Assistant Project Engineer

About Us Join a talented team of engineering professionals at Vogt Power International Inc. Vogt is based in Louisville, KY and specializes in the design, manufacture and supply of equipment and solutions to the power generation industry. We are an industry leader in heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) with both domestic and international customers. Position Summary Responsible for supporting project engineering coordination for capital projects including but not limited to activities related to Project development, execution, and review, including support for close-out projects in construction and/or commissioning. Responsible for project engineering coordination for aftermarket projects. This position assists the technical manager of the capital project, the Project Engineer. Essential Functions/Responsibilities Project Technical Leader Assistant Supports management of the technical aspect of the assigned projects during contract execution. Assists technical coordination to Project Team members. Review and/or checking of technical scope packages. Works and communicates effectively with the Project Engineer, Project Team members, and other departments to achieve project objectives. Understand and interpret specification requirements to ensure that they are met during project execution. Apply VPI design standards and procedures fully to ensure project success. Assist the quick disposition of RFIs, SDRs and NCRs submitted to the Deviation Management System (DMS) by fabricators as well as the site technical advisor or commissioning engineer. Tracks status of all project changes until fully implemented. Supports project close-out for projects in construction and/or commissioning phase. Customer Liaison Lead technical contact for the customer for those close-out projects assigned by the Project Engineer. Attend customer technical meetings as requested to assist PE with resolution of concerns raised by the customer. Document Control Manage the Document Control Automation Program (DCAP) Queue for the project. Process incoming vendor and customer documents to ensure that they are reviewed by the proper team members. Process outgoing document submittals to the vendors or customers to ensure necessary changes are communicated properly and in a timely manner. Review returned document comments and work with team to track and fully resolve. Administrative Development and coordination of project O&M manual as required. Participates in and maintains meeting minutes for specification reviews, design reviews, meetings with support personnel, and meetings with the customer. Monitors procurement progress for technical scope packages. Completes required fields in TER tracker if requested by PE. Takes an active role when working with other PEs to make improvements in cost, quality or efficiency of the department by revising procedures, work instructions or templates. EBOM Review, queue and approve eBOM as requested by the PE. Coordinate updates to BOMs with SM and vendors as needed. Scheduling, Forecasting and Budget Analysis Maintain a project’s engineering schedule for all assigned projects by coordinating tasks with Discipline Managers and project team personnel in the absence of the PE Support maintaining project man-hour forecasts Attends engineering meetings providing resource requirements for engineering in the absence of the PE To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Bachelor of Science Engineering discipline (mechanical or chemical or closely related field preferred but not required) 2-3 years engineering professional experience minimum Combined cycle energy generation experience a plus Demonstrated team leadership potential with ability to effectively assess team challenges Demonstrated excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills Must be organized, driven, and able to work under pressure in order to meet deadlines To provide greater transparency to candidates, we include base pay ranges for all US-based job postings that encompass all potential locations and levels for the open position. Our base pay ranges are set based on the function, discipline, level and regional location and are benchmarked against companies in the same or similar industry. Final offers may vary based on multiple factors, including education, depth and relevance of work experience, relevant licenses and certifications, and may vary from the amounts listed in the job posting. The base pay range for this Assistant Project Engineer role is $80,000 - $110,000 annually. #J-18808-Ljbffr Vogt Power International