Hydro-Mechanical Engineer

About the role

We are currently engaged as the Owner’s Consulting Engineer in several hydro projects that include complex scopes ranging from refurbishment, modernization, upgrades, to completely new plants. This offers a wide range of opportunities for a Mechanical Engineer with relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with project engineers and project managers to assist in planning, design, CAD drafting/modeling, and preparation of manufacturing plans, bid documents, technical specifications, and capital cost estimates for various engineering projects.
• Working with clients to identify project goals and priorities and providing strategies and approaches to achieve those objectives.
• Determining criteria, loads, and boundary conditions for the mechanical design of turbines and/or generators including supporting calculations and design basis documents.
• Utilizing knowledge of appropriate and efficient manufacturing processes.
• Performing quality control and designing inspection & test plans throughout the manufacturing process of the equipment.
• Attending and witnessing installation and commissioning of equipment.
• Performing field measurements and condition assessment of equipment.
• Identifying deficiencies, performing root cause analyses, and developing options for the remediation of deficiencies.
• Managing interfaces with the client end users, suppliers of components, tradespeople, and industrial manufacturing engineers.
• Reviewing commercial contracts for equipment supply & installation.
• Communicating findings in report and drawing formats.
• Delivering client presentations.
• Communicating with other team members and becoming familiar with Stantec standards.

Requirements

• The ability to perform physical tasks such as standing, walking, bending, climbing up ladders, and crawling in tight spaces. This includes performing site work, such as turbine and generator inspection, which may sometimes be identified as a confined space.
• The capacity to occasionally lift and/or move items up to 40 pounds, such as a man door.
• Mandatory use of required personal protection equipment (hardhat, safety boots, safety glasses, hearing protection, fall protection, etc.) for field work.
• The ability and willingness to travel on company business as required for domestic and international assignments. This includes flying and driving to work locations, such as power plants or fabrication shops for meetings, turbine and generator inspections, and plant condition assessments.

Qualifications

• Mechanical Engineering degree required.
• Professional engineering license is preferred.
• 5-10 years experience required.
• Previous industrial safety training such as Confined Space certification or other OSHA training is a plus, but not required.