Project Engineer I-ENG

Zachry Group•Downers Grove, IL

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Zachry Engineering Corporation (ZEC) is currently looking for talented Project Engineers for upcoming employment opportunities to join our Project Management Department in Downers Grove, IL . This is a great opportunity to get involved in interesting and challenging design projects for clients in various industries predominantly in the process and power industries.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
3 to 8 years of experience in Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, Power and/or Renewable Energy sectors.
Experience as a Project Engineer or related project management experience preferred. Otherwise, engineering discipline experience is necessary.
Strong communication and inter-personal skills are required to provide effective intra and inter-discipline coordination on projects, as well as effective communication with clients and vendors.
Must be organized, self-directed, able to prioritize and multi-task, work in a team environment and take direction from others.
Willingness to learn and work on a variety of tasks within multiple industries.
Will be based mainly out of the Downers Grove, IL office, but willingness to travel and work in office and field environments as required.

Responsibilities

Support the Project Manager in planning, organizing, and controlling assigned aspects of a project, including monitoring project schedules and budgets, evaluating project productivity and quality, and directing the complete technical operations of the project.
Implement assignments and activities delegated from the Project Manager.
Responsible to define the work scope and prepare overall schedules and budgets on small projects.
Update schedules and implement corrections or adjustments when necessary.
Assist in developing cost estimates for additional work or contract modifications.
Coordinate discipline engineering activities for development of engineered deliverables.
Review engineered drawings for consistency with work scope and adequately address input from disciplines.
Assist engineering discipline leads to coordinate engineering and design efforts, activities, and deliverables from overseas and other domestic offices.
Facilitate Zachry Group’s quality control procedure for deliverable generation, archiving, and distribution/transmittal.
Ensure field trip reports and meeting minutes are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
Review reports to ensure consistency with contractual requirements.
Responsible for managing project communications using appropriate project management tools.
Ensure that all work hour control is being implemented properly; Engineering Change Notices are being identified and reported to the Project Manager.
Prepare progress reports.
Support preparation of interactive planning sessions for scheduling engineering activities.
Review and evaluate staff expenditures and implement corrective actions or adjustments as required to address overall performance efficiencies for the engineering team.
Update, inform and clarify project outcomes, deliverables, potential problems, and project needs.
Other duties as assigned