Engineering Project Leader

Chemelex•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Engineering Project Leader supports engineering projects by coordinating project setup, design information, engineering resources, work packages, and communication among the execution team, clients, project management, and internal departments. The role monitors design progress and project scope, maintains project documentation, and helps ensure that engineering work meets project requirements, quality expectations, schedules, and applicable work processes and standards. The position may also provide technical support, complete engineering deliverables, mentor designers, and occasionally support projects at site.

Requirements

Solid time-management skills.

Nice To Haves

An engineering degree from an accredited university or a technology diploma from a recognized college in an Electrical or Mechanical discipline is preferred.
2–5 years of experience as a Design Engineer or Field Engineer specializing in EHT is preferred.
Experience with AutoCAD, Microsoft Suites, and SAP is an asset.
Knowledge of basic electrical and EHT design is an asset.

Responsibilities

Attend kickoff and status meetings with the execution team and client representatives.
Perform project setup tasks.
Distribute and maintain project-specific design information for employees working on IHS projects.
Provide time-coding direction to engineering employees working on IHS projects.
Provide technical support to designers and, as required, procurement and construction departments.
Ensure that engineering work processes, data-management tools, Enterprise and Project Design Guides, and CAD standards are followed on IHS projects.
Perform quality audits of completed work for consistency, optimization, and adherence to project requirements.
Identify and communicate proposed solutions to emerging issues likely to affect cost, schedule, quality or design integrity, safety, or construction interfaces.
Report production inventory (available work) and deployed resources to support scheduling.
Monitor design progress on assigned projects and ensure scheduled work is completed on time.
Report and document project, technical, and work-process-related problems.
Receive, review, and manage changes to client documents and internal deliverables.
Assemble and release engineering-deliverable work packages in priority order determined by the project schedule.
Interact with the Project Manager and/or client representative to facilitate project information transfer.
Manage Requests for Information (RFIs) and analyze and process Design Change Notices (DCNs).
Track scope completion and control working-copy documents.
Work on engineering deliverables when required.
Submit software bugs or enhancement requests to the development team.
Provide mentoring support to designers as required.
Occasionally support projects at site.