Mechanical and Pipe Resource Leader

About the Role

You will supervise and provide technical direction to a team of engineers, ensuring the total delivery of mechanical deliverables and services on time, within budget, and meeting quality expectations. This role involves advanced engineering work as a technical specialist for complex assignments, utilizing project controls for cost, scheduling, and quality. Work will be performed in our Beaumont office with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve all mechanical deliverables.
• Validate professional services and construction estimates at project onset and track changes throughout the project.
• Perform engineering activities such as stress analysis, construction specifications, material procurement specifications, calculations, and piping estimates.
• Produce professional service estimates in accordance with department standards for project deliverables, studies, change notices, and proposal efforts.
• Develop conceptual layouts and cost studies to determine efficient engineering solutions.
• Establish design criteria incorporating client requirements, estimates, and applicable standards/codes.
• Ensure permitting requirements are communicated to the project team.
• Maintain working knowledge of scope and deliverables; initiate change notices for deviations affecting schedule, deliverables, or cost.
• Plan, organize, and communicate work plans to your team, project leadership, and clients.
• Maintain project control by tracking performance budget progress, schedule commitments, and quality standards.
• Delegate work proportionate to engineers' skills and experience, ensuring efficient progress and quality.
• Consult with design leaders from other disciplines to ensure coordination and progress.
• Produce detail design calculations and sketches for materials of construction.
• Ensure calculations are neatly prepared and organized for efficient checking and use by drafters/designers.
• Design projects with an emphasis on efficient use of materials and ease of construction.
• Check calculations made by other engineers for accuracy, code conformance, and good engineering practice.
• Produce construction specifications and monitor drawings for conformance to design calculations.
• Assist the drafting group in resolving routine layout and detailing problems.
• Provide sufficient sketches and details for completion of engineering drawings.
• Produce bid packages for mechanical purchase inquiries.
• Understand the skills and experience required for engineering and design functions.
• Participate in planning training programs, continuous improvement opportunities, and professional development of staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university (required).
• Professional Engineering registration (highly preferred or may be required).
• 10 or more years of relevant industrial experience in mechanical engineering and management.

Skills

• Knowledge of design standards and codes.
• Application and specification of piping materials and development of material procurement specifications.
• Good design practices for sizing piping systems, including compressible fluid piping systems.
• Flexibility and stress analysis of piping systems.
• Manual valve sizing, use, and application.
• Identification, application, and specification of safety valves and steam traps/liquid drainers.
• Coordination of design efforts with other disciplines.
• Understanding of schedule constraints and information requirements for mechanical deliverables.
• Ability to estimate task completion, develop construction cost estimates, and create detailed engineering schedules.
• Ability to determine construction material quantities and develop design criteria/scope of work.
• Creation of accurate mechanical installation documents from vendor equipment drawings.
• Development of mechanical installation specifications.
• Estimating and scheduling professional service hours, assessing progress and quality of mechanical work.
• Knowledge and application of Hargrove engineering design and CAD drafting standards.
• Leadership skills to deliver on commitments with a small team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Strong virtual team skills and cross-divisional relationships.
• Leadership in interoffice execution.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.

Benefits

• Paid holidays and personal paid time off.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) and other benefits for eligible teammates.

About the Company

Hargrove works to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a "team mentality," ensuring each person understands the value of their contributions. As a 100% teammate-owned company, we focus on pairing expertise and passion to meet and exceed client needs globally. Our safety culture promotes the well-being of everyone involved in our work.