Senior Project Engineer

Position Overview

The Senior Project Engineer will be a member of our new Magnetics business headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. This is a rare opportunity to have an early role in developing and maintaining various capital project deliverables for greenfield advanced manufacturing facilities that are shaping the future of American manufacturing.

Position Responsibilities

• Manages and supports Capital Project Engineering efforts for infrastructure and equipment.
• Engage with Procurement and Engineering teams for appropriate project resourcing.
• Collaborates with Capital Projects Team, Research and Development, and Manufacturing Engineering teams, and provides leadership in development of best practice project and capital management.
• Directs integration of engineering and technical activities in support of project development and execution.
• Supports other programs and management systems, including reliability centered maintenance, safety, mechanical integrity, preventive and predictive maintenance, and continuous improvement.
• Supports construction activities by inspecting and validating engineering trade design requirements are performed per the scope of work.
• Supports developing, promoting, and carrying out of policies to ensure that the facility is in compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Incorporates safety, health, and environmental best practices and regulatory compliance into all engineering and project management activities, and ensures adherence to engineering principles, practices, and standards.
• Provides technical and engineering support to plant, including conducting of engineering studies and development of capital cost estimates.

Basic Qualifications

• B.S. or higher in Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering.
• Ability to understand, interpret, and communicate information from engineering drawings and documentation.
• Ability to deal effectively and confidently with ambiguity, assess situations rapidly, and take quick and appropriate action.
• 7-10 years experience in a project leadership role within industrial and high-tech manufacturing environments, including subject matter leadership for some combination of Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls, Materials, and/or Chemical disciplines.
• Industry knowledge in high tech manufacturing facilities preferred.
• Medium to large sized capital project experience preferred.
• Familiarity or experience with commissioning and start-up of equipment and facilities.
• Must be able to understand and discuss cost estimates, budgets, actualized costs, forecasts and schedules.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, MS Project).
• Demonstrated skill/knowledge in the following areas: Capital project management, Manufacturing plant support, Construction, Plant Engineering, Equipment design, Material handling equipment, Piping, Pneumatic equipment, Materials of construction, Structural design.
• Excellent communication skills.