Facilities Project Manager – Mechanical Engineer, Senior

About the role

The Electric Boat shipyard is experiencing a period of unprecedented growth. Existing facilities are undergoing renovations and new buildings are under construction. Now is a once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of a dynamic team responsible for shaping the future of the shipyard. The Groton Facilities Engineering department is seeking a seasoned mechanical engineer to provide maintenance and troubleshooting support for the 120+ year old Groton shipyard, the new facilities under construction, and local sites. Additional activities include designing and executing infrastructure construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Engineering and developing the scope of work
• Preparing bid documents
• Vendor selection
• Securing funding
• Preparing purchase requisitions
• Safety and environmental compliance
• In field project management of vendors and EB personnel while maintaining the project budget, schedule, and documentation

Systems and equipment

• Water systems (fire protection, potable, sewage)
• Compressed gas systems (nitrogen, argon, oxygen, propane)
• Compressed air systems (high pressure air, low pressure air)
• Boiler and steam systems
• HVAC
• Industrial ventilation
• Submarine support systems (land based steaming, salt water cooling)
• Waste water treatment plant and water purification plant

Interface and collaboration

Candidate will interface with local building officials, safety, environmental, security, fire safety, maintenance, various EB affected departments depending on project, as well as Naval oversight.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or Facilities Engineering
• 5+ years of post graduate engineering experience (Senior or above)

Preferred experience

• Facilities engineering
• Plant engineering
• Construction

Skills

• Self-motivating
• Able to work independently
• Possess good written and oral communications skills
• Questioning attitude
• Technically proficient
• Willingness to continuously learn
• Understand and utilize Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, One Note and Outlook) and MS Project

Physical qualifications

• Climbing
• Crawling
• Kneeling
• Reaching
• Stooping
• Twisting

Environmental attributes

• Cold
• Dry
• Dusty
• Fumes
• Hot
• Inside
• Noise
• Oily
• Outside
• Wet