Engineer - Project

International Cooling Tower, Inc.; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

International Cooling Tower, Inc. is seeking an experienced engineering Project Lead to oversee large-scope projects and coordinate across multiple departments.

You will guide the engineering team to deliver complete equipment designs and ensure compliance with customer specifications and company standards. You will act as the primary technical interface with the customer’s design team, develop new processes, and support project meetings, start-up, testing, and warranty as required.

Qualifications

• Advanced level of experience in managing multiple tasks associated with large-scope, complex engineering projects.
• Advanced knowledge in design or manufacture of high temperature steam equipment and experience with pumps, burners, and fans.
• Technical expertise in heat transfer, fluid flow, and controls.
• Advanced knowledge of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and/or International Boiler Code; able to read technical drawings and specs.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills to work with customers on complex projects.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work with multiple departments to meet customer requirements.
• Proficient in engineering software (CADD), MS Office, MS Outlook, and MRP systems.

Responsibilities

• Review project scope and customer specs; identify exceptions to company standards for the engineering team and other departments.
• Coordinate and manage the engineering project schedule with all departments to meet goals.
• Direct the engineering team to deliver timely equipment design meeting customer and manufacturing requirements.
• Coordinate with design supervisors to create a complete drawing package and review drawings and calculations.
• Serve as primary technical interface with the customer's design team.
• Develop new company work processes and procedures where applicable.
• Create and approve project equipment and subcontract specs; review supplier drawings to meet requirements.
• Provide technical support to Project Manager at meetings, teleconferences, and communications.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Heat transfer

Fluid flow

Controls

Reading drawings

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CADD software

MS Office

MS Outlook

MRP systems

Job description

Description

Responsibilities:

• Review in a time sensitive manner the project scope and customer specifications and clearly identify special requirements outside company standards to the engineering team, and other departments as necessary.
• Coordinate and manage the engineering project schedule with all departments to meet project goals.
• Direct the engineering team to provide timely, complete equipment design to meet the customer and manufacturing requirements.
• Coordinate with the engineering team and design supervisors to create a complete drawing package including all special project requirements outside company standards. Review and approve project drawings and design calculations on a timely basis.
• Be the primary technical interface with the customer’s design team.
• Develop new company work processes and procedures where applicable.
• Create and approve project equipment and subcontract specifications and review supplier drawings on a timely basis to meet customer specifications and Company requirements.
• Provide technical support to Project Manager at project meetings, teleconferences and on all project communications as required.
• Provide technical support to Project Manager, Field Service, and the Customer for field installation, start-up, testing, and warranty as needed.
• Review all customer drawing comments, clarify technical issues and identify possible project scope changes with Project Manager. Write timely design service requests and/or engineering change notices as required. Review all customer drawing comments, clarify technical issues and identify possible project scope changes with Project Manager. Write timely design service requests and/or engineering change notices as required.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

• Advanced level of experience in managing multiple tasks associated with large-scope, complex engineering projects.
• Advanced knowledge in design or manufacture of high temperature steam equipment and some knowledge and experience working with auxiliary equipment such as pumps, burners, and fans.
• Technical expertise in areas of heat transfer, fluid flow, and controls.
• Advanced of knowledge of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and/or International Boiler Code and ability to read and understand technical drawings, documents and specifications.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills required to work with customers on complex projects to meet project goals.
• Advanced analytical skills to perform essential job functions.
• Must possess broad business concepts to work with multiple Company departments to ensure customer requirements are met on job projects.
• Intermediate to advanced technical software skills to keep accurate and easily accessible records: CADD software, MS Office, MS Outlook, and MRP systems.
• Interact with all individuals at all organizational levels; conducts self in professional manner and applies active communication skills.
• Provide excellent customer service and build strong customer relationships.
• Create strategic documents, proposals and presentations to management for review and assessment on job project activity to meet Customer needs, identifying opportunities for process improvement in relationship to realistic business requirements.
• Provide leadership in setting priorities and working with multi-departments to meet project requirements.
• Analyze, organize and manage multiple priorities; sets priorities in an efficient manner and optimizes use of time and resources to accomplish short term and long term goals required to meet business objectives.
• Reason and apply principles of logic to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems utilizing techniques to systematically breaking down multi-dimensional problems or processes.

$80,000 - $110,000 per year

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

Bachelors or better.

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