Location: Salt Lake City
6-month Contract to Direct Hire
We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer with industrial experience in the Mining sector. The engineer will be responsible for the design of piping systems; material handling systems; Crushing circuits and HVAC systems.
Essential Job Functions:
The following duties are considered essential to the role. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions:
- Responsible for developing the engineering and design of small to large heavy industrial projects.
- Researches, develops, and supports the design on a variety of mechanical equipment, facilities, components, and systems for industrial purposes.
- Perform discrete or integrated project mechanical engineering and design work by assigning and overseeing the work and by taking an active role in the work.
- Assist with the development of equipment and materials specifications, bid evaluation, and selection.
- Perform project definition, generate, and review project requirements.
- Plans and directs all design engineers, drafters, and technical engineers working on specific projects. Coordinate and manage design criteria and details with other departments.
- Participate in meetings with the client and project team to establish project objectives and to coordinate and/or resolve design problems.
- Maintain effective communication with project team members and with the customer.
- Manage simultaneous projects with competing priorities in various execution phases on a wide variety of industrial processes.
- Accountable for meeting project cost and schedule requirements; evaluates and approves changes that substantially impact the scope, budget, or schedule of a project.
- Perform QA function on engineering deliverables (e.g., drawings, specifications, analysis) for accuracy, completeness and compliance with technical standards and applicable legislated requirements.
- Perform in conjunction with the Project Manager, initiate written change requests for job-hour budgets, schedules and construction commodity quantities, when required.
Required Qualifications:- Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering with 5+ years of related experience in mechanical engineering.
- Detailed knowledge of industrial and mining sector, piping and design, including process and mechanical standard graphical symbols is preferred.
- Must be capable of directing the work of other technical design staff in a team environment and participate in day-to-day design activities.
- Experience in taking an engineering project from concept to commissioning is preferred.
- Material selection and stress analysis capabilities for platework and piping systems required.
- Experience in preparing and understanding P&ID and PFD diagrams required.
- Ability to apply engineering and mathematical concepts to practical situations.
- A pre-employment drug screening in compliance with state regulations is required.
- Must possess a valid driver's license with a clean driving record without restrictions.
- Experience with mechanical integrity and applicable codes: API, ASME, MSS, ASTM and other generally accepted governing standards.