Project Support Engineer

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. • FL

85d

About The Position

The Project Support Engineer (PSE) is an individual project Subject Matter Expert (SME). The PSE is responsible for understanding deliverables, necessary procedure development, and generating a detailed project plan that results in successfully achieving objectives. For any assigned project, the PSE must document these efforts in an organized manner and clearly communicate a turnover to the Project and Service leads that will execute the project. The PSE supports all phases of a project including but not limited to planning development, procedure development, site walk downs, and schedule development. The Project Support Engineer reports to the PMO Manager – Outage Excellence, and will support one or multiple projects at one time, depending on need. They are expected to give input and recommendations based on previous experience and areas of expertise to all parties involved.

Requirements

• Minimum six (6) years related experience in planning large power generation projects.
• Bachelor’s degree (BS) in Engineering and three (3)+ years field experience also considered.
• Fluent in English. Professional working proficiency in Spanish and Portuguese preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and reasoning skills with the ability to interpret technical instructions and diagrams.
• Ability to read and analyze technical procedures, governmental regulations, reports, and correspondence.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, and customers.
• Knowledge of computer-aided design, databases, project management, spreadsheets, word processing, diagrams, and project schedules.
• Ability to travel to customer plant sites as required.

Responsibilities

• Understand contract requirements and deliverables.
• Provide detailed project planning for contractual endeavors and additional approved opportunities requiring Open, Inspection, Repair, and Close activities.
• Assist with the breakdown of the scope definition to a level that enables the Project Leader to solicit cost, scope, and schedule inputs from functional teams.
• Assist PM with work breakdown structure creation to feed schedule and tasking to engineering, procurement, sub-contractors, and field service.
• Integrate multiple disciplines (Mechanical, Electrical, I&C, Civil, etc.) into the overall project implementation plan based on contract and project requirements.
• Travel to customer plant sites for the purpose of planning outage requirements.
• Capable of understanding engineering/technical drawings and bill of materials.
• Support the engineering design change process by reviewing modification packages, bills of material, assembly drawings, vendor created drawings, etc. for completeness prior to approval.
• Contact suppliers needed for the outage per Division of Responsibility (DOR).
• Support vendors during work order task walk-downs; assist when design issues arise during planning; propose solutions to the Service Manager.
• Order tooling as required to support field activity.
• Coordinate consumable, contingency, and planned parts during planning up to delivery to the customer’s plant site.
• Track part orders to ensure parts are being manufactured and delivered timely to properly support outages.
• Coordinate with engineering and service technical leads for the resolution of technical issues.
• Support Project Leader with regular task, schedule, and progress updates.
• Review and provide impact analysis inputs on proposed project change orders, and incorporate approved change orders into planning, WBS, schedule, and work packages.
• Reference previous outage reports, lessons learned, and other available documentation to best mitigate known risks.
• Capture and document lessons learned comments and provide summary briefings as necessary throughout the project lifecycle.
• Continuously seek to expand and improve personal knowledge in the area of project planning best practices.
• Participate in and promote the development and adoption of new processes or changes to existing processes within Mitsubishi Power that continue to mature the program/project management discipline.
• Provide recommendations to Service Execution for additional Work Packages or updates to existing work packages to support project execution.
• Provide recommendations to engineering and project managers for design improvements to improve efficiency and ensure manufacturability.
• Perform other duties as required.

Benefits

• Excellent Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision & 401K Matching).
• Excellent development programs and advancement opportunities.
• Tuition reimbursement and on-the-job training.
• Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
• Committed to quality products and services.
• Great working environment and culture.
• Employee Appreciation Programs and Events.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree