Description
PROJECT ENGINEER
Mission Statement:
Design authority for an engineering discipline with low to medium complexity. Complete assignments on small projects or portions of larger projects, cost-effectively and in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards and safety requirements.
Main Accountabilities:
1. Technical contribution
Evaluates, selects and applies standard techniques and procedures to perform and design engineering assignments.
Provides technical support for testing, installation and commissioning activities.
Prepares project documentation within one’s scope of deliverables.
2. Sales support
Assists in preparing proposal/presentation of engineering projects/programs (provision of bills of materials, estimated engineering hours, etc.).
3. Contract management
Supports Contract Managers in issuing claims (new/change in scope of work, cost impact, time impact, risk quantifications, etc.). Provides quality solutions as per customer requirements and delivers within budget and contract. Ensures adherence to safety standards and mitigation of potential risks.
4. Planning and control
Creates work plans and cost estimates in own area of responsibility and ensures quality deliverables on time and within targeted cost.
Improves effectiveness of work plan in collaboration with other functions.
5. Risk and opportunity management
Completes risk and opportunity assessments and ensures implementation of resulting actions in one’s area of responsibility
Reports any contract/quality/program/cost issues to management along with recommendations for resolution.
6. Customer
Assists customers on technical issues, interacts with official contacts, contractors and other staff within his/her scope of deliverables.
Assist communication pertaining to specific assignments or meetings.
7. Supply chain management
Collaborates with the Supply Chain function to ensure that technical requirements for equipment or services are communicated and agreed on with potential suppliers.
Provides technical evaluation of supplier proposals, and accepts as fit for purpose supplied equipment or services.
8. Processes and tools
Uses standard processes and tools applicable to one’s area of responsibility. Ensures that engineering activities comply with required safety regulations and contractual requirements. Reports processes and tools inefficiencies and suggests improvements ideas.
9. People leadership and development
Assigns tasks to and coordinates work with entry level engineers, technicians, administrative staff
Knowledge, Skills, Experience:
- Education: Electrical or Mechanical Electrical Engineering.
- 5 years of experience in Lead Engineering related to AIS/GIS Substations in EP or EPC model.
- Required Languages: English and Spanish
- Experience leading engineering and technical subcontractors.
- High Knowledge in Electrical Substations, Basic and Detail Engineering, Electromechanical, Medium and High Voltage Equipment, Technical Document Control and other related knowledge.
- Medium Knowledge in Substations, Basic and Detail Secundary Engineering, control, Protection and automatization
- General Knowledge in Electrical Studies, like; Power flow, short circuit, insulation coordination and protection coordination.
- General Knowledge in Civil works in Substations
