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Lead Project Engineer
Job Location:
Job Location:
Houston, MS - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 155000 - 190000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
27 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Clayton Services is seeking an experienced Lead Project Engineer to join a growing engineering and manufacturing organization in Downtown Houston specializing in custom industrial equipment and engineered systems. This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced engineering professional who enjoys leading complex projects collaborating with customers and driving projects from concept through installation.
The ideal Lead Project Engineer is a hands-on engineering leader who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys solving technical challenges while coordinating with customers suppliers manufacturing partners and internal engineering teams. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working on highly customized equipment designed for demanding industrial applications.
Job Type: Direct Hire
Pay Rate: $155000 - $190000 depending on experience
Benefits: Competitive benefits package flexible paid time off hybrid work schedule retirement plan professional development opportunities and additional benefits.
Lead Project Engineer Responsibilities:
The ideal Lead Project Engineer is a hands-on engineering leader who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys solving technical challenges while coordinating with customers suppliers manufacturing partners and internal engineering teams. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working on highly customized equipment designed for demanding industrial applications.
Job Type: Direct Hire
Pay Rate: $155000 - $190000 depending on experience
Benefits: Competitive benefits package flexible paid time off hybrid work schedule retirement plan professional development opportunities and additional benefits.
Lead Project Engineer Responsibilities:
- Lead multiple engineering projects from initial planning through manufacturing installation commissioning and final customer acceptance.
- Serve as the primary technical contact for customers throughout the life of each project while building strong professional relationships.
- Develop project schedules monitor milestones identify potential risks and help ensure projects remain on schedule and within budget.
- Coordinate engineering activities between mechanical electrical controls manufacturing procurement and field service teams.
- Review customer specifications and translate technical requirements into practical engineering solutions.
- Provide technical direction throughout equipment design fabrication assembly testing and startup activities.
- Collaborate with suppliers and manufacturing partners to resolve technical issues and ensure equipment is built according to project requirements.
- Participate in design reviews and evaluate engineering solutions with consideration for safety manufacturability reliability serviceability and overall project objectives.
- Support equipment testing factory acceptance testing installation planning startup activities and field troubleshooting as necessary.
- Identify opportunities to improve project execution engineering processes documentation and communication across multiple departments.
- Prepare project documentation technical reports engineering change documentation and customer deliverables.
- Travel periodically to customer facilities supplier locations manufacturing partners and project sites as required.
- Strong project leadership skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with customers vendors and cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex engineering problems while balancing technical requirements budgets and project schedules.
- Strong understanding of industrial manufacturing processes engineered equipment and mechanical systems.
- Ability to make sound technical decisions while working independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Comfortable working in a collaborative environment where initiative accountability and adaptability are highly valued.
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline required.
- 10 years of project engineering systems engineering or project management experience within an industrial manufacturing or engineered equipment environment.
- Experience managing customer-driven engineering projects from concept through installation and commissioning.
- Experience working with custom equipment engineered systems industrial machinery automation equipment or related products.
- Previous experience coordinating suppliers manufacturing partners and cross-functional engineering teams.
- Working knowledge of fabrication machining assembly processes and industrial manufacturing practices.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus but not required.
- Ability to travel as needed to support customer projects.
Required Experience:
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