Project Engineering Manager

Gemma Power Systems•Glastonbury, CT

48d•Onsite

About The Position

Gemma Power Systems is seeking a full-time Project Engineering Manager (PEM) to join our team. This position will start out in our home office in Glastonbury, CT, and will then be assigned to an upcoming project. Once assigned to a project, the PEM will rotate between the home office and the jobsite. Gemma is looking for an experienced engineering manager to oversee multi-million-dollar power generation facilities or other industrial projects. Join Gemma's dynamic engineering team! The PEM is responsible for the overall technical well-being of the project from the proposal stage through engineering design, construction, and performance testing. The PEM will direct the development of engineering/design documents utilizing in house engineering staff and subcontracted Engineer of Record (EOR). The PEM will also oversee the EOR's development of specifications, plant design, calculations, and engineering solutions for the project with multiple trips to the EOR's office during the project design phase and a few longer trips to the site during construction, commissioning and performance testing. We are looking for someone who is self-driven with strong attention to detail.

Requirements

Degree in Engineering is required.
PE License is required.
At least 8 years of experience with development, design, or engineering of power plants or industrial facilities.
Strong process understanding of power plants.
Team player with good interpersonal skills.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Well organized and able to participate in projects and meet deadlines.
Possess strong problem-solving skills.
Adept at managing a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

Read and understand project requirements for proposal activities
Provide review comments for customer specifications, plans, and other scope documents
Perform or review calculations for equipment sizing, heat balances, pipe sizing, auxiliary load estimate
Develop or review specifications to support procurement bid activity
Assist with bid evaluations and vendor technical selection to support the estimate
Prepare an Engineering Subcontract for the prospective EOR
Coordinate with potential customer and support conformance of the completed Contract
Read and understand project requirements for project execution, including Contract documents, project scope book, technical plans, and specifications
Provide value engineering recommendations to the EOR or Project Manager for cost-saving installation, operational, and performance improvements
Ensure that EOR drawings and specifications are reviewed, and comments are provided in a timely manner to support the project schedule
Manage Engineering Subcontract ensuring the EOR meets specification and drawing delivery schedules and approve invoices.
Ensure that vendor deliverables are reviewed, and comments are provided in a timely manner to support the project schedule
Review and signoff invoices for Vendor payments for completion of Engineering Deliverables in accordance with the Deliverables schedule in the Purchase Order.
Review technical bid evaluations in support of the equipment procurement process
Review conformed specifications as required to purchase from selected equipment supplier
Act as the technical interface with the designated Customer technical contact and prepare responses to client or owner's engineer comments on the design
Ensure field issues that arise during installation and commissioning are addressed in a timely manner to support the project schedule
Conduct performance testing to verify that the project performance guarantees are met.