Senior Project Engineer

Airswift; Quintana (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift in Freeport, TX is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead minor capital projects within an operating industrial facility. You will drive project scopes, budgets, schedules, and contractor coordination while ensuring safety and quality.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 10+ years of experience, including 5+ years in project engineering and 3+ years in an operating facility. Strong communication and leadership are essential for multidiscipline execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering is required.
• 10+ years of engineering experience, with 5+ years in project engineering.
• 3+ years in an operating industrial facility and experience managing minor capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review project scopes of work, execution plans, and schedules.
• Monitor progress, prepare reports, and present to management.
• Coordinate multidiscipline project execution and contractor field activities.
• Ensure compliance with budgets, schedules, and quality standards.

Skills

Project management

Contractor coordination

Progress reporting

Change management

Communication skills

Documentation

Cross-discipline collaboration

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Job Title

Senior Project Engineer

Duration

1 year with potential extensions

Schedule

40 hours per week

Location

Freeport, TX

This opportunity sits within an engineering team managing minor capital projects in an operating industrial facility. The role focuses on project engineering, change management, contractor coordination, and delivery against budget, schedule, and quality expectations. This position offers the chance to contribute to engineering solutions, multidiscipline project execution, and safe field activity management in a technically demanding environment.

Required Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Required Experience

• 10+ years of engineering experience
• 5+ years of project engineering experience
• 3+ years of experience in an operating industrial facility
• Experience managing minor capital projects and coordinating multidiscipline project execution

Required Skills

• Ability to develop and review project scopes of work, execution plans, cost estimates, forecasts, and schedules
• Strong project management and supervision skills, including management of internal and external resources
• Experience monitoring project progress, developing reports, and delivering presentations to management
• Knowledge of engineering systems, calculations, applications, operations methods, and materials
• Ability to interpret design specifications, standards, contracts, codes, practices, policies, performance standards, and specifications
• Experience with quality assurance planning, KPI development, and change management
• Ability to manage contractor field activities, formal communications, RFIs, engineering service requests, variance requests, and management of change packages
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to conduct efficient meetings and issue meeting minutes
• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation software
• Strong organisational, time management, leadership, decision-making, and prioritisation skills
• Ability to work effectively across multiple engineering disciplines and develop efficient engineering solutions and execution methods

Required Certifications

• Transportation Worker Identification Card (Required)
• Valid, unexpired driver license (Required)

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.