Lead Engineer

Wärtsilä is an innovative technology company known for being a forerunner in the Marine and Energy markets. Every day, we – Wärtsilians - put our hearts and minds into turning Wärtsilä's purpose of enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services into reality. Our ultimate aim is to provide increased value to both our customers and society. New, game-changing ideas and continuous improvement have been part of our DNA since 1834. Together, we can create new business opportunities and more sustainable future that we can all be proud of. 
We want to transition the world towards a decarbonised and sustainable future. By pushing the boundaries of engineering and technology, we can make it work. We are always on the lookout for future-oriented talent – want to join the ride?

The Lead PE's responsibilities are managing the triple constraint for projects, which are cost, time, and scope. PE also is responsible for: the design (including scope and cost estimation), installation (including management of external resources) and initial support of allocated projects.

Responsibilities:

• Assist Senior Program Manager to prepare competent project offer, specifically focus on technical solution, scope of supply, necessary resources for project deployment, schedule, risks, and cost.
• Ensure all areas of project management activities from the beginning to the end of the project, which includes: 
• Procurement and contractor’s management, activity coordination with operational and logistic departments.
• Project scope of supply planning, verification (FAT, SAT, etc.) and delivery.
• Project schedule planning and control.
• Project costing budget planning and control; cooperation with financial department. 
• Project communication management including the delivery of project expectations, tasks, needs and progress reports to project team and the defined stakeholders in timely and clear fashion. 
• Project risk planning, assessment and control, pre-emptive and corrective actions to mitigate or minimize potential risks impact.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team. 
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path. 
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, schedule and cost, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans. Escalate changes which affect project cost or payment milestones to Project Sponsor, plan countermeasures. 
• Close project, conduct project evaluation, identify and report most successful and unsuccessful project elements for knowledge base.
• Adhere to internal company and functional policies and procedures.  
• Performing allocated works: Installation, participation in FAT/SAT, local coordination of works with customer’s representatives and other suppliers.
• Project technical specification and scope of supply preparation and review. 
• Identification and evaluation of technical solutions, preferred models and vendors for 3d party equipment which is to be used within the scope of supply.
• Performing customer support by email, phone and on-site, participation in customer visits.
• Performing quality control of completed job.
• Continuous improvement of his professional competence

Qualifications

• Higher technical education; BSc or above.
• Technical apprenticeship and/or relevant BS degree and/or applicable IT/Electronics certification.
• Deep and broad experience with IT environments, including network, computers, Operating Systems, and related technologies.
• English spoken and written incl., technical English
• Knowledge of MS Windows, MS Office, IT hardware and tools.
• Skills in CAD, Visio, XML an advantage.

Experience required

• 5+ years’ experience in project management in a systems integration environment.
• Prior experience supporting Navy or NAWCTSD programs is highly desirable.
• Contingent upon contract award
• Candidates must be a US citizen with the ability obtain and retain a Common Access card
• Hybrid / remote work is available for candidates who are local to the Orlando offices.

Last application date: 28/05/2024 

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities. 

This is Wärtsilä 

Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 17,800 professionals, in more than 280 locations in 79 countries, shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. Read more on www.wartsila.com.