Project Engineer - Underground & Submarine Cables (Kansas City)

Burns & McDonnell•Kansas City, MO

40d

About The Position

Our Transmission & Distribution global practice is looking for a Project Engineer in our Kansas City, MO office to serve as an engineer on engineering/EPC projects. The Project Engineer will be responsible for successful project execution from the proposal state through project closeout. Major responsibilities for the Project Engineer will include: + Overall Focus/Leadership + Provide technical leadership, direction, and support to design team + Provide team level accountability for the implementation and tracking of design quality control processes and procedures utilizing all applicable QC forms and checklists. + Proactive coordination and communication of project requirements and schedule needs across disciplines. + Identify, develop, and communicate processes and tools to increase efficiency across the team and department + Ensure that client requirements and expectations, industry standards, and Burns & McDonnell standards are maintained + Communicate with the project manager regularly regarding project status and identification of challenges or concerns relating to project designs, the client, or the team + Identify development needs of team and mentor, coach, and develop team members (engineers, designers, drafters, admin, etc.) + Communicate staffing needs and employee performance to department managers + Create, improve, facilitate and teach training courses to the team and department + Project Development + Develop engineering scope, labor hour estimates, schedules and staffing plans + Develop project design criteria + Identify and communicate technical risks to the project + Project Execution + Ensure adherence to project plan. Proactively communicate changes to project plan with the team. + Maintain responsibility for interdisciplinary design coordination + Oversee production work required to meet deliverable milestones + Coordinate design change notifications with project manager + Provide technical leadership over construction engineering support + Manage vendor drawing reviews and fabrication progress + Monitor workload and facilitate project assignments across team + Communicating high risk or urgent technical issues with the client + Communicate and schedule necessary project resource needs + Perform QC reviews, as required + Ensure that all document sealing requirements for the project are met + Assist in preparation of project status reports + Client Engagement + Serve as primary technical point of contact for the client + Communicate all client engineering standards to the project team, including client revisions, expectations, and interpretations + Build relationships with key personnel at the client organization

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Civil, or Mechanical engineering from an accredited program
Must have a minimum of five years of experience in project (engineer/construction) development and execution.
Experience working on underground electrical infrastructure projects
Professional Engineering (PE/P.Eng) registration.
Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Must be capable of applying intensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of assignments.

Nice To Haves

Experience with project management including:
Experience estimating projects
Experience with Critical Path Method or Resource Loaded Schedules (Microsoft Project, Primavera P6)
Experience with contracts and specification development.
Previous consulting experience.
Previous utility company experience.
Previous construction or EPC experience.
Previous submarine cable design and/or installation

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership, direction, and support to design team
Provide team level accountability for the implementation and tracking of design quality control processes and procedures utilizing all applicable QC forms and checklists.
Proactive coordination and communication of project requirements and schedule needs across disciplines.
Identify, develop, and communicate processes and tools to increase efficiency across the team and department
Ensure that client requirements and expectations, industry standards, and Burns & McDonnell standards are maintained
Communicate with the project manager regularly regarding project status and identification of challenges or concerns relating to project designs, the client, or the team
Identify development needs of team and mentor, coach, and develop team members (engineers, designers, drafters, admin, etc.)
Communicate staffing needs and employee performance to department managers
Create, improve, facilitate and teach training courses to the team and department
Develop engineering scope, labor hour estimates, schedules and staffing plans
Develop project design criteria
Identify and communicate technical risks to the project
Ensure adherence to project plan. Proactively communicate changes to project plan with the team.
Maintain responsibility for interdisciplinary design coordination
Oversee production work required to meet deliverable milestones
Coordinate design change notifications with project manager
Provide technical leadership over construction engineering support
Manage vendor drawing reviews and fabrication progress
Monitor workload and facilitate project assignments across team
Communicating high risk or urgent technical issues with the client
Communicate and schedule necessary project resource needs
Perform QC reviews, as required
Ensure that all document sealing requirements for the project are met
Assist in preparation of project status reports
Serve as primary technical point of contact for the client
Communicate all client engineering standards to the project team, including client revisions, expectations, and interpretations
Build relationships with key personnel at the client organization