Engineering Project Leader

Chemelex•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Engineering Project Leader supports engineering project execution by coordinating project setup, design information, work processes, resources, deliverables, and communication among the execution team, client representatives, project management, and other departments. The role monitors project progress and quality, manages changes and project documentation, and identifies issues that may affect cost, schedule, quality, design integrity, safety, or construction interfaces. The position may also complete engineering deliverables and occasionally support projects at site.

Requirements

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.
Solid time-management skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AutoCAD, MS Suites, and SAP is an asset.
Knowledge of basic electrical and EHT design is an asset.

Responsibilities

Attend kick-off 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, to procurement and construction departments.
Ensure Engineering department 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/design integrity, safety, or construction interfaces.
Report production inventory (available work) and deployed resources to support scheduling.
Monitor design progress on assigned projects to 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 work packages for engineering deliverables in priority order as 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.