Project Engineer

Job Title: Project Engineer Job Description As a Project Engineer, you will serve as the key coordinator across engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects. Your primary responsibility is to ensure projects stay on schedule, within budget, and are aligned with quality and safety expectations. You will work closely with project leadership and cross-functional teams to drive successful project execution from design through construction and startup. Responsibilities

- Coordinate engineering activities across all project phases.
- Support project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and execution.
- Track engineering progress and ensure deliverables are completed on time.
- Facilitate communication between engineering, procurement, construction, project controls, and clients.
- Lead project meetings, design reviews, and coordination discussions.
- Review engineering deliverables for quality and completeness.
- Manage scope changes, technical questions, and project risks.
- Partner with procurement teams on equipment specifications and vendor deliverables.
- Support construction, commissioning, startup, and project turnover activities.
- Assist with project execution plans, engineering work plans, and project procedures.
- Identify opportunities to improve project performance and execution efficiency.
- Promote a strong culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Essential Skills

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
- 8+ years of experience in project engineering, project management, or EPC project execution.
- Experience supporting large capital projects in power generation, industrial, LNG, refining, chemical, or oil & gas industries.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams and stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of project execution, engineering workflows, and project lifecycle management.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, schedules, and project documentation.
- Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management software.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

- PMP and/or PE license preferred.
- Experience with combined-cycle power generation projects.
- Experience on large EPC projects ($100M+ preferred).
- Experience with brownfield and greenfield capital projects.
- Experience working for both owners and EPC contractors.
- Construction, commissioning, and startup support experience.
- Expertise in project controls, scheduling, cost management, and change management.

Work Environment The work schedule is typically 8-5pm, 40 hours a week, with alternative schedules depending on the hiring manager. This may include half-day Fridays or a 4x9 + 1 half-day every week arrangement.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Houston, TX.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $75.00 - $100.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Houston, TX.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 30, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Houston,TX. About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected
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city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants
with arrest and conviction records.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process,
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