Project Engineer

Capital Projects Mechanical Engineer
Remote, USA
Competitive Pay and Benefits
Capital Projects Mechanical Engineer is responsible for the effective and efficient use of capital resources and for defining/executing capital investment projects in manufacturing facilities.  This position entails project and technical leadership for all facets of mechanical equipment definition, design, and implementation for process equipment throughout the United States. The successful candidate must manage projects by guiding process owners, plant leaders and manufacturing staff, process engineers, product managers, and capital sourcing through the project schedule to perform on time and on budget.
 
Capital Projects Mechanical Engineer Responsibilities:

• Effectively leads capital projects from concept to completion with zero injuries and within time and budget expectations, so that the maximum benefit is achieved with company resources.
• Develop project scopes with plant input, including maintenance employees
• Support multi-plant network with troubleshooting, design, maintenance, and loss prevention assistance
• Lead multiple projects simultaneously through networking with engineering firms; run projects as project manager, as well as organizing project managers.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on mechanical engineering process improvements
• Develop capital approval requests as necessary; ensure the requested funding is consistent with all project requirements so that approved amount is not exceeded.
• Able to analyze systems, research options, and determine the most optimum cost/benefit relationship to deliver capital projects.
• Engage in process start –up operation, problem solving skills, active listening, and process improvement
• Lead troubleshooting process issues and developing corrective actions/recommendation
• Reaches mutually beneficial agreement with all supported operating departments on required capacity specifications, in terms of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) or similar metric that measures capacity losses related to quality, availability, and performance
• Identifies, understands, and teaches others capital delivery procedures required to provide our manufacturing sites with reliable and productive equipment/machinery
• Analyzes machine and process data, providing feedback and making recommendations to optimize performance; ensures effective use and integration of information & new technologies
• Documents Maintenance Deliverables for capital projects
• Enforces a comprehensive Engineering Management of Change (MOC) process
• Aids in the development and implementation of the plant capital plan

Capital Projects Mechanical Engineer Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering preferred
• 5+ years’ experience in Engineering, Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering preferred
• 5+ years in project management; small to large $1MM to $5MM total project cost
• Lean certification and/or Six Sigma Belt experience preferred
• Experience with or use of Auto Cad Design Software, Solid works Software, and other related design packages preferred
• Experience with combustion/environmental emission controls devices
• Ability to adapt in various working environments (development laboratory or manufacturing plant floor for equipment start-up and commissioning)
• Lead, collaborate and influence across teams as projects scopes change and be able to control the project deliverables through commissioning/start-up.
• Experience with configuration of mechanical drive systems, understanding of approaches (torque, velocity, position control)
• Broad range of experience in industrial hardware (pumps, motors, conveyors, process equipment, hydraulics, pneumatics, etc.)
• General understanding of all applicable electrical codes, Basic knowledge in mechanical and chemical processes
• Development of specifications for procurement and design of Mechanical systems
• Development of cost estimates for engineering and capital delivery
• Supervision of mechanical / electrical designers in the development of designs for process equipment: Hardware selection, drawings, layouts, and interface diagrams
• Works with counterparts on software development for HMI interface
• Experience in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), equipment checkout, debugging, commissioning, and start up activities of mechanical process equipment
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and/or projects at one time

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