Project Engineer (HRSG Services)

About Us

Join a talented team of engineering professionals at Vogt Power International Inc. Vogt is based in Louisville, KY and specializes in the design, manufacture and supply of equipment and solutions to the power generation industry. We are an industry leader in heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) with both domestic and international customers. 

Position Summary

The Project Engineer (HRSG Services) is responsible for project engineering coordination for the department including, but not limited to activities related to Project development, execution, review and approval of requisitions and review bought out equipment technical evaluations.  This position has responsibility and accountability for ensuring engineering schedules, providing engineering man-hour forecasts and engineering budgets on assigned projects. This position is the technical manager of the project and communicates technical issues with the Project Manager and the Customer. This position will involve customer visits and other business-related activities such as support for project kick off meetings and site walk downs as necessary for projects.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

Project Technical Leader

• Manages the technical aspect of the assigned projects during contract execution and provides technical guidance to Project Team members.

Customer Liaison

• Lead technical contact for the customer on assigned projects.  All technical correspondence with the customer will flow through and be reviewed by the PE.

Scheduling, Forecasting and Budget Analysis

• Maintains project engineering schedule for all assigned projects by coordinating tasks with Discipline Managers and project team personnel.

Document Control

• Manage the Document Control Automation Program (DCAP) for the project.

Administrative

• Act as project administrative technical lead.

Sales/Innovation

• Represents the Engineering Department internally and externally as directed, including traveling when needed.

• Facilitates required design improvements/innovation projects based on customer inputs

• Review sales proposals, RFQ’s, proposal schedules and technical reports.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• B.S. in mechanical, chemical, or metallurgical Engineering or closely related field.

• Demonstrated excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Demonstrated knowledge of company standards and applications.

• Knowledge of various codes (ASME, NBIC, B31.1, etc.) desirable, including product application.

• Demonstrates a working knowledge of HRSG or boiler operations, design philosophy, principles, and details of application.

• Minimum five (5) years of related industry experience.

• Must have valid passport and be able to travel when required.

• Must be resourceful, organized, and able to work under pressure in order to meet deadlines, manage multiple project simultaneously and respond quickly to requests. 

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we include base pay ranges for all US-based job postings that encompass all potential locations and levels for the open position.  Our base pay ranges are set based on the function, discipline, level and regional location and are benchmarked against companies in the same or similar industry.  Final offers may vary based on multiple factors, including education, depth and relevance of work experience, relevant licenses and certifications, and may vary from the amounts listed in the job posting.

The base pay range for this Project Engineer (HRSG Services) role is $88,000 - $140,000 annually.