The basic responsibility of a project engineer in most of the organizations is to assist the project manager and the superintendent in recording, monitoring, controlling and organizing all the activities that form part of a particular project.

They will also be responsible for leading the technical workers who contribute towards the performance of the tasks pertaining to the projects. Some government companies recruit candidates for the position of project engineer for a pay brand of Rs. 15600-39100 + grade pay of Rs.6600, while this is not the standard pay for this position.

Recent job notification for the position of Project Engineer with offered pay:

As mentioned earlier, not all public sector organizations offer the same pay brand for candidates appointed for the position of Project Engineering. Some companies offer a consolidated pay brand as well, the names of companies that recently called for applications from eligible candidates for the position of project engineering along with the respective pay scale offered by these companies are given below:

• Centre for Development of Advanced Computing – Consolidates pay of Rs. 22500 per month

• Indian Research & Consultancy Centre – Rs. 16000-Rs. 20000 per month

• Indian Institute of Science Education & Research – Rs. 44148

• Bureau of Energy Efficiency – Rs. 25000 per month

Education qualification needed for finding a job in the position of Project Engineer:

For applying to the position of Project Engineer in Government jobs, candidates must be B.E/B. Tech degree holders in the field of education in which they are going to carry out the project. Normally candidates with the following branches of engineering are appointed for the position of project engineer:

• Electrical Engineering

• Information Technology

• Computer Science

• Electronics

• Civil engineering

Age requirement:

The age requirement for the position of Project Engineer differs from one organization to another since some organizations recruit fresh graduates for this position, while some organizations look for experience candidates.

Selection process:

Selection of candidates for the position of Project Engineer is normally made based on the performance of the candidates in the written test followed by interview. Candidates who successfully clear their written test will be called for personal interview and based on their performance in both these tests, they will be selected to work for the organization in the position of project engineer.

Responsibilities of a project engineer:

The role of a project engineer can be explained as a liaison between the technical disciplines and the project manager incharge of the project. In other words, project engineers act as the primary technical point of contact not only for the technical people, but also for the project manager and customers.