Job Description
Project Engineer
Setting/Hours: 100% In-Office | First Shift 8-5
Join trak group in partnering with a growing client in Cincinnati, Ohio thats expanding its Manufacturing team.
Website Summary
Join trak group in partnering with a growing client seeking a Project Engineer to manage capital and facility improvement projects within an operating manufacturing environment. This role will oversee projects from initial concept and scope development through construction, commissioning, startup, and final closeout.
The Project Engineer will coordinate multiple engineering disciplines, contractors, vendors, Operations, and Maintenance while managing project schedules, budgets, safety requirements, and technical documentation. This is a hands-on opportunity for an engineer with experience supporting capital projects in industrial or process manufacturing environments.
Responsibilities
Manage capital and facility improvement projects from concept through implementation and closeout.
Develop project scopes, specifications, schedules, cost estimates, and capital expenditure justifications.
Coordinate mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, controls, civil, and structural engineering activities.
Partner with Operations and Maintenance to identify equipment, reliability, process, and infrastructure improvements.
Manage project budgets, forecasts, purchase requisitions, contractor costs, and expenditures.
Develop bid packages, evaluate vendor proposals, and support contractor selection.
Coordinate engineering firms, contractors, suppliers, and external resources.
Review P&IDs, engineering drawings, equipment specifications, layouts, and vendor documentation.
Ensure projects meet engineering, environmental, regulatory, and safety requirements.
Participate in MOC, PHA, and PSSR activities.
Support OSHA PSM and EPA RMP compliance requirements.
Coordinate construction while minimizing disruption to ongoing plant operations.
Monitor schedules, budgets, risks, milestones, and contractor performance.
Oversee equipment installation, testing, commissioning, startup, and turnover.
Maintain project documentation, engineering records, and drawing updates.
Provide troubleshooting support throughout project execution and startup.
Bachelors degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Civil Engineering, or related field.
37 years of engineering and/or capital project management experience.
Experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or process environment.
Experience managing capital projects within an operating manufacturing facility.
Strong knowledge of project scope development, scheduling, budgeting, and cost control.
Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, engineering drawings, equipment specifications, and technical documentation.
Experience coordinating contractors, vendors, engineering firms, and multiple engineering disciplines.
Knowledge of industrial equipment such as pumps, tanks, vessels, heat exchangers, rotating equipment, and piping systems.
Exposure to electrical, controls, instrumentation, and automation systems.
Experience supporting equipment installation, construction, commissioning, and startup.
Strong project management, technical problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Chemical manufacturing, petrochemical, refining, pharmaceutical, specialty chemical, or food processing experience.
Experience working in a PSM-regulated facility.
Knowledge of MOC, PHA, and PSSR processes.
Familiarity with OSHA PSM and environmental compliance requirements.
Knowledge of OSHA, NFPA, ASME, API, and NEC standards.
PE license or progress toward licensure.
PMP certification or formal project management training.
AutoCAD or similar design software experience.
SAP or other ERP system experience.
If you're ready to take the next step in your career and want to make an impact, partner with trak group to explore this opportunity.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Cincinnati, OH |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1972 |
| Website | http://www.trakcincy.com/ |
About Company
trak group, established in 1972, is proud of its impeccable reputation as a professional recruiting and staffing firm. trak has demonstrated an unmatched level of expertise and success in the industry, and takes great pride in its A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau.
trak has been awarded “Best Places to Work” by the Business Courier three consecutive years; following the third and final nomination, trak was respectfully awarded with “The Best of the Best”. We continue to hold the Consumers’ Choice Award for Business Excellence and the “SPECTRUM Award” for Service Excellence from City Beat News indicating a 5-star customer service rating. Six of our employees have been inducted into the prestigious “International Hall of Fame” and four carry national certifications lending to their dedication and passion for our industry.
Specializing in direct hire, alternative hire and contract opportunities, trak is currently partnering with over 300 client companies in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Area. Because we are proud of our process, we take time to source, screen and evaluate each candidate. Our placement fields include office support, customer service, accounting and finance, operations, management, human resources, sales and marketing, engineering and supply chain management.
Skills
- AutoCADunmatched
- Bid Packagesunmatched
- Biotech and Pharmaceuticalunmatched
- Budget Managementunmatched
- Budgetingunmatched
- Capital Expenditure (CAPEX)unmatched
- Capital Projectunmatched
- Civil Engineeringunmatched
- Commissioningunmatched
- Constructionunmatched
- Cost Controlunmatched
- Cost Estimatesunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Electrical Engineeringunmatched
- Electricityunmatched
- Engineering Drawingunmatched
- Environmental Complianceunmatched
- Environmental Engineeringunmatched
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)unmatched
- Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
- Equipment Specificationunmatched
- Facilities Managementunmatched
- Forecastingunmatched
- Heat Exchangerunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Instrumentationunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- National Electrical Codeunmatched
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)unmatched
- OSHAunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Petrochemicalsunmatched
- Pipingunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)unmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Process Manufacturingunmatched
- Professional Engineerunmatched
- Project Engineeringunmatched
- Project Estimatesunmatched
- Project Executionunmatched
- Project Management Certificationunmatched
- Project Management Professional (PMP)unmatched
- Project Scheduleunmatched
- Project Trackingunmatched
- Project/Program Coordinationunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Pumpsunmatched
- Purchase Ordersunmatched
- Regulationsunmatched
- Regulatory Complianceunmatched
- Safety Trainingunmatched
- Schedule Developmentunmatched
- Software Designunmatched
- Startupunmatched
- Structural Engineeringunmatched
- Technical Writingunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Evaluationunmatched
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