Mechanical and Pipe Resource Leader

hargroveepc; Beaumont (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

hargroveepc is seeking a senior mechanical engineer to lead engineering deliverables for industrial projects in Texas. You will review and approve mechanical designs, perform stress analyses, develop construction specifications, and ensure compliance with codes and client requirements.

You will coordinate with leaders from other disciplines to produce drawings and detailed calculations for construction. Ideal candidates hold a BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, PE registration is highly

Qualifications

• Requires a BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering; PE registration preferred.
• 10+ years of industrial mechanical engineering and management experience.
• Expertise in piping design, codes, and standards.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead and mentor a team of engineers.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve all mechanical deliverables.
• Validate professional services and construction estimates at project onset and track changes.
• Perform stress analysis and develop construction specifications and material procurement specs.
• Produce professional service estimates in line with department standards.
• Develop conceptual layouts and cost studies for efficient engineering solutions.
• Produce detailed design calculations and sketches for materials of construction.

Skills

Design standards

Stress analysis

Piping systems

Project management

Engineering calculations

Education

Bachelor or Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

What You'll Be Doing

Primary responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Review and approv al of all mechanical deliverables.
• Validat ion of professional service s and construction estimates at the onset of p roject s and tracking changes as the project progresses.
• Accomplishing engineering activities such as stress analysis, construction specifications, material procurement specifications, calculations and piping estimates.
• Producing professional service estimates in accordance with the department standards for project deliverables, project studies and estimates, change notices and for the development of new work through proposal efforts.
• Developing conceptual layouts and cost studies as necessary to determine the simplest, most efficient approach to solving engineering tasks at hand.
• Establishing the design criteria, incorporating client requirements, estimate and/or scope basis and design basis meeting applicable state, local and federal standards and codes. Ensuring that any requirements for permitting have been established and communicated to the project team.
• Working k now ledge of scope and deliverables. Initiating timely change notices when deviation is made from your scope, affecting schedule, deliverables or cost of the work.
• Planning and organizing the work of your team. Communicating the plan to your team, the project leadership team and the client.
• Maintaining control of the project by tracking and maintaining discipline performance budget progress, schedule commitments, and quality standards. Understanding and utilizing project tools which are in place for project control.
• Delegating work to engineers in proportion to their technical skills and experience, then following up to ensure efficient progress and quality.
• Consulting with design leaders from other disciplines in proportion to their technical skills and experience, and then following up to ensure efficient progress and quality.
• Producing detail design calculations and sketches for materials of construction associated with the project. Calculations produced will be neatly prepared and organized for efficient checking by others and efficient use by drafters/designers for preparing drawings and as a deliverable when required.
• Producing project designs with efficient use of construction materials with an overall emphasis on ease of construction and completed product meeting the expectations of the client.
• Checking calculations made by other engineers to ensure accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria and conformance to good engineering practice.
• Producing construction specifications.
• Monitor ing drawings in progress to ensure conformance to design calculations and specifications.
• Assisting the drafting group in resolving routine layout and detailing problems. Ensuring that sufficient sketches and details are provided for completion of engineering drawings.
• Producing bid packages enabling mechanical purchase inquiries to be issued for procurement of equipment, materials or subcontract pricing.
• Complete understanding of the skills and experience required to perform engineering and design functions.
• Participating in the planning of training programs, continuous improvement opportunities and professional development of staff.

Ideal Background

Education: Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university is required .

Registration: Professional Engineering registration is highly preferred or may be required.

Experience: Requires 10 or more years of relevant industrial experience in mechanical engineering and management .

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of design standards and codes.
• Knowledge, application and specification of piping materials.
• Development of material procurement specifications.
• Knowledge of good design practices for sizing piping systems.
• Sizing of compressible fluid piping systems.
• Flexibility and stress analysis of piping systems.
• Knowledge of manual valve sizing, use and application.
• Identification of need, application and specification of safety valves and devices to maintain the mechanical integrity of piping systems.
• Identification of need, application and specification of steam traps and liquid drainers.
• Knowledge of other disciplines ' deliverable development to ensure coor