Lead Project Engineer

Nooter/Eriksen • St. Louis, MO

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Nooter/Eriksen is seeking an experienced Project Engineer to join its Project Engineering Team. The team manages supplier subcontracts through all phases of a project, ensuring equipment is delivered on time or ahead of schedule and meets contract specifications. The position is based in Fenton, Missouri, and is expected to be hybrid depending on business needs.

The Lead Project Engineer provides customer technical support from contract through delivery to the jobsite, maintains customer relationships through quality support, and works to minimize costs and risk to Nooter/Eriksen. The role includes supporting supplier selection and resolving supplier clarifications, exceptions, non-conformances, and technical fabrication issues, with assistance from the project design team as needed. The engineer also coordinates timely transfer of design information and documentation among the Nooter/Eriksen project design team, customers, and suppliers, and assists the Lead Field Project Engineer with technical and logistical issues during field construction. Domestic and international travel of up to 20% is required.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in an engineering/technical role or project execution role in a related field.
• General knowledge of applicable boiler and steel construction codes, such as ASME, ASTM, and AISC.
• Ability to review and understand contract specifications.
• Strong critical-thinking skills, including discerning technical queries, deferring them as appropriate, understanding cost and schedule impacts, and acting accordingly.
• Ability to review and understand supplier drawings and technical documents.
• Experience serving as a technical lead and point of contact for customers, erectors, and the supply base.
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or a suitable four-year degree.
• Ability to multitask and maintain priorities effectively.
• Ability to read, write, problem-solve, make quick decisions, interpret data, and analyze results.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20%.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier subcontracts through all phases of projects to help ensure equipment is delivered on time or ahead of schedule and meets contract specifications.
• Provide customer technical support from contract through delivery to the jobsite.
• Maintain customer relationships through quality support while minimizing costs and risk to Nooter/Eriksen.
• Assist in selecting technically acceptable fabrication suppliers.
• Resolve supplier clarifications and exceptions, non-conformances, and technical fabrication issues, with support from the project design team as needed.
• Ensure proper and timely transfer of design information among the Nooter/Eriksen project design team, customers, and suppliers, including documentation transmission.
• Assist the Lead Field Project Engineer in resolving technical and logistical issues during field construction.
• Lead and coordinate internal, subcontract, and detail resources to provide urgent support.

Benefits

• Flexible work schedule, including the option of half-days on Fridays year-round.
• Full benefits package.
• 401(k) with employer match and annual non-elective contribution.
• Medical coverage with an employer contribution toward the HSA.
• Dental coverage fully covered by the company.
• Short-term disability coverage fully covered by the company.
• Vision coverage.
• Fitness reimbursement.
• Profit-based incentive opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior