Lead Mechanical Engineer
HDR · Greater Houston · 2 wk ago
On-siteConsultingFull-time
About the role
This position includes leading and supporting a variety of projects involving various hydrocarbon storage and transporting facilities, including natural gas, liquified natural gas, and liquid petroleum products. The team is also expanding its footprint in the renewable energy and alternative fuels markets.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the mechanical lead on multiple simultaneous projects including workload delegation through entire project development to ensure deliverables are issued on schedule.
- Cookordinate the work of Mechanical Engineers with the balance of a multi-discipline team throughout the project's development.
- Produce mechanical system design drawings including P&IDs, piping plans, and isometrics.
- Produce project calculations including equipment sizing, system hydraulics, stress analysis, and venting and relief device sizing.
- Provide procurement support including preparing equipment specifications, construction standards, and vendor/contractor technical bid evaluations.
- Periodic travel for project site inspections, client review meetings, and field support during installation/testing/start-up.
- Perform feasibility studies and conceptual design evaluations.
- Lead client design reviews while tracking decisions, action items, and possible changes in scope.
- Work with management, marketing and business development teams to prepare client proposals including scope development, manpower loading, and project schedule.
- Work with Project Managers to reduce scope creep and ensure project work is completed within the agreed-upon budget and schedule.
- Assist project manager in keeping the project team focused on scope and identifying potential change order tasks.
- Participate with the Project Manager, Regional Controller and Regional Director in project reviews with corporate management as needed.
- Work with Project Managers and Discipline Leads to oversee the engineering efforts across all disciplines (electrical, instrumentation and controls, structural, civil, and mechanical) focusing on package integrity, design consistency, and client project updates.
- Perform Project Manager duties for small capital projects.
- Perform other duties as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- A minimum of 7 years experience.
- Professional registration, license or certification may be required based on role.
- Strong communication and listening skills.
- Good leadership and organizational skills.
Qualifications
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.
Skills
- Not specified.
Benefits
- Not specified.
Pay
- Not specified.
Schedule
- Full-time.