Published: Feb 24, 2025 – The Project Engineer ensures compliance with regulations, safety, and quality standards while managing project resources, risks, and reporting requirements. This position collaborates with internal teams and external contractors to drive project milestones, improve efficiency, and ensure a smooth transition from construction to operations. The engineer also maintains effective communication, oversees documentation, and provides supervision to support project success within budget and schedule constraints.

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1. Project Engineer, Titan Engineering Solutions, Springfield, IL
Job Summary:
- Coordination of acceptance evidence for contracted requirements through VCRM
- Definition of the qualification obligations for the assurance hold points during build, test, and commissioning and assuring the Design Authority
- Appropriate flow down of requirements, and support as necessary to ensure understanding of contracted requirements
- Resolving a range of systems engineering issues and problems, compiling technical reports and presentations
- Assisting with Test and Commissioning activity
- Providing realistic systems engineering status, identifying issues, and implementing agreed recovery plans
- Reviewing proposed changes during the embodiment phase to assess the impact on contracted requirements
- Systems Engineering planning activity
- Making decisions autonomously and delegating where necessary
Skills on Resume:
- VCRM Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Qualification Definition (Hard Skills)
- Requirements Flowdown (Hard Skills)
- Problem Solving (Hard Skills)
- Report Writing (Hard Skills)
- Test Support (Hard Skills)
- Status Reporting (Soft Skills)
- Decision Making (Soft Skills)
2. Project Engineer, NexGen Construction, Albany, NY
Job Summary:
- Propose technical advice including calculations, dimensioning, troubleshooting, alternative solutions, price comparisons, etc.
- Tailor adequate solutions from the design phase to the implementation for clients.
- Perform risk assessments, handling quality and safety-related issues.
- Provide process documentation and operating instructions.
- Lead or participate in projects to optimize industrial or production processes.
- Be responsible and accountable for the management, financial, and technical success of all phases of the projects.
- Review contracts, drawings, specifications, and other resources to answer questions
- Coordinate equipment procurement with the purchasing department and outside vendors to order and expedite material
- Respond to any client's complaints, concerns, or requests throughout the project
Skills on Resume:
- Technical Advice (Hard Skills)
- Solution Tailoring (Hard Skills)
- Risk Assessment (Hard Skills)
- Process Documentation (Hard Skills)
- Project Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Financial and Technical Project Management (Soft Skills)
- Contract and Specification Review (Hard Skills)
- Client Relations (Soft Skills)
3. Project Engineer, Apex Tech Innovations, Dallas, TX
Job Summary:
- Primary plant resource for large project management (>>€1M, multi-disciplinary projects).
- Support the overall site strategic plan by ensuring investment is targeted to ensure plant reliability, process reliability, and mission-critical goals.
- Manage detailed design and specifications for outside engineering firms on engineering projects.
- Represent the site/company in contracts with outside vendors, contractors, engineers, regulatory authorities, and consultants frequently during the execution of a major project.
- Advise plant management on best courses of action on projects, technical matters, and project economics.
- Analyse and propose solutions to technical problems and consider alternate projects.
- Possess a high level of proficiency in a technical core competency.
- Ensure project structures are in line with best practices and corporate guidelines.
Skills on Resume:
- Project Management (Hard Skills)
- Strategic Planning (Hard Skills)
- Design Management (Hard Skills)
- Contract Negotiation (Soft Skills)
- Technical Advising (Soft Skills)
- Problem Solving (Hard Skills)
- Core Competency (Hard Skills)
- Best Practices Compliance (Hard Skills)
4. Project Engineer, Summit Design Group, Orlando, FL
Job Summary:
- Design custom structural test fixtures that meet customer statement of work requirements
- Create fixture concepts based on requirements
- Develop a design from concept through completion based on discussions with the internal engineering team and end-user/customer
- Interfaces with customers and the engineering team, to translate design needs
- Participate in and conduct initial and ongoing design reviews
- Select appropriate structural material based on engineering analysis
- Use Autodesk Inventor to create drawings of machined parts, weldments, schematics, and assemblies
- Create drawings to commercial standards that can be used for fabrication and assembly
- Prepare bills of materials that include fabricated parts, standard hardware, and applicable test instrumentation
- Apply tolerances to ensure parts are produced with the desired fit
- Prepare fabrication plan and fixture assembly procedures
- Act as the technical contact for the fabricators and assemblers during the production phase of projects
- Collaborate with Project Managers to status ongoing projects
Skills on Resume:
- Structural Fixture Design (Hard Skills)
- Concept Creation (Hard Skills)
- Design Development (Hard Skills)
- Customer and Engineering Interface (Soft Skills)
- Design Reviews (Soft Skills)
- Material Selection (Hard Skills)
- Autodesk Inventor (Hard Skills)
- Bill of Materials Creation (Hard Skills)
5. Project Engineer, Redwood Construction Co., Boulder, CO
Job Summary:
- Interact with customers, suppliers, and internal resources.
- Demonstrate knowledge of project and program management principles.
- Use project management tools to manage diverse projects or programs.
- Define and manage the scope, time, and resources of large-scale, complex projects or programs.
- Facilitate the identification of project or program risks, developing and assigning responsibility for mitigation actions, and managing the mitigation plan.
- Review and approve validation master plans protocols, and reports.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations.
- Provide interface to customer’s Quality-Regulatory-Compliance organisation ensuring project team complies with customer’s requirements.
- All interactions, workflow, productivity levels, and quality standards are implemented with a “Customer Service” approach to both internal and external customers.
- Conforms with and abides by all regulations, policies, work procedures, instructions, and safety rules.
- Ensures that all activities are at all times compliant with the company QMS ISO 9001 and ISO 13485.
- Participate in the company's formal program of continuous improvement initiatives and, where appropriate, identify and implement continuous initiatives about the role of the Project Engineer.
- Comply with current good manufacturing practices at all times
- Carry out any other agreed duties which reasonably fall within the remit of the Project Engineer
Skills on Resume:
- Customer Interaction (Soft Skills)
- Project Management (Hard Skills)
- Project Tools (Hard Skills)
- Scope and Resource Management (Hard Skills)
- Risk Mitigation (Hard Skills)
- Plan Review (Hard Skills)
- Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Continuous Improvement (Soft Skills)
6. Project Engineer, BlueSky Engineering, Charlotte, NC
Job Summary:
- Manage projects as assigned by the Project Department Manager, project which consists of installing medical equipment in existing or under-construction hospitals
- Prepare and submit the project documents including scope of works, project timeline, method of statement, risk assessment, material submission, T&C checklist, OMM, etc
- Responsible for overall planning and implementation to ensure timely delivery as per the customer's requirements
- Attend coordination meetings, and prepare progress reports, project claims, and relevant documents for monthly events.
- Prepare and record meeting minutes
- Attend the site inspection and site walk
- Work with the company design engineer to prepare the project drawings for submission to the customer and main contractor (equipment setting out, utility requirement, equipment elevation views, etc)
- Coordination of the company's internal resources (design, installation engineer, logistics, etc) and external parties (sub-contractors, main contractor) to ensure smooth project implementation
- Responsible for monitoring daily progress and processes at the project site and triggering the subcontractors and company engineers at the right time
- Ensure all safety and quality assurance procedures and standards are followed
Skills on Resume:
- Project Management (Hard Skills)
- Document Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Planning and Implementation (Hard Skills)
- Progress Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Meeting Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Site Inspection (Hard Skills)
- Design Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Safety and Quality Assurance (Hard Skills)
7. Project Engineer, CoreTech Development, Louisville, KY
Job Summary:
- Manage approved projects through to production implementation.
- Define product-level requirements, for next-generation technologies, through collaboration with key groups within TAPI, such as Marketing, Manufacturing Engineering, and Customer Service.
- Become the lead Technical representative for a product portfolio at TAPI.
- Using SolidWorks 3D CAD software design technologies to align with defined product-level requirements.
- Perform sustaining activities on legacy products to address customer needs.
- Provide technical interface and communication with Engineering, Marketing, Regulatory agencies, Customer Support, and Operations
- Reports to an Engineering Manager within the Research and Development group at Teledyne Advanced Pollution Instrumentation.
- Responsible for developing project proposals, schedule preparation, managing approved concurrent projects, defining the design of technologies to address next-generation products
- Address the sustaining needs of current products.
- Work in conjunction with other team members to lead projects to a successful completion, following approved schedules, while working in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
Skills on Resume:
- Project Management (Hard Skills)
- Product Requirement Definition (Hard Skills)
- Technical Representation (Soft Skills)
- SolidWorks 3D CAD Design (Hard Skills)
- Sustaining Product Activities (Hard Skills)
- Technical Communication (Soft Skills)
- Proposal and Schedule Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
8. Project Engineer, NorthStar Project Management, Phoenix, AZ
Job Summary:
- Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations and codes.
- Proactively support and enforce the Environmental, Safety, and Health regulations.
- Organize and maintain project reporting in compliance with internal and external stakeholders' needs.
- Complete the assigned work scope on time, safely, within budget, and in compliance with quality requirements, and ensure the needed resources are available and have the required skill set.
- Continually assess the risk within a project environment and prepare mitigation plans accordingly.
- Responsible for maintaining effective working relationships in all interpersonal communication, including compliance with the HR requirements and reporting.
- Responsible for timely daily review and recommendation of project engineering and project management documentation
- Work with internal departments and external contractors to proactively create and advance the completion of project milestones
- Create and utilize lessons learned to improve the company’s standards and designs, and find long-term opportunities to lower costs and deliver faster execution.
- Participate in the development of company documentation and procedures, with specific attention to transitioning the project from the construction phase to MRO operation for the life-cycle of the facility.
- Responsible for updating progress in weekly structured meetings
- Establish and work with a departmental budget
- Supervise any direct reports and provide proactive collaboration across the company.
Skills on Resume:
- Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Safety Enforcement (Hard Skills)
- Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Project Execution (Hard Skills)
- Risk Mitigation (Hard Skills)
- Communication (Soft Skills)
- Documentation Review (Hard Skills)
- Budget and Supervision (Soft Skills)
9. Project Engineer, Ironwood Contractors, Boise, ID
Job Summary:
- Working within NanoSUN’s design process framework, contribute to teams working on the launch of new projects, products, and services.
- Completing the engineering activity required to launch these programs of work, select appropriate concepts, and develop detailed designs.
- Collaborating with the Mechanical, Electrical, and Controls design engineers to complete detailed design work on specific products.
- Working alongside the Development and Verification engineering team to execute the Validation and Verification plan for the relevant product or project.
- Generating key product documentation and recording relevant design data as required by internal processes and Third-Party Type Approval.
- Communicating with the internal Manufacturing Engineering team, as well as third-party vendors and manufacturing partners to manage the development, assembly, and commissioning of NanoSUN products.
- Acting as a delegate for the Senior Project Engineer in constructing and managing project plans.
- Presenting product attributes and capabilities to customers.
Skills on Resume:
- Design Contribution (Hard Skills)
- Engineering Design (Hard Skills)
- Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Validation Execution (Hard Skills)
- Documentation (Hard Skills)
- Vendor Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Project Planning (Hard Skills)
- Product Presentation (Soft Skills)
10. Project Engineer, Horizon Builders, Nashville, TN
Job Summary:
- Participate in all aspects of assigned programs throughout project lifecycles to ensure completion within the defined scope, quality, time, and cost constraints
- Ensure successful completion of project tasks and requirements in a timely and effective manner
- Estimate the costs, resources, and time required to complete a project, and monitor activities to ensure these targets are met.
- Apply change, risk, and resource management
- Resolve projects issues
- Assess program strengths and identify areas for improvement.
- Lead project meetings and produce accurate and timely reporting of program status throughout its life cycle
- Provide project engineering support during all aspects of the test program
- Manage test programs, some of the areas of testing include structural testing, armament, pressure, and windblast
- Coordinate required resources and schedule required to conduct testing
- Interface with customers
- Write test procedures and test reports
Skills on Resume:
- Lifecycle Management (Hard Skills)
- Task Completion (Hard Skills)
- Cost Estimation (Hard Skills)
- Risk Management (Hard Skills)
- Problem Resolution (Soft Skills)
- Program Assessment (Hard Skills)
- Meeting Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Test Management (Hard Skills)