Project Engineer

Project Engineer / Lead

Location: Cheyenne Wells, CO (Hybrid- 3 days working onsite and 2 days remote, every week)

Contract Length: 12 Months (High likelihood to extend. For top performers we would look at conversion)

Job Description :

Responsible for the design, modeling, development and testing of a machine, structure or system. Develops functional requirements & understands and applies standard engineering principles. Creates simulations and prototypes to evaluate preliminary designs and test how a machine, structure or system operates. Designs and tests components, and integrates components to produce final product. Monitors quality of products and controls the efficiency of processes. Evaluates a design's overall effectiveness, cost, reliability, and safety. Investigates root causes of failures to maintain quality and recommend improvements.

Viewed as the technical project engineer or subject matter expert for the organization for an assigned area of responsibility (i.e. subject matter, function, type of facility, equipment or product). Responsible for major projects or several complex projects of moderate to large scope. Serves as organization expert on projects. Maintains contacts with individuals and units within and outside the corporation for action on technical matters. Assignments are often self-initiated. Determine and pursue courses of action necessary to obtain desired results. Work checked through consultation and agreement with others rather than by formal review of superior. May provide work direction for a team of engineers, technicians and other professionals as necessary to complete assignments. May lead multiple critical and/or complex projects.

Essential Responsibilities

• Applies extensive technical expertise and has a higher-level understanding of the basic principles of other related disciplines. Fully demonstrates the unique technical skills and core competencies for this engineering level by applying advanced technical principles, theories and concepts, and contributes to the development of new principles, concepts and technical standards. Fully demonstrates unique technical skills.
• As a recognized internal technical SME, conceives plans to develop procedures, codes and standards in problem areas of considerable scope and complexity and supports the development of technical documentation through a series of complex scope requiring unconventional or innovative approaches.
• Exercises authority and technical leadership on assignments that are often self-initiated and self-directed. Assignments are strategic and have significant long-term implications to achievement of overall business objectives.
• Will be assigned to multiple critical and/or complex projects including design, equipment specification & selection, installation, start-up, commissioning and evaluation of work progress and results.
• Participates in bid/evaluation processes which include the preparation of bid documents, completion of technical evaluations for proposals and the review and approval of recommendations for selection.
• Serves as organization spokesperson on advanced projects. Is influential in all forms of communications with internal and external business.
• May provide oversight of engineers, interns, craft personnel, technicians and other professionals. Demonstrates effective leadership skills.
• May provide overall coordination of processes related to budgeting, estimating, forecasting, accounting and work order management, in support of existing engineering projects or packaging proposals for future projects.

Level Minimum Requirements

• Required bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from ABET accredited curriculum (or recognized equivalency).
• 4 years relevant engineering experience with FE registration preferred.
• Ability to demonstrate the unique technical skills and core competencies for this engineering level established & documented by the organization.