Senior Field Engineer

Hilti Group; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 87,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction solutions company is seeking a motivated Lead Engineer to implement strategic projects across various industries, including Shipbuilding. The role involves technical leadership, direct client engagement, and shaping solutions tailored to specific engineering challenges. The company offers competitive salary, bonus potential, and extensive development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous paid time off policy

Paid family leave

Educational reimbursement

RRSP matching

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience as a civil/mechanical engineer.
• 5 years of relevant site/yard experience considered a plus.
• Good understanding of structural model building.

Responsibilities

• Technical lead in project execution and client collaboration.
• Engineer and design applications based on customer requirements.
• Prepare engineering reports and develop best practice documentation.

Skills

3D Modelling

Understanding of technical and commercial engineering

Empathy in multicultural environments

Education

Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Navisworks

Structural engineering software (e.g., R-Stab, SAP2000)

Job description

We are looking for a high-calibre candidate with passion for technical solutions combined with business acumen in engineering. If you are looking for a company of “care and perform” and work with a high performing team to deliver results, join us as a Lead Engineer.

Who is Hilti?

Hilti is making construction better by fulfilling our customers' promise as being the best partner for productivity, safety, and sustainability. We challenge norms to bring innovative, top-of-line solutions to the global construction industry, and beyond. Hilti is where people are exploring possibilities, leveraging their potential, owning their personal development and growing lasting careers.

What does the role involve?

As a Lead Engineer, you will be part of the Project Management Office (PMO) and direct your efforts towards implementing the Hilti strategy by providing highly differentiated solutions to our Top Accounts. You will join a global community of highly motivated and passionate professionals, working with leading Italian and international players, such as owners, EPC’s, specifiers. This role has focus on Shipbuilding industry, but will also allow you to integrate multidisciplinary teams across a variety of other industries, from Oil and Gas to Commercial Construction, to name a few.

• Being part of the project execution team as technical lead
• Work closely with capture teams to understand clients’ needs on key applications and consult on Hilti or Oglaend Systems modular support system and firestop solutions.
• Engineer and design key applications based on customer’s requirements, providing optimal solutions fulfilling technical, economic, and logistic constrains.
• Ensure the adherence to relevant codes and Hilti standards in project engineering
• Visit and collaborate with clients on-site or in the construction yard during design and / or construction phases, as required.
• Develop project-specific best practice documentation to contribute to increasing PMO know-how.
• Prepare engineering reports (calculation notes) for designed applications.
• Compile bill of materials to support project bids and fulfilment, in coordination with other colleagues at Hilti ( management, logistics)
• Strive for expertise in Shipbuilding and maritime applications, including coordinating and leading other technical engineers as required
• Act as lead designer, providing inputs to modelers and drafters and performing QA / QC activities where relevant

What do we offer?

In addition to a competitive base salary and exciting bonus potential, we offer a robust benefits package including a generous paid time off policy that includes vacation, personal days, health & wellness, and 2 days per year to give back in your local community, paid family leave, educational reimbursement and student loan assistance, RRSP matching, medical / dental / vision coverage, and a variety of other benefits to fit the needs of our employees.

We will give you the tools you need to succeed through hands-on integration training and will support your continued professional development through ongoing training and mentoring, targeted leadership programs, and opportunities for international assignments in any of the 120+ countries in which we operate.

The salary range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skills sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate is for this particular job posting. Please be advised that a different location may result in a different range. At Hilti, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $87,000-100,000 with bonus at target of $19,000.

What you need is :

• Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering;
• At least 2 years of experience as a civil / mechanical engineer; 5 years of site / yard relevant experience is considered a plus.
• Understanding the correlation between technical and commercial aspects of engineering work;
• Empathy and ability to work in multicultural environment;
• Good understanding of structural model building :
• 3D Modelling experience, including navigation of engineering models in Autodesk Navisworks (experience modelling in Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Revit, AvevaE3D, Cadmaticor Hexagon Smart3D is considered a plus)
• Know how in usage of structural engineering software (R-Stab, SAP2000 or FEM software is a plus;

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