Project Engineer

Project Engineer  

Core Competencies: Schedule and project controls management of a utility scale solar and battery storage. This is a site-based role, typically located in remote locations that can be subject to extremes of weather and temperature, and requires living away from home. 

• Project Engineer will monitor all aspects of the construction work and support the Company and Consultant’s project management and site staff. 

• Work on daily, weekly, and monthly reporting, QA/QC, participate in daily Plan-Of-Day meetings, weekly customer meetings, and coordination with the Consultant’s Site Manager and other management staff from the Company.  

• Work in close coordination with the Project Manager and will be responsible for tasks to allow the offsite Project Manager to understand the progress in the field.  

• Leads by example to show that safety is the most important function, ensuring that all employees follow safe practices while working. 

• Accountable to continually reinforce safe behaviors and correct “at risk” behaviors. 

• Ensures Job Hazard Analysis (JHA’s) occurs before scopes of work commence. 

• Adheres to and ensures all site team members understand standard operating procedures. 

• Leads and support the site team in technical, quality and safety, utilizing systems in place. 

• Provides excellence in the management and delivery of the project, in-line with management expectations. 

• Supports preparation of the project budget and schedule prior to commencement of the project. 

• Generates, maintains, tracks, and updates the project schedule on a weekly basis. 

• Directs, guides, and coaches field engineers to ensure activities on site are understood in order to meet the project budget, schedule, and quality plan. 

• Provides coordination of all work disciplines for the efficient and safe performance of the construction work. 

• Understands all obligations under the project contract/PPA and need for documentation of variances. 

• Coordinates and manages the preparation, baselining, and updating of engineering, subcontractor and vendor schedules so that they are aligned with, and support, the project schedule. 

• Works with the Program/Project Manager to establish the baseline project schedule and then updates that schedule to record actual progress. 

• Follows processes for systems and communication lines on site and ensure implementation is consistent. 

• Create a culture of continuous improvement. 

• Performs audit functions to ensure compliance. 

• Communicates variances and changes to Project Manager. 

• Provides explanation of variances, and early warning of potential variances, to Project Manager. 

• Manages and controls the generation, issuance, resolution, and close-out of requests for information (RFI), technical enquiry forms, and transmittals/submittals. 

• Ensures that all superseded drawings, specifications, and other construction documents are marked as such, removed from the active construction and replaced with current versions. 

• Ensures that construction drawings and specifications are transmitted to the correct parties. 

• Ensures that field redline drawings of all construction work are maintained on site, and that final record drawings are generated upon completion of the project. 

• Provides feedback to Project Manager to support continuous improvement. 

• Liaises with management, engineering teams, subcontractors, and vendors at the direction of the Project Manager. 

• Requires working outside on the active construction site performing audits and verification of data, performing safety inspections, and other similar supervisory-level activities. 

• Supports developing projects to complete all required permitting activities before commencement. 

• Review contractor quality documents and all turnover and project closeout documents as they are submitted (O&M manuals, as-builts, test reports etc.)  

• Maintain updated records of latest project documents including latest project contract documents, contract amendments, change orders, project drawings, quality documents, turnover and close out document packages (job books) 

• Record meeting minutes during all project meetings to maintain accurate records of discussions between project stakeholders highlighting noted action items during project meetings. This will include follow up on open action items with the applicable stakeholder(s) 

• Advanced level of knowledge in: 

• Interpersonal skills 

• Quality assurance processes 

• Reading prints and drawings, and taking off quantities 

• Use of computer software, including the Microsoft Office suite and other proprietary systems 

• Engineering management 

• Mathematics and science 

• Reporting 

• Writing skills  

• Intermediate level of knowledge in: 

• Construction site safety and OSHA requirement 

• Construction 

• Leadership 

• Interpretation of scopes of work 

• Working in a fast-paced environment 

• Creating logical and resource-loaded project schedules 

• Planning and task direction 

• Presentation skills 

• Basic level of knowledge in:  

• Project Finance 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree or minimum of three years of relevant experience in the power industry involved in construction activities with an EPC or IPP 

• Previous experience in the Renewable Energy sector & project management is essential