Project Engineer

Company Description

A subsidiary of Veolia group, Veolia North America (VNA) is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. www.veolianorthamerica.com

Job Description

Position Purpose: 

The Project Engineer is responsible for coordinating all technical and operational activities on assigned projects.

• Technical activities include planning, scheduling, and conducting assigned engineering work and monitoring work of Veolia tradesmen and external contractors for compliance to applicable codes, accepted engineering practices, and company standards. 
• Operational activities include liaising with production management with regards to equipment availability including scheduled downtime, directing the tasks of cleaning staff & plant operators, ensuring labour & materials are available for commissioning and facilitating staff training

On all assigned projects, the incumbent is required to effectively communicate and coordinate between all disciplines and all other project participants and key stakeholders to achieve project KPIs.  KPIs include completing projects safety, on schedule, on budget and with quality and integrity.  The Project Engineer reports to the Maintenance/Project Manager, who has ultimate responsibility for both the quality of Veolia’s deliverable and effective execution of project assignments. 

This position operates within a COR certified plant environment (which is a requirement of our Contract) and is required to comply with all regulatory requirements including the Client’s operating approval with Alberta Environment.  The facility currently produces 800 tonnes per day and operates on a 24/7 basis.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Understands and promotes the Company’s, the Division’s, and the Plant’s mission statement, values, and strategic goals.
• Proactively promotes through example, a safe work ethic, attitude, and workplace.  Monitors workers compliance with all safety policies, standards, and procedures to achieve a safe work environment and safety for all staff, contractors and visitors as well as the Company’s, Client’s and Regulatory Agencies’ safe work objectives and requirements. 
• Proactively models and maintains effective working relationships and communications with peers, management, staff of other company departments and client representatives.  Models effective conflict resolution skills and effectively resolves any conflicts in a timely manner to achieve positive and healthy working relationships and workplace environment.
• Promotes a quality first work ethic and attitude to provide a product that is manufactured of the highest standard achievable.
• Understands, complies with, and is accountable for adherence to COR quality standards in all activities.
• Operates company owned, leased or rented vehicles and/or mobile equipment. Incumbent is required to perform Safety Sensitive duties and responsibilities. 
• Prepares Project engineering schedules and forecasts.
• Plans, schedules, conducts and coordinates the technical, operational and management aspects of projects.
• Coordinates and verifies engineering deliverables are on target. Accountable for the successful completion of all assigned engineering projects.
• Continually monitors and verifies that all assigned personnel/sub-contractors are coordinating their activities with other project participants, and that the requirements of the Contract are being satisfied. Resolves any project issues expediently and effectively.
• Maintains extensive regular contact with assigned project Clients to achieve project KPIs. Maintains open communications with all key stakeholders.
• Participates in Client/contractor meetings and resolves any Client/engineering and management project issues expediently and effectively.
• Expected to have sufficient technical knowledge and awareness of details to be able to recognize when technical problems are developing in the various disciplines, and to initiate appropriate corrective actions.
• Prepares weekly and monthly project status reports and change orders.
• Assists in the preparation of engineering pro