Project Engineer – Bureau Veritas Power
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.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- 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.
- 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.
- Generates, maintains, tracks, and updates the project schedule on a weekly basis.
- 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
- Provides explanation of variances, and early warning of potential variances
- 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- Ensures that all superseded drawings, specifications, and other construction documents are marked as such, removed from the active construction and replaced with current versions.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.
- 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)
Skills
The requirements listed below are representative of acquired skills required.
- 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
- Reporting
- Writing skills
- Construction site safety and OSHA requirement
- Construction
- Interpretation of scopes of work
- Working in a fast-paced environment
- Presentation skills
Education, Certifications, and Experience
- 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
Physical and Environmental Conditions
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Requirement
Must be able to ascend and descend ladders, scaffolds, stairs and work in confined spaces and in proximity to loud equipment.
Must be able to position one-self to work in confined spaces such as trenches, pits, manholes, attics and tunnels.
Must be able to lift and carry or otherwise move 25/50 pounds regularly/occasionally
Must be able to respond quickly to sounds.
Must be able to move safely over uneven terrain or in confined spaces.
Must be able to see and respond to dangerous situations.
Must be able to wear personal protective gear most of the day.
Must be able to work in cold environments and on concrete floors.
Must be able to traverse irregular and steep terrain.
Working Conditions
working indoors and outdoors
excessive heat
excessive cold
extreme weather conditions
excessive humidity
excessive dampness or chilling
excessive noise, continuous
slippery and uneven walking surfaces
working around machinery with moving parts
working around moving objects or vehicles
working around moving machinery/heavy equipment
working in close proximity to others
Travel Requirements
- Up to 100% travel may be required
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
