Project Engineer / Project Manager

Contract Role | Project Engineer / Project Manager in Cumberland City TN Duration: 1 year contract with possible extension Pay Range: $60 -70/hour on w2Job Description:

• Plans, develops, evaluates, coordinates, and implements a management support framework to complete one or more large and important projects or several smaller projects with complex features in a large, complex hydro system. Responsible for the business and technical aspects of the entire project.
• Business responsibilities include budget, schedule, establishing project work breakdown structures, analysis and processing of partner/contractor invoices, cost analysis and forecasting, work planning, monitoring/controlling expenditures, and change control.
• Technical responsibilities include providing guidance to the project team and other specialists/consultants, along with responsibility for their work quality. Ensures that project requirements are identified and met, completes engineering economic analyses as needed, assists in the project approval process, approves project change results within approved limits, allocates contingency, and conducts lessons learned reviews at project completion.
• Initiates project controls or related process improvements to optimize achievement of program/project or business plan objectives. Performs and directs studies to evaluate the effectiveness of project control techniques utilized on projects. Develops detailed estimates utilizing advanced computer skills in spreadsheet software packages and the current estimating system.
• Reviews and analyzes vendor proposals, ensures alignment of work scopes, estimates, schedules, and cost accounts, and prepares project environmental decision records for review. Utilizes good communication and coordination skills to support project personnel in the development of the program/project. Uses judgment in the utilization of techniques, procedures, and criteria to devise new approaches to resolve identified problems

Education and Experience / Certificates, Licenses, and Registration Requirements / Other Requirement: Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Industrial, or related engineering field from an accredited school or university. PE and/or certification by the Project Management Institute or AACE International are desired.