Project Engineer

12 months contract with possible extension

Location: Niagara Falls, ONResponsibilities:Lead and coordinate scope definition, cost-benefit analysis, design, testing, implementation, and support.Evaluate alternative solutions to identified problems and prepare associated assessment-grade cost estimates.Complete or oversee detailed process and other engineering design work.Prepare project-planning packages to support funding requests, including:Definition-phase cost estimatesResource-loaded project schedulesProject execution plansProject risk registersAppropriate safety and hazard reviewsProject Execution and ManagementManage projects within established deadlines and budgets, partnering with key stakeholders to execute project plans.Ensure workstreams and functions understand Business Readiness stage-gate deliverables.Coordinate change management and employee engagement, including business-process redesign and training.Keep management informed of project status through ongoing communication and presentations.Support company and corporate projects or initiatives by providing business-process knowledge, facilitation, leadership, and system-development experience.Advocate for projects through funding approval and manage procurement and contracting.Lead project execution, including field supervision of construction activities, while ensuring safe work practices for contractors and field personnel.Ensure completed projects are properly handed over to the operating unit, and final documentation is completed.Own assigned projects and deliver the agreed scope on time and within budget, with no safety or environmental incidents.Propose manufacturing processes or utility systems upgrades and operational improvements as part of annual capital budgeting.Preferred Candidate ExperienceCompleted projects in chemical processing or manufacturing facilities handling hazardous materials, including corrosives, flammables, and pyrophorics—for example, oil and gas, petrochemical, or chemical facilities.Familiarity with the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS).Experience in both batch and continuous chemical-process environments.Experience implementing projects where manufacturing systems interface with a Distributed Control System (DCS).Direct supervision of contractors across disciplines during project work in an operating chemical manufacturing facility.Experience starting up and commissioning new systems or units after project completion.Experience in process design or supervision, and implementing Process Safety Management requirements or recommendations arising from Process Hazard Analyses.