Assistant Project Engineer II

Summary

The Project Engineer directs, monitors, and controls the engineering, design and procurement phases of new generation projects, new transmission projects and conventional facility modifications. They are involved in and contribute at all levels daily during construction to ensure the cost and project scope are under control. The Project Engineer is responsible for, and monitors, the work performed by consultants and other external resources.  

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Project Management for all stages of the project lifecycle from initiation through close out for projects and/or programs and ensuring deliverables are received incompliance with schedule. Responsibilities and tasks require some support and guidance from high-lever Project Engineer(s) Will own smaller projects.
• Partner  and coordinate with all in-house as well as external resources for all activities related to the project.
• Ensure applicable licensing, environmental, permitting, safety, code compliance, construction, and requirements/input of all project stakeholders is incorporated into the project especially during initiation through design phase of the project.
• Review and contribute to all project documentation including drawings, technical specifications, assessment reports, asset and risk registry, budgets, forecasts, invoices, schedules, variances, etc. for the project. 
• Develop bid documents, evaluate bid proposals, and make award recommendations, with guidance from higher-level Project Engineer and/or Project Manager.
• Prepare Trustee Items, capital funding requests, project annual budgets and reports/presentations as needed with guidance from higher-level Project Engineer and/or Project Manager.
• Partner with Construction Engineers in developing contract change orders, preparing invoices and coordinating construction sequencing and site outages, coordinate all field and design changes.
• Gain a general understanding of and fully comply with NYPA’s Project Management, Governance, and Expenditure Authorization Procedures.
   

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Awareness of changes and advancements in the industry and ability to develop industry-wide expertise.
• Ability to understand how NYPA interacts with outside organizations, including other utilities and regulatory agencies, and with its customers. 
• Ability to become familiar with NYPA’s budgets, costs, and policies.
• Good presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• General engineering knowledge and a basic understanding of the utility industry 
   

Education, Experience and Certifications

• Bachelor Degree in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 2 year of technical, engineering, and/or construction project experience.
   

Physical Requirements

• Approximately 25% travel primarily within NY State
• Willingness to enter confined spaces and climb/scale power system apparatuses.  
• Ability to travel to vendor facilities (worldwide) to support construction activities and to inspect equipment fabrication and commissioning for length of time needed.