Project Support Engineer

SUMMARY The Project Support Engineer (PSE) is an individual project Subject Matter Expert (SME).
The PSE is responsible for understanding deliverables, necessary procedure development, and generating a detailed project plan that results in successfully achieving objectives.
For any assigned project, the PSE must document these efforts in an organized manner and clearly communicate a turnover to the Project and Service leads that will execute the project.
The PSE supports all phases of a project including but not limited to planning development, procedure development, site walk downs, and schedule development.
The Project Support Engineer reports to the PMO Manager – Outage Excellence, and will support one or multiple projects at one time, depending on need.
They are expected to give input and recommendations based on previous experience and areas of expertise to all parties involved.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Understand contract requirements and deliverables.
Provide detailed project planning for contractual endeavors and additional approved opportunities requiring Open, Inspection, Repair, and Close activities.
Adhere to best practices regarding Project Management, safety and FME.
Assist with the breakdown of the scope definition to a level that enables the Project Leader to solicit cost, scope, and schedule inputs from functional teams.
Assist PM with work breakdown structure creation to feed schedule and tasking to engineering, procurement, sub-contractors, and field service.
Integrate multiple disciplines (Mechanical, Electrical, I&C, Civil, etc.
) into the overall project implementation plan based on contract & project requirements.
Travel to customer plant sites for the purpose of planning outage requirements Capable of understanding engineering / technical drawings / bill of materials.
Support the engineering design change process by reviewing modification packages, bills of material, assembly drawings, vendor created drawings, etc.
for completeness prior to mod approval.
Identifies needed material in accordance with the design engineering change.
Contact suppliers needed for the outage per Division of Responsibility (DOR).
Support vendor(s) during work order task walk-downs.
Assists vendor(s) / subcontractors when design issues arise during planning.
Propose solutions to the Service Manager.
Order tooling as required to support field activity.
Coordination of consumable, contingency and planned parts during planning up to delivery to the customer’s plant site.
Track part orders to ensure parts are being manufactured and delivered timely to properly support outages.
Coordinate with engineering and service technical leads for the resolution of technical issues.
Support Project Leader with regular task, schedule, and progress updates.
Review and provide impact analysis inputs on proposed project change orders, and incorporate approved change orders into planning, WBS, schedule, and work packages.
Reference previous outage reports, lessons learned and other available documentation to best mitigate known risks Captures and documents lessons learned comments and provides summary briefings as necessary throughout the project lifecycle.
Continuously seeks to expand and improve personal knowledge in the area of project planning best practices.
Participates in and promotes the development and adoption of new processes or changes to existing processes within Mitsubishi Power that continue to mature the program/project management discipline.
Provide recommendations to Service Execution for additional Work Packages or updates to existing work packages to support project execution Provide recommendations to engineering and project manager for design improvements to improve efficiency and ensure manufacturability.
Perform other such duties as may be required.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Determine procedures, drawings, equipment, estimated time, materials and specialized labor required to perform planned work packages.
Organize, revise and maintain planned work orders.
Create and assemble planned job packages in accordance with Mitsubishi Power guidelines and standards.
Meet with Project Leader on a recurring basis to discuss planning status, requests/clarification from customer/client.
Be prepared to discuss bottlenecks, road blocks, and future work to be planned.
Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures reporting all unsafe activities to Management and/or Human Resources.
Support ISO 9001 compliance and initiatives.
Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
Contribute to building a positive team spirit.
Communicate effectively with subordinates and management at all levels.
Protect confidential information by not communicating, disclosing to, or using for benefit of 3rd parties.
Maintain the highest degree of honesty and integrity at all times.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EDUCATION To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience: Minimum six (6) years related experience in planning large power generation projects.
A Bachelor's degree (BS) in Engineering from four-year College or university and three (3) plus year’s field experience would also be considered.
Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Computer Skills: Knowledge of computer-aided design, database, project management, spreadsheet and word processing software, electronic mail, graphics, technical diagrams, flow charts, project schedules, etc.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, bend, talk and hear.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.
The employee’s working environment maybe loud.
The employee may be required to adhere to Mitsubishi Power Americas and customer safety procedures including but not limited to, the use of personal protection equipment (hardhat, safety glasses, goggles, hearing and fall protection).