Sr Project Engineer

Position Summary: The Project Engineer will be the primary point of contact for the customer and factory for all their purchase order related status. The Project Manager will accomplish the customer purchase order requirements by coordinating with multiple IMI factories across the globe, and processing the order to meet the project scope, cost, quality and timeline.

Supervisory Responsibility: No

Key responsibilities of this position include (other responsibilities may be assigned):

› Primary customer interface / contact on all assigned projects.

› Overall project performance throughout project life cycle: order receipt through warranty; specific focus on contract performance, technical compliance, and customer satisfaction; drive project execution per planned schedule, holding project team and customer accountable for project performance.

› Ensuring the project scope, cost, quality, schedule are meeting the purchase order requirements.

› Coordinate, drive order execution through stakeholder management of Engineering, Quality Assurance, Procurement, Production, Shipping and Finance towards achieving on-time delivery, contract compliance and targeted profitability.

› Establish a positive and productive working relationship with both domestic and international customers and their project teams through meetings, teleconferences, and routine communication.

› Manage and facilitate prompt, meaningful communications with the customer to resolve technical and commercial issues, convey project progress on a routine basis, and negotiate commercial contract modifications as required.

› Coordinate project team involvement and participation at customer's pre-award meetings, kick-off meetings, lessons-learned meetings, progress meetings and factory inspections.

› Ensure timely invoicing at project milestones and assist when needed with resolving payment delays through customer outreach and engagement.

› Manage and communicate project revenues, cost, and gross margin forecasts, as well as identify and proactively manage risks throughout project life cycle.

› Review vendor / inter-company bids for engineered / buyout products against scope, quality, performance, cost, and schedule requirements.

› Coordinate, manage project team documentation submittals towards securing required customer approvals.

› Coordinate and manage project-level planning actions to facilitate the needs of customer, third party and regulatory inspections of finished, or in-process goods for inspection purposes.

Requirements

Required Skills:

› Project Management Professional (PMP) desired, not required.

› Valve industry experience and knowledge including familiarity with API, ASME, BS, ISO and
other relevant valve industry codes and standards.

› Familiarity with valve industry project management protocols and best practices.

› Knowledge of Oil & Gas CRM tools preferably Salesforce / IFS / leading EDMS.

› Knowledge of international shipping, customs and tariff protocols.

› Good skills in multi-tasking various large-scale projects simultaneously.

› Flexible in working in multiple time zones as per project requirements.

Educational Qualification and Experience:

› Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or similar degree from an accredited four-year college or university.

› 8 to 10 years' work experience in the valve and / or process control industry, or in a related engineering and manufacturing industry.

› Experience in managing a multi-disciplined project team: engineering, quality control, procurement, manufacturing, cost estimating, delivery / billing, and contract management.

› Experience working with custom-engineered, manufactured products for the valve / process control industry.

› General knowledge of manufacturing and testing processes, techniques, practices.

› Proficient in business and project management software (MS Office, MS Project)

Communication Skills:

› Fluency in English (both verbal and written).

› Good email and telephone etiquette.

› Ability to effectively present information to management and customers.

Benefits Industrial standards

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