Project Engineer-Indust. Cap. Projects

Title: Project Engineer - Industrial Capital Projects

Location: Ferndale, WA, Hybrid 3 days on-site, 2 days remote

Status Contract to hire 12-months

Compensation: $55 to $70 DOE

Experience: 5 years of experience and a Bachelors degree

Join a dynamic organization with experience in delivering project management and engineering solutions across various industries. We are seeking a Project Engineer to support industrial capital projects valued up to $20 million total installed cost (TIC). This role offers an exceptional opportunity for a technically minded professional to accelerate their career in project management while gaining exposure to engineering, procurement, construction coordination, project controls, and client management.

• Promote and comply with health, safety, and environmental requirements; actively support a zero-incident culture.
• Apply project delivery processes, procedures, and quality standards across all phases of work.
• Coordinate activities across engineering disciplines, procurement, and construction to ensure alignment with project requirements.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, contractors, vendors, internal teams, and overseas partners.
• Lead and support internal and external meetings, including preparation of agendas and documentation of meeting minutes.
• Support development of project deliverables, including scopes of work, cost estimates, and schedules.
• Monitor project performance by supporting cost, schedule, forecasting, and change management activities.
• Coordinate engineering deliverables, vendor documentation, procurement packages, and construction work packages.
• Support permitting activities, including preparation and submission of regulatory packages.
• Prepare and distribute routine project reports, presentations, and client communications.
• Support field and construction activities, including site visits and coordination with field teams.
• Utilize project management tools to support budgeting, reporting, forecasting, and project setup.
• Assist with project closeout, including documentation, reporting, and turnover requirements.

• Accredited four-year Bachelor's degree in engineering or another technical field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of five years related experience with at least one year in project management/project engineering.
• Basic understanding of project execution phases and capital project delivery.
• Working knowledge of project controls, including scheduling, planning, forecasting, estimating, and cost management.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong follow-through.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a client-facing, onsite environment.
• Understanding of the phase-gate work process for project funding.
• Travel to local clients required; minimal travel outside the area (less than 10%).
• Industry-specific requirements such as safety training and certifications.

• Direct experience supporting industrial capital projects in refining, chemicals, energy, or related industries.
• Experience with project management systems such as Unanet, Primavera P6, or Microsoft Project.
• Interest in building a long-term career in Project Management.

• Occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop or kneel.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Overtime may be necessary as workload dictates, including weekdays and weekends.
• Job duties performed at a client site, production facility, or industrial/construction job site.
• Conditions and schedules may vary, but the above conditions generally apply.