This job description is a general description of the essential job functions and is not intended to be an employment contract. Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. maintains its status as an at-will employer. Position requirements, skills, and abilities included in this job description have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the position. Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. reserves the right to increase, waive or reduce these minimal standards. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements described be interpreted as all-inclusive. All employees of Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. are expected to perform the duties as assigned by Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., supervisory/management personnel, regardless of job title or routine job duties. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
To perform this job successfully, an individual is expected to be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability expected. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. However, no accommodation will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which imposes undue hardship on Eastern Shipbuilding.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

The Project Engineer 4 must have as a minimum a B.S. in any Mechanical Engineering or Naval Architecture discipline from an ABET-accredited institution (advanced degree preferred) and at least 6 years of directly applicable Project Engineering or Project Management experience.
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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS

• Behavioral Attributes: Integrity, flexibility/adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and multi-tasking. Maintain the confidential integrity of details pertaining to Eastern ShipbuildingGroup.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY/REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here include but are not limited to 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 essential functions.
This position is considered LIGHT physical work.

PURPOSE

Project engineers are responsible for coordinating “matrixed” support among the various Engineering disciplines, as well as subcontractors and other assigned personnel. This person will develop project schedules, review proposed changes, develop technical solutions, and correctly estimate the time and effort level (hours and material) associated with new projects and changes. The Project Engineer will generate high-level estimates of effort and project duration and develop progressively higher levels of detail prior to authorization and execution. After projects are authorized for implementation, the Project Engineer will be responsible for ensuring
tasks are resident in the Engineering Department’s integrated schedule, regularly produce reports on status implementation, and drive projects to successful completion.
Project Engineers define the resources required and develop an execution plan for any given requirement assigned to a specific project(s) and the time constraints required to execute. Project Engineers are required to provide regular status on their assigned projects and the specific actions or commitments of the workforce required to execute
them.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• A Project Engineer 4 will have supervisory requirements (as assigned) and project lead requirements (as required) indirectly supervising assigned (matrixed) engineering resources responsible for project completion. Responsibilities include planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising the performance ofwork accomplished to the “homeroom” supervisor as well as providing insight to end-of-year employee assessments to “homeroom” supervisor for matrixed engineers; supporting the hiring process; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• May have team leadership responsibilities over employees. Will have mentorship responsibilities over junior employees.