manage engineering activities for complex marine new-build projects in Lockport, LA or Mandeville, LA. You will oversee schedules, budgets, deliverables, and regulatory compliance across mechanical, piping, electrical, and naval architecture disciplines.

The role requires coordinating with project leadership, production, planning, procurement, design partners, and regulatory authorities, with potential field support at

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
• Minimum 5 years of professional engineering experience.
• Experience coordinating engineering activities across multiple disciplines.
• Knowledge of US Coast Guard and international regulations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and schedule engineering activities across multiple disciplines to support project execution.
• Initiate and monitor engineering workstreams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and control integrated master schedules, milestones, budgets, and deliverables.
• Lead requirements analysis to ensure compliance with standards and customer specs.
• Identify and resolve engineering issues with timely solutions during execution.
• Provide field engineering support at production facilities and resolve construction issues.
• Collaborate with engineering leadership to integrate activities and products.
• Support business development, estimating, and project management with technical input.
• Serve as liaison among customers, management, production, planning, procurement, and regulators.
• Organize project resources and ensure effective cross‑discipline communication.

Skills

Cross-functional coordination

Project planning

Scheduling

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

Locations – Lockport, LA or Mandeville, LA

The Senior Project Engineer is responsible for coordinating and managing the engineering activities associated with complex marine new-build projects across multiple disciplines, including mechanical, piping, electrical, and naval architecture. This role oversees engineering schedules, budgets, technical deliverables, and project requirements while ensuring compliance with applicable engineering standards, customer specifications, and regulatory requirements. The position works closely with project leadership, production, planning, procurement, design partners, customers, and regulatory authorities to facilitate effective project execution. The Senior Project Engineer may also provide field engineering support at production facilities and contribute technical expertise to business development, estimating, and project execution activities.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and schedule engineering activities across multiple disciplines to support successful project execution.
• Initiate, organize, monitor, and manage engineering workstreams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop, maintain, and control integrated engineering master schedules, milestones, budgets, and technical deliverables.
• Lead requirements analysis and ensure engineering solutions comply with applicable standards, customer requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Identify, track, and resolve engineering issues and provide timely technical solutions during project execution.
• Provide field engineering support at production facilities, including coordination and resolution of engineering issues affecting construction.
• Work closely with project engineering leadership to integrate engineering activities, deliverables, and technical products.
• Provide technical support to business development, estimating, project management, production, and other project teams.
• Serve as a key engineering liaison among customers, project management, production, planning, procurement, external design organizations, and regulatory authorities.
• Organize project team resources and facilitate effective communication, coordination, and collaboration across engineering disciplines.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional engineering experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of direct project engineering or comparable experience supporting marine new-construction projects.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating engineering activities across multiple technical disciplines.
• Working knowledge of marine regulatory and statutory requirements, including applicable U.S. Coast Guard and international maritime regulations.
• Familiarity with classification society requirements and standards, such as those issued by ABS, Lloyd’s Register, or DNV.
• Strong project planning, scheduling, organizational, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent written, verbal, communication, and leadership skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and engineering-related computer applications; experience with project scheduling software such as Microsoft Project is preferred.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and, when required, provide engineering support in a production or shipyard environment.