Project Engineer

Responsibilities / Tasks

Job Summary: 

A Project Engineer acts as a key member of project engineering team supporting the Food and Dairy Department in the successful and timely completion of assigned projects. The individual supports and/or executes projects by maintaining or increasing profitability of contracts through efficient engineering design and execution, while simultaneously achieving customer satisfaction. Projects may be comprised of different technologies consisting of Filtration, Evaporation and Spray Drying.  Additionally, the Project Engineer may act as the Project Manager for select projects. 

Essential Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Participates in all phases of a project from initial customer meetings through pre-award sales support, cost estimation, proposal generation, engineering, commissioning and start up.  Is responsible for specific technical areas of the project, specifying technical solutions and equipment which meet customer expectations/specifications within the time and budget constraints of the contract. 

• Adheres to design standards and optimization of engineering designs to meet customer specifications within project budgets.   

• Proactively anticipates technical, schedule, execution or commercial problems and exercises judgment to meet project commitments. 

• Responsible for documenting and keeping accurate records of customer meetings, discussions and correspondence as well as maintaining well-organized technical files for project document control – i.e., generating outgoing deliverables, document transmittals, version control, tracking incoming customer approvals and filing. 

• Responsible for working with designers to complete General Arrangement and Hole and Load Drawings. 

• Creates and maintains utility lists and equipment tag lists. 

• Specifies and sizes components such as valves, pumps, instrumentation, etc.  

• Creates component technical specifications for design department and participates in design reviews.  

• Evaluates and approves design changes, specifications, and drawing releases.  

• Responsible for coordination of shipping equipment to site with logistics department support. 

• Supports close out of mechanical punch-list items during installation phase of projects. 

• Performs input/output (I/O) and mechanical checkout of installed equipment on site.  

• Assists with maintenance and operator training at customer sites during project start up. 

• Responsible for completion of engineering and commissioning tasks for projects according to GEA standards, customer specifications and applicable regulations.  

• Utilizes the tools and documentation defined by the GEA standards through all phases of the project.  

• Provides detailed information to the project manager to facilitate planning and execution of the project including risk identification and mitigation, work breakdown structures and activity lists. 

• Works with cross functional teams to complete project deliverables, determine customer needs and ensure the applicability of designs and solutions.<