Mechanical Engineer

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Project Overview:

Job Summary:

This position will be responsible for planning, scheduling and conducting independent work in the evaluation, selection, application and substantial adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures and criteria for a global business unit usually in one discipline in a project or staff group. Coordinates detailed phases of engineering work requiring judgment and experience in the application of techniques.

Major Responsibilities:

• Performing work that involves conventional engineering practice but may include complex features such as resolving conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials and/or difficult coordination requirements.
• Performing standard discipline engineering activities of relative complexity with minimal technical oversight.
• Performing work using standard application programs and appropriate 2-D and 3-D computer aided design and computer aided engineering (CAD and CAE) tools. Plans, coordinates or prepares equipment or work specifications, bid evaluations and award recommendations for equipment.
• Preparing and/or assisting in the preparation of cost estimates, quantity take-offs and staffing requirements for proposals, forecasts and change orders.
• Reviewing bid analyses and makes recommendations.
• Preparing or assisting in preparation of conceptual studies, designs, reports or proposals.
• Performing or assisting in the performance of problem analysis and original design and devises new approaches to solving technical problems encountered.
• Coordinating engineering efforts in assigned areas between specialty and other engineering groups or disciplines with the client, suppliers, and contractors and between other groups to gather or give information.
• Coordinating technical issues with other departments on projects including constructability requirements and reviews.
• Providing technical direction for specific tasks and assigns work to subordinate senior engineers, designers, drafters, or project sub-groups.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires a bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Practical work experience in design engineering or relevant equivalent experience in all types of engineering sufficient to demonstrate competence as a trained engineer.
• Thorough knowledge of discipline engineering techniques, the design of engineered systems, and engineering and design calculations.
• Understanding of industry or regulatory codes and standards and design criteria pertinent to the particular engineering discipline.
• Broad knowledge of the application of engineering to plant constructability as applied to construction methods and materials.
• Understands the standard engineering work planning, scheduling and cost estimating.
• Knowledge of current computer applications for engineering and design including appropriate knowledge of CAD (both 2-D and 3-D) and CAE and relevant standard computer applications to perform the work.
• Understanding of engineering planning and control methods including computerized methods.
• Understanding of the roles played by other departments on projects including basic construction practices and the economics involved.
• Broad working knowledge of precedents in the industry and in the specialty area, the principles and practices of related technical areas and of coordinating work with other technical disciplines.
• Skill in oral and written communication.

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