Senior Mechanical Project Engineer 

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Senior Mechanical Project Engineer 

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 
The Senior Mechanical Project Engineer will support our diverse range of manufacturing projects. The Senior Mechanical engineer will be supporting efforts throughout the site to maintain and improve the processes that go on every day. This role is responsible for performing all aspects for a complete design of complex mechanical engineering assignments. Work at this level requires extensive progressive experience in mechanical engineering and involves applying advanced engineering techniques and analysis. This work will be performed under the supervision of the mechanical lead. The Senior Mechanical Project Engineer with serve as the project manager for their assigned projects for which they will also perform the mechanical engineering services for. This requires the incorporation of other disciplines to successfully complete the assigned projects on time and on budget.

The primary responsibilities of this role, Senior Mechanical Project Engineer , are to:

• Provide engineering project management to capital projects, from project initiation through completion;
• Participate as engineering lead on Global Engineering projects;
• Responsible for more complex projects and increased project load;
• Develop accurate project cost estimates, identify cost-savings, and provide updates to management;
• Lead project reviews and assure thorough action item follow-up;
• Develop clear and concise appropriation requests, communicating and presenting background and justification;
• Select appropriate vendors, soliciting bids with Purchasing;
• Assist other engineers in developing and assembling scopes, drawings/specifications into packages, enabling mechanical purchase inquiries to be issued for procurement and materials or for subcontract pricing; this may include packaged equipment where soliciting input from other disciplines to provide requirements for associated structural, instrument and electrical aspects of the scope;
• Accurately document project files and closure information in a timely manner;
• Ensure systems and equipment are designed and installed in accordance with Bayer and regulatory standards with life cycle cost considered;
• Provide leadership and engineering assistance to site personnel to facilitate application of plant and corporate standards, safety procedures, and other regulatory requirements;
• Mentor and educate leadership, technicians, planners, and other engineers.

 
WHO YOU ARE
 
Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE values.  More specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:
 
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or higher with relevant industrial experience in mechanical engineering;
• Demonstrated creativity, innovation and ingenuity;
• Self-motivated, results driven;
• Perpetual drive towards learning, developing, growing and improving;
• Solid verbal and written communication and computer skills, Microsoft Suite;
• Proven leadership abilities and ability to influence in a non-traditional business environment;
• Unwavering ethics;
• Strong commitment to safety;
• Ability to work alone and as a true team player;
• Excellent presentation skills;
• Strong virtual team skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 7 years of relevant industrial experience in mechanical engineering or MS with a minimum of 4 years of relevant industrial experience in Mechanical Engineering;
• Professional Engineering (PE) registration is a plus.

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