1. Project Engineer :
Project Engineer, as name suggest, is simply a person who is professional in managing and controlling team, as well as responsible for both engineering and technical disciplines that are needed to successfully complete a project.
2. Trainee Engineer :
Trainee Engineer, as name suggests, is simply a person or employee who is supposed to learn practical experience of engineering and implement new methods to achieve company’s or organization’s goal.
Difference between Project Engineer and Trainee Engineer :
Project Engineer | Trainee Engineer |
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It mainly focuses on organizing and controlling project elements. | It mainly focuses on gaining practical knowledge and experience. |
Skills required for project engineer includes safety management, process improvement, documentation skills, requirement analysis, etc. | Skills required for site engineer includes experience in technical field, better communication skills, analytical and critical thinking skills, etc. |
Their responsibilities includes develop project objectives, determine project responsibility, controls project plan, etc. | Their responsibilities includes design of commodity depending, attending meeting, conducting desktop and field research, etc. |
Factors affecting project engineer performance includes size of project, poor communications skills, lack of technical knowledge, lack of improvement skills, etc. | Factors affecting site engineer performance includes lack of knowledge, training programs, environment considerations, attitude of trainees, etc. |
Its process include schedule preparation, preplanning, managing, controlling, and resource forecasting, etc. | Its process include completing tasks, observing strategies and techniques, offering suggestions for improvement, conducting research, collecting data, etc. |
Its main objective is plan project and ensure proper implementation of project elements. | Its main objective is to work as per given guidelines and instructions of manager as well as deliver best of their abilities. |
Its benefit includes consistency, in-depth planning, risk assessment, thinking skills, improvement in planning and designing, etc. | Its benefit includes work anywhere, ability to improvise existing engineering techniques, gather information, perform and carry out project, etc. |
Project engineer tasks are more difficult than trainee engineer tasks. | Trainee Engineer tasks are less difficult than project engineer tasks. |
It can also handle role of trainee engineer. | Its role is limited and therefore cannot handle role of project engineer. |