Project Engineer III
Company Overview
At Mitsubishi Power, were not just building better clean energy technologies; were architecting a better future. Our team is boldly redefining power generation to accelerate the worlds energy transition. We operate as one team, pushing toward our vision of the future. We value problem solvers, prioritize collaboration, and support each other in an inclusive culture built on accountability and authenticity by demonstrating our values: Safety, Family, Innovative, Inclusive, Accountable & Courageous. Together, we're building the future we all aspire to - making net zero a reality.
Role Overview
The Project Engineer III is responsible for planning engineering resource utilization, maintaining engineering schedules, and reporting on workload and resource availability for high-complexity Gas and Steam Turbine Service Engineering projects. This role develops resource-loaded schedules, identifies schedule risks, resolves priority conflicts, and ensures engineering deliverables support outage and project execution requirements. The position serves as a key liaison between Engineering, Service Projects, Commercial teams, and stakeholders to improve schedule visibility, resource allocation, and project execution performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Own engineering resource scheduling, workload leveling, and resource utilization planning processes.
- Maintain visibility of forecasted proposal work and engineering resource availability to support business commitments.
- Develop engineering schedules using task estimates from Systems Engineering and Engineering Managers and align schedules with project and outage requirements.
- Coordinate with Commercial and Service Project teams to ensure proposals and commitments align with engineering capacity and target outage dates.
- Own engineering schedules for committed upgrades and product implementations, including status meetings, action tracking, and schedule risk reporting.
- Resolve engineering priority conflicts, perform impact analyses, and communicate schedule risks and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Monitor resource allocation, schedule performance, progress, and engineering resource consumption through standardized reporting.
- Support implementation of new products and ensure emerging engineering action items are addressed through coordination with LTSA, Field Service, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and other organizations.
- Integrate engineering milestones into overall project schedules and communicate project need dates back into engineering planning activities.
- Ensure engineering project tasks are created, maintained, and distributed within Windchill in accordance with engineering instructions.
- Partner with Systems Engineering and Engineering leadership to continuously improve schedule accuracy, planning effectiveness, and resource forecasting.
- Identify project risks, gaps, and dependencies using lessons learned and past project experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field; equivalent schedule planning and resource management experience may be considered.
- Minimum six (6) years of engineering project management, scheduling, resource planning, or related experience.
- Experience supporting engineering execution for power generation, gas turbine, steam turbine, or industrial projects preferred.
- Strong understanding of project scheduling, resource management, workload forecasting, and engineering planning processes.
- Ability to read industry reports, technical documentation, schedules, and project requirements and communicate effectively with customers and stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess schedule impacts and resource constraints.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio, and Project.
- Experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Windchill ProjectLink, Power BI, or similar scheduling and reporting platforms preferred.
- Understanding of enterprise-level scheduling applications and resource-loaded project controls methodologies.
- Must be a permanent resident of the United States due to export control requirements.
- Ability to travel 5-15% as required.
Why Should You Apply?
- Excellent Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision & 401K Matching).
- Excellent development programs and advancement opportunities.
- Tuition reimbursement and on-the-job training.
- Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
- Committed to quality products and services.
- Great working environment and culture.
- Employee Appreciation Programs and Event.
Mitsubishi Power is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer actively seeking to diversify the workforce and is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. Therefore, all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under applicable law, are strongly encouraged to apply.