Project Engineer

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Gonzales, LA, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Professional Services • Consulting • Industrial • Manufacturing
The Role
Lead technical execution and support the Project Manager on engineering projects. Coordinate with clients and multi-discipline teams, manage engineering budgets, schedules, deliverables, quality control, and change identification. Review 3D models, ensure inter-discipline coordination, and maintain safety and compliance standards.
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What You'll Be Doing

Job Scope: Responsible for technical leadership of a project as well as for supporting the Project Manager in managing project performance of the engineering team with respect to cost, schedule and Client satisfaction. This work will be performed under minimal supervision.  

Primary responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

  • Informing the Hargrove Project Manager of all technical issues, decisions, and problems encountered on project.

  • Coordinating with Client on technical design issues.

  • Coordinating with Project Management Team (PM, Construction Manager, Procurement Manager, Quality Manager, and Project Controls Lead) on execution issues

  • Supporting PM in managing: Engineering budgets and schedule and facilitating identification, estimating and documentation of changes in scope. - Weekly and monthly reporting of engineering status and issues. - The planning, scheduling and forecasting of engineering resources to be employed on the project with the Project Discipline Leads and Department Resource Leaders.

  • Discipline awareness of their man-hours and associated estimate basis as well as the TIC estimate quantities and the tracking against these for the recognition of scope changes as the project progresses.

  • Developing or facilitating development of project specific engineering and design procedures Includes obtaining proper approvals if deviating from Client or Hargrove procedures.

  • Coordinating engineering input for the documents that define the project scope (e.g. Scope & Criteria documents, Engineering Execution Plans supporting the PEP, etc.).

  • Ensuring timely completion of multi-Discipline deliverables including: Line List, Equipment List, Area Classification Drawings, Post-IFD P&ID’s (assuring regular project review of master), and General Arrangement Drawings

  • Leading Inter-Discipline coordination by resolving design issues among/between disciplines.

  • For 3D modeling projects, regularly reviewing the model with a focus on: gauging the level of timely inter-discipline coordination - considering loss prevention issues that cross disciplines - confirming clash detection is being done and clashes are resolved - Reviewing all design deliverables with particular focus on inter-discipline consistency and adequacy of discipline reviews and approving transmittals prior to issue. - Ensuring overall quality control of engineering work.

Ideal Background

Education: Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Engineering from an accredited university is required.

Registration: Professional Engineering and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) registration is highly preferred.

Experience: This position requires 5+ years of relevant experience in engineering and project management.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Strong organizational and planning skills

  • Strong leadership abilities

  • Manufacturing plant operations, maintenance, and capital projects experience

  • Role model within Project Engineering function

  • High ethical standards - unwilling to compromise on worker safety and regulatory compliance requirements

  • Organizational credibility - able to influence business area, engineering and manufacturing managers in decision making process

  • Obtain TWIC, Security passport and pass refinery background checks-TWIC card has to be current and valid for completion of project.

Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.

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Hargrove Culture

We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. We know that each person on our team contributes to the success of our company by pairing expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe.  

Our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work. 

As a 100% Teammate owned company, we proudly offer a comprehensive benefits package including, paid holidays, personal paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible Teammates.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Hargrove is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexual identity, marital or family status), disability, military service or obligations, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Hargrove is a drug-free workplace.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Engineering from an accredited university
  • Professional Engineering registration and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) registration
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in engineering and project management
  • Strong organizational and planning skills
  • Strong leadership abilities
  • Manufacturing plant operations, maintenance, and capital projects experience
  • High ethical standards and uncompromising focus on worker safety and regulatory compliance
  • Ability to influence engineering, manufacturing, and business managers (organizational credibility)
  • Obtain and maintain TWIC card, security passport, and pass refinery background checks
  • Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time
  • Role model within Project Engineering function
  • Authorized to work in the United States
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The Company
2,700 Employees
Year Founded: 1995

What We Do

Hargrove Engineers & Constructors is a full‑service EPC firm providing engineering, procurement, construction management, controls & automation, life sciences, equipment solutions, and technical services for industrial clients. Founded in 1995 and 100% employee‑owned, Hargrove supports projects from concept through commissioning with over 2,700 teammates across 19+ offices, serving industries such as chemicals, refining, manufacturing, power, and life sciences worldwide, and delivering reliable, client-focused solutions.

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