Regional Mechanical Project Engineering Specialist

Jobtailor; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Mechanical Engineer with 5+ years of experience to drive capital projects and validate engineering documents. You will coordinate with internal teams and external partners, review designs, and ensure safe, reliable solutions. Regular plant travel in the Northeast region is required.

Fluency in French and English is mandatory. A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and experience in heavy industry or aluminum production are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent foundation.
• Minimum of five years in mechanical engineering, industrial projects, maintenance, or reliability.
• Experience supporting capital project development processes (FEL or similar).
• Ability to interpret and validate technical drawings, specs, and docs.
• Strong collaboration with operations, maintenance, safety, procurement, and partners.
• Commitment to safe, reliable, and maintainable engineering solutions.
• French and English fluent (spoken and written).
• Experience in heavy industry, manufacturing or aluminum production.
• Experience in machine safety.
• Willingness to travel regularly to plants in the Northeast region.

Responsibilities

• Define mechanical requirements, project boundaries, and deliverables throughout development and execution.
• Review and validate drawings, specifications, equipment lists, and docs.
• Coordinate technical activities with engineering firms, suppliers, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to feasibility studies, option analyses, estimates, schedules, and recommendations.
• Participate in design reviews, constructability reviews, risk assessments, and progress monitoring.
• Identify issues, propose practical solutions, and elevate complex decisions as needed.
• Support development and execution of capital projects with moderately complex mechanical scopes.
• Provide on-site support and maintain strong operational presence through regular plant travel.
• Report to the Regional Capital Projects Engineering Manager.

Skills

Bilingual in French and English

Collaboration skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Commitment to safe work practices

Industry knowledge: Heavy Industry

Industry knowledge: AluminumProduction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

• Define mechanical requirements, project boundaries, and engineering deliverables throughout project development and execution phases
• Review and validate drawings, technical specifications, equipment lists, and engineering documentation
• Coordinate technical activities with engineering firms, suppliers, contractors, and internal stakeholders
• Contribute to feasibility studies, option analyses, preliminary estimates, schedules, and technical recommendations
• Participate in design reviews, constructability reviews, risk assessments, and progress monitoring
• Identify technical issues, recommend practical solutions, and elevate complex decisions when required
• Support development and execution of capital projects involving moderately complex mechanical scopes
• Provide on-site support and maintain a strong operational presence through regular travel to plants across the Northeast region
• Report to the Regional Capital Projects Engineering Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent qualification that provides a strong technical foundation
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in mechanical engineering, industrial projects, maintenance, or reliability
• Experience supporting capital project development processes, preferably within FEL or capital project environments
• Ability to interpret, review, and validate technical drawings, specifications, and engineering documentation
• Strong collaboration and communication skills demonstrated through work with operations, maintenance, health and safety, procurement, and external partners
• Commitment to safe work practices and the design of reliable, maintainable, and safe engineering solutions
• Functional bilingualism (French and English), both spoken and written, is required
• Experience in heavy industry, manufacturing, or aluminum production environments
• Experience in machine safety
• Regular travel to plants across the Northeast region is required

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on capital project development, technical documentation validation, and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams. Proficient in interpreting engineering specifications and committed to safe and reliable engineering practices.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Bachelor's Degree In Mechanical Engineering
• Five Years Of Relevant Experience
• Capital Project Development
• Technical Documentation Validation
• Bilingual In French And English

Hard Skills

• Mechanical Requirements Definition
• Technical Drawing Review
• Feasibility Studies
• Risk Assessments
• Engineering Documentation Validation
• Project Boundary Definition
• Option Analyses
• Progress Monitoring
• Machine Safety
• Operational Presence

Soft Skills

• Collaboration Skills
• Communication Skills
• Problem-Solving Skills
• Commitment To Safe Work Practices

Industry Keywords

• Heavy Industry
• Manufacturing
• Aluminum Production
• Capital Projects
• FEL
• Reliability Engineering
• Maintenance