MECHANICAL ENGINEER required by our client, to be hired on a permanent basis, located in Baltimore, Maryland.
Industry Sector: Oil and Gas
POSITION SCOPE
The Mechanical Engineering will support various team members and Clients during all aspects of projects. The Mechanical Engineer will frequently get involved in problem solving of existing facilities under operation. The candidate must have very good understanding of all type of process and utility equipment, and must have minimum 10 years of direct engineering work in one or more of the major categories of process and utility mechanical equipment like pressure vessels, heat transfer equipment (heat exchangers and fired heaters) or rotating equipment (pumps, compressors, turbines, expanders).
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Prepares or checks the quality of design and sizing calculations, equipment datasheets, specifications, requisitions and tables of bid evaluation for those equipment items or systems within his/her area of expertise
Reviews vendor documents and/or drawings within his/her area of expertise
Supervises and controls the preparation of all mechanical engineering documents and activities
Does and/or coordinates various studies including mechanical equipment, metallurgy and materials selection, equipment performance, HVAC systems, piping design and pipe stress analysis and preparation of reports
Provides Mechanical Engineering services to operating facilities
Ensures that safety, environmental and quality requirements are met
Leads and mentors junior engineers
Fosters a spirit of enthusiasm, client focus and team building
Actively participates in industry conferences and seminars
Builds effective relationships and be viewed as the "go-to" person for mechanical engineering problems and questions
Develop new and build existing company relationships with Clients.
EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum of 20 years of relevant mechanical engineering experience with minimum 10 years as a senior or principal mechanical engineer
Minimum 10 years of direct engineering work on one of the major category of process and utility equipment
Minimum 5 years as mechanical engineering lead on oil, gas and petrochemical projects
A university degree in mechanical engineering
Very good experience with and understanding of industry Codes and Standards including: ASME, API, NFPA, ISO, ANSI, NACE, EU, etc.
Experienced and familiar with typical major oil & gas clients' technical specifications
Very good experience with the common engineering and office software within the area of expertise
Proven ability to effectively be a project team member or team leader and transferring knowledge to others
Excellent analytical, facilitation, technical writing and communication skills
Act as a peer reviewer in the area of expertise on project proposals, cost estimates, technical documents and studies produced by other engineers.
Ability to work both independently and as a collaborative member of a team
Provide Project Management skills when assigned to a project in that capacity