Mechanical Engineer - Lead

Athenian Group is a full-service placement agency providing Professional Technical Recruitment, Staffing and Payroll services to Canada’s top Consulting, Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction companies.

Our focus is on providing businesses with the highest quality of worker for both contract and permanent staff positions.

Our client is a leading Engineering, Procurement, Construction Company with expertise in oil sands, refining, petrochemicals and pipeline segments and covers both operational and engineering aspects.

Currently we are recruiting for a:

Lead Mechanical Engineer

If you are an enthusiastic, self-starter seeking an opportunity to work with a dynamic and growing organization, we invite you to submit your resume.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

• Demonstrated team leadership experience within the oil and gas industry (EPCM) with excellent knowledge of engineering protocols.
• Adept at translating project objectives to individual goals and delegating responsibilities to team accordingly.
• Clearly communicates to achieve required results and maintain project timelines.
• Experience in brownfield design an asset.
• Ability to communicate and influence both internal and external clients with a focus on tactful, diplomatic, and professional dialogue.
• Leads by example; models competencies of a highly organized, dedicated team player with a client service mindset.
• Excellent time and project management skills, attention to detail in all areas of work.
• Effectively manages conflicting deadlines and priorities to ensure project / client deliverable timelines are met.
• Uses metrics in the measurement and management of performance to support decisions.
• Lead technical team to ensure quality project deliverables are achieved within defined timelines. With a focus on maintaining / building current and future client relationships, Leads delegate project requirements to their team, supervise, and participate in Proposals (scope definition, man-hour / deliverable plans, schedule preparation, and resource planning) and Execution (supervising resources, managing project plan, reporting, and close-out).
• Position operates with degree of autonomy in relation to resources and detailed project requirements; however, Department Head retains final authority.
• Engage in personal and continuing program of learning in order to broaden engineering knowledge to improve individual effectiveness and avoid technical obsolescence.
• Plan, design, evaluate, and advise on the application of engineering principles; comply with established project, department, Company, Client, and regulatory codes and standards; and provide engineering design services through the utilization of technical knowledge and tools.
• Translate Client specifications and project design criteria / objectives into deliverables (i.e. study reports, simulations, calculations, data sheets, Material Requisitions, Construction Work Packages, etc.).
• Name and file documents per Client and Company standards and procedures.
• Implement preliminary and multi-discipline reviews into deliverables, ensure they are accurate, functional, safe, and complete prior to submission for checking.
• Identify shortfalls of information or incomplete areas of design (e.g. missing certified vendor data)
• Check other Discipline Engineers’ work; review deliverables created by other disciplines and ensure deliverables meet Client and Company standards, applicable codes and specifications.
• Initiate Technical Deviation Notices when design is not compliant with standards and specifications.
• Identify potential Change Notices and project variances (e.g. scope, budget and schedule).
• Review and authenticate (e.g. P.Eng. stamping) drawings produced by discipline Designers; ensure they meet Company standards and incorporate safe and sustainable design practices.
• Engage in personal and continuing program of learning in order to broaden engineering knowledge to improve individual effectiveness and avoid technical obsolescence.
• Authority in discipline specific engineering, design (e.g. calculations), drafting (e.g. production engineering), vendor documentation review.
• Development of the discipline specific engineering section of the PEP.
• Materials take-off management, constructability management (from an engineering / design perspective).
• Estimate development support; may be required to prepare Man‑Hour Estimate and Deliverable List.
• Supervise and provide guidance to a group of project personnel containing both professionals and non‑professionals (e.g. technical and non‑technical).
• Leadership in discipline specific HAZOP / HAZID / 3D Model Reviews / JHAs or other formal project reviews as applicable for the respective discipline.
• Provide guidance and mentor E.I.T., technicians, technologists, etc.; ensure appropriate procedures and specifications are appropriately applied.

QUALIFICATIONS - EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
• 10+ years’ progressive experience, 10+ years’ Canadian experience, 5+ years’ leadership experience.
• Mechanical Engineering degree from an accredited post-secondary institution.
• Registered professional engineer in Alberta.
• Mining or extraction experience.
• Pressure vessel experience.
• The scope of practice is specific to the experience and education of the individual and differs from Professional Engineers (P.Eng.) who do not have limitations on their scopes of practice.
• This is a safety sensitive position and will be subject to the relevant requirements of a Drug and Alcohol policy which includes pre‑assignment testing.

If you or someone you know is interested in this position please contact;

Jason Wahl

Managing Partner

jason@atheniangroup.ca

877-596-5522

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