Project Engineer

Location: Kingman, AZ Reports to: Project Manager, with functional direction from the Engineering leader (the hiring manager). Team: Small, multidisciplinary project team (Project Manager, Process Engineer, Process Controls Engineer, and now Project Engineer), inside the company's largest site. Why this role exists right now: Kingman is the company's biggest site, with major capital projects and capex being developed and converted into funded work faster than the Project Managers can personally execute.

The hiring manager needs a senior, self-directed Project Engineer to own the "what" of execution.

The Mission

Help the Project Managers move more capital projects across the finish line, on time and on budget, by owning the execution work a PM cannot personally carry across multiple concurrent projects.

Performance Objectives

Scope projects and develop budgets and preliminary schedules that convert capital needs into funded, authorized projects, working in partnership with the Project Manager and process engineers.

Specify and procure the physical scope of each project: author the bill of materials, specify equipment, instruments, and valves, and coordinate with procurement to purchase them without gaps or delays.

Manage onsite contractors through the construction phase, from mobilization to turnover, so work is executed to scope and to the site's safety standard.

Track project finances and expenditures across multiple concurrent projects so the Project Manager always has a current, accurate picture of the whole effort.

Deliver each assigned project on time and on budget, measured against the schedule and budget you helped build.

Increase the site's project throughput so Kingman completes more capital projects than the current Project Managers can deliver alone. This is the reason the seat exists.

Fit Traits

Figures It Out Without a Manual. The trait that matters most at Kingman, where support is thinnest. Signal: "I need people who want to figure out what to do on their own, and I can help you prioritize and guide you in the right direction."

Brings the Experience to Match. The hiring manager wants "a little bit more experience because there's just less support there" -- the more senior of the two seats.

Curious, and Not Afraid to Get It Wrong. Signal: "I need someone who is curious and willing to learn and willing to just ask questions and figure things out and make mistakes and learn from them."

Energized by Tangible Results. Signal: "If you have a personality where you'd like to see things, you like to see tangible things, you like to see results, then that's a person who's a good fit."

Owns Their Piece. A self-motivated worker who does not need to lead people or own the whole project, but wants to own their slice of it and be accountable for it.

Why This Role Matters

"The goal is the same: the projects on time, on budget, and to do more of them than I'm capable of doing right now." The company is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 billion, and the electronics division supplies ultra-high-purity gases to the semiconductor buildout across the United States. Kingman is where the volume is: roughly 50 to 70 people on site with six to eight in engineering, and more capital projects than the current Project Managers can carry alone.

Who You'll Work For

The hiring manager has been at the company 22 years and moved into this electronics engineering leadership role in January. He runs a small, hands-on team, guides and helps prioritize, and expects people to drive their own work. "It is a straightforward job.

It is a very important job. But it's just not super exciting." "I came over here myself, so I can be the poster child for why you do that. I think it's very exciting times.

It's just really at the precipice of something great here."

Why Veterans Succeed Here

The hiring manager pointed straight at a senior Navy nuke or a high-speed Machinist's Mate who has worked pumps, valves, piping, and fluid systems, or a sailor who spent a dry-dock period upgrading a ship or submarine and owned a piece of that project. Because this is the more senior seat with less support, it fits a seasoned NCO or company-grade officer who has already run concurrent projects and does not need the plan handed to them.

Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemical or Mechanical preferred, or equivalent demonstrated technical capability. Military equivalent: Navy Nuclear program (MM, EM, ET), military engineering officers and NCOs, Seabees (CE, UT, SW), Army and USMC engineers.

- Technical aptitude to read, specify, and reason about physical systems (pumps, valves, piping, instruments, controls). Military equivalent: Machinist's Mate, submarine and ship overhaul or dry-dock project experience, ammonia and refrigeration systems, fluid and mechanical systems maintenance.

- Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects with attention to detail and deadlines. Military equivalent: any NCO or company-grade officer who ran concurrent maintenance, logistics, or construction taskings under a timeline.

- Proficiency with CAD for technical drawings and Microsoft Office for documentation. Military equivalent: drafting and design roles, technical documentation and reporting, any role requiring precise written communication up a chain.

- Clear communication across a multidisciplinary team and with outside contractors and suppliers. Military equivalent: coordinating across sections, briefing leadership, and directing contractors or attached units.

- Commitment to operational discipline, compliance, and a health and safety-focused environment. Military equivalent: the safety and QA culture every service member already lives.

Benefits

- Compensation is dependent on experience. Relocation is available for the role where needed.

- Medical, dental, disability, and life insurance; paid holidays and vacation.

- Employee discount program; support for educational and professional growth.