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Concord, MA · On-site
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What are Contract Engineers?
What is the difference between Contract Engineer vs Project Engineer?
| Aspect | Contract Engineer | Project Engineer |
|---|---|---|
| Credentials | Bachelor's in Engineering, relevant certifications (e.g., PE, PMP) | Bachelor's in Engineering, relevant certifications (e.g., PMP) |
| Work Environment | Temporary or project-specific roles, often freelance or consulting | Permanent or long-term roles within projects |
| Employer & Industry Usage | Oil & gas, construction, manufacturing, consulting firms | Construction, engineering firms, infrastructure projects |
| Common Search & Comparison | Yes | Yes |
Contract Engineers typically work on a temporary basis, focusing on specific projects or tasks, often with consulting firms or as freelancers. Project Engineers are usually employed full-time within organizations, managing ongoing projects from start to finish. Both roles require engineering credentials and certifications, but their employment types and work environments differ significantly.
What are some common challenges Contract Engineers face when managing multiple projects simultaneously?
What Does a Contract Engineer Do?
As a contract engineer, you provide temporary support for a company that needs help. In this role, you may help design a product or structure, provide guidance to builders working off of your plans, or evaluate a company's existing system to be sure the proposed engineering plan matches their capabilities. Many aspects of this job depend on the type of engineering support a company needs. For example, some contract engineers focus heavily on the mechanical aspects of a project, while others help hire contractors, evaluate proposals, and answer questions related to the project.
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Job description
At Babcock Power, we are a driving force in power, committed to shaping the future of energy solutions. Driven by our core values of Teamwork, Integrity, and Performance, we enable our team to develop and deliver sustainable solutions for our customers. Join us in driving the science, technology and expertise that will serve the growing global demand for safe, reliable, clean energy.
The Project Engineer is the engineering team leader managing all technical activities on assigned projects while following company procedures. Work closely with project manager, project planner, sub-contract manager, project design lead, and functional department engineers to ensure a project is engineered to building codes, industry codes & standards, and contract specifications.
- Plan, coordinate, and monitor projects; develop scope of work; partner with departments and sub-contractors; facilitate construction plans and documents with constructors.
- Ensure technical accuracy and on-time completion of project technical documents, RFQ's for material and equipment, conformed contract purchase documents, commissioning procedures, O&M Manuals, acceptance test procedures, and reports.
- Initiate and monitor the DMS system including the RFI's, NCR's, etc.
- Coordinate project's engineering effort ensuring technical compliance with project specifications and codes.
- Serve as primary company engineering representative to clients on technical issues.
- Conduct and participate in meetings with clients, consulting engineers, sub-contract engineers, and major equipment & fabricator suppliers to provide technical leadership.
- Secure adequate technical resources to execute a project's engineering requirements.
- Partner with project team and engineering department to develop the project schedule / design plan.
- Work with the project team to execute the contract in accordance with the schedule, budget, scope, engineering design plans, and engineering resources.
- Manage the engineering project hours and scheduled activities, and report progress and problems.
- Manage and coordinate engineering subcontractors, including the development of the project schedule, time receipt of deliverables.
- Prepare reports, correspondence, agreements, graphs, tables, and presentations, as required.
Requirements
Desired Characteristics:
- Leadership Skills:Â An individual with leadership presence who works well in a team environment. The successful candidate must be assertive, self-confident, and lead projects by example.
- Performance Driven:Â Is a self-motivated leader, energetic, creative, resourceful, and a hands-on individual with a service orientation and a bias for action. Someone who can commit himself/herself fully to the job.
- Functional Skills:Â Has a confident breadth of experience with the ability to manage multiple engineering disciplines and resources in a matrix organization. Effective communicator who can concisely state a point of view.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering
- Experience working in an engineering lead design position on fossil fuel utility power plants / power projects.
- Experience in an engineering manager's role or a design/build project coordination environment with background in large power projects preferred.
- Proficiency in use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and knowledge of Primavera (P6v7).
Licenses & Certificates:
- Professional Engineering (PE) License a plus
- Project Management Professional (PMP) a plus
Benefits
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 range for this role is : 80,000 - 180,000
About Babcock Power
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Industry
Oil and gas extraction
Company size
1,001 - 5,000 Employees
Headquarters location
Lynnfield, MA, US
Year founded
2001