Project Engineer, Electrical Engineering

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As a key member of the Project Management team, the Project Engineer is responsible for the management and coordination of all technical aspects of new power generation capital projects. This role ensures that engineering is aligned with corporate goals and is complete, accurate and constructible for all elements of a project's scope.

The Project Engineer oversees contractor's engineering performance and coordinates all contractor and owner's engineering interfaces, ensuring projects are completed according to construction drawings and project specifications, quality, and performance requirements. This position coordinates cross‑functional teams and builds effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including contractors. The Project Engineer works directly with the Project Manager and Project Controls Specialist to ensure process alignment and compliance.

• Promotes safe behavior in accordance with Company expectations and adherence to safety rules on the project.
• Identifies engineered safety controls and hazard removal during engineering design and coaches safe practices in the field.
• Supports/Leads cross‑functional teams consisting of internal Subject Matter Experts, Owner Engineers, EPC Contractors and Technical Consultants from development of the EPC contract through permitting, engineering, construction, commissioning and close‑out.
• Ensures documentation of engineering and construction quality is adequately captured to support audit and prudency review.
• Supports/Leads Owner team in writing official Records of Decision to capture prudency of major project decisions.
• Acts as Contract Manager for various engineering and construction contracts outside of the EPC, including Owner’s Engineer.
• Performs/Manages the review of engineering design to assure compliance with the contract, permits, codes, and utility standards while ensuring design supports the strategic, operational and maintenance goals of the project.
• Coordinates with the Project Manager in following the Project Delivery System and ensuring requirements are met and producing associated deliverables.
• Participates in contractor/vendor selection process with a specific goal of assessing engineering experience, competencies and capability.
• Supports/Leads technical open‑book engineering process with contractors during development of major projects and applies value‑engineering concepts to ensure projects are competitive.
• Assists Contractors and Vendors during design and construction to resolve technical queries and interfaces.
• Assures all firms solicited to provide engineering services are duly licensed in the state of the project.
• Assures Project compliance with NERC and Security Standards. Ensures all documents generated on the project are stored in the designated repository at close‑out.
• Supports/Leads/Follows change management process for potential design changes. Participates in equipment inspection activities as agreed with the Contractor. Supports/Leads Owner review and signoff of System Turnover packages from Construction to Start‑up and from EPC to Owner.
• Supports commissioning and ensures performance, reliability and emissions testing are completed per contract.

Minimum education required: Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience. Advanced degree preferred.

Minimum experience required (Project Engineer Sr/Staff): 10+ years of applicable and progressive professional experience, preferably in engineering design, construction or operation of power systems.

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required:

• Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills with strong computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office 360.
• Strong interpersonal skills and leadership behaviors.
• Expert knowledge of engineering fundamentals within at least one discipline (civil, mechanical, electrical, controls, chemical, construction).
• Advanced knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology to power generation, including applying principles, techniques, procedures and equipment to the design of electrical power…