Project Engineer

Join us. Unleash your energy within.
If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

Our purpose and beliefs:

As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us: https://kentplc.com/who-we-are/purpose-beliefs

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:

We recognize that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

About the job:
Kent is looking for a Project Engineer to support our clients in the Greater Chicago area. You will work closely with technical groups, operations, and maintenance personnel to identify scope, design and execute projects.

Your responsibilities:
Project engineering on multiple small projects simultaneously or portions of larger projects. Coordinate the various engineering disciplines, engineering constructions liaison, technical purchasing aspects, technical scheduling activities, and start-up aspects of a project(s). Responsible for the technical excellence of the engineering portion of a project(s) across all disciplines. Ensures all project engineering activities are implemented in a manner consistent with client's core values delivering superior safety, quality, schedule, and cost performance. Performs other duties as required.
Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience:
Qualification/ Certification: Bachelor’s or MS degree in Engineering and a minimum 8 years of relevant experience required. Professional registrations or license is not required but should be working towards it. Minimum 5 years working in the O&G industry. Working knowledge of application engineering codes/standards and their application. Demonstrated problem solving skills and decision-making skills. Strong personal initiative, a sound planning and problem solving capacity and effective interpersonal skills. Able to simultaneously manage multiple tasks and projects effectively. Broad knowledge of engineering discipline activities. Knowledge of safety and quality procedures. Ability to plan execution interfaces and takes corrective action with regards to engineering design. Provides guidance on design and technical direction to engineering staff. Capable of performing duties with no direct supervision and within agreed schedules and budgets.
Communication: Excellent oral and written communication and skills.