Project Engineer

Title: Project Engineer 

Location: Kankakee, IL 

Overview: 

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Hire Type:  Direct hire

Job Summary: 

This position is with the Plant Engineering group. The Project Engineer II will be assigned to Engineering projects working closely with Plant Engineering Manager, Process Engineers, Maintenance & Production Management, site personnel and contractors.
 

• Developing Solutions and Managing Projects to address needs with production equipment and facility infrastructure.
• Project-related Engineering tasks such as understanding, developing and/or updating PFDs, P&IDs, Equipment & Instrument lists, General Arrangements, review of equipment and instrumentation, functional specifications, etc. as needed.
• Preparation of Capital Requestion Documents, project justification information, tracking action items, recording and distributing meeting notes, updating project documents, project sharepoint /information management systems, OnBase Updates
• Updates and maintenance of Scope documents and processes including Requirements, Work Breakdown Structures, Scope Statements, Change management, etc.
• Budget / Cost activities including updates and maintenance of Commitment Ledger, tracking of Receipts, invoice resolutions, spend forecasting, updating of PFP, contingency spend, etc.
• Schedule activities including updates and maintenance of Milestones, Project Schedule, Critical Path, forecasting, slack time, etc.
• Coordination and assistance with Safety & Regulatory activities such as MOCs, PHAs, Permitting, Construction safety planning, etc.
• Coordination/Oversight of engineering and construction contractors.
• Procurement Management activities such as RFQ/RFP editing, bid walks, bid evaluations and analysis, responding to RFIs, new vendor setup in procurement systems, vendor management, project inventory management, etc.
• Monitoring and reporting of project progress, metrics, performance, standard compliance, etc.
• Working as part of interdepartmental multi-disciplined project teams on larger projects and initiatives.
• Responsible for personal safety and adherence with EHS procedures and promoting EHS adherence with others.
• Identify Improvement Opportunities in existing manufacturing operations, and facility/safety systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited college in Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial or Electrical
• 2+ years of experience in engineering & managing projects
• Knowledge of PLC programming 

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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information