Engineer, design, and manage projects composed of, but not limited to, a combination of drives (such as AC Variable Frequency and DC SCR Controlled), motors, and switchgear.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The following duties and responsibilities are essential for Project Engineering. Other duties may be assigned.
- Works injury free, achieves an injury-free working environment, and maintains the highest Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) standards in our industry.
- Strives for continuous improvement in worker safety and is dedicated to ensuring that each employee
- understands, and acts in accordance with, the company's HSE policies.
- Works with high integrity and complies with corporate guidelines on business ethics.
- Coordinate and direct projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of technical activities.
- Consult or negotiate with clients to prepare project specifications.
- Present and explain proposals, reports, and findings to clients.
- Direct, review, and approve product design and changes.
- Recruit employees, assign, direct, and evaluate their work, and oversee the development and maintenance of staff competence.
- Perform administrative functions such as reviewing and writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules, and making decisions about the purchase of materials or services.
- Prepare budgets, bids, and contracts, and direct the negotiation of research contracts.
- Analyze technology, resource needs, and market demand, to plan and assess the feasibility of projects.
- Confer with management, production, and marketing staff to discuss project specifications and procedures.
- Review and recommend or approve contracts and cost estimates.
- Creates schematics.
- Specifies components.
- Prepare Project/Contract specifications.
- Generates Bills of Materials.
- Prepares work & test instructions.
- Documents the project.
- Supports fabrication.
- Submits documentation for Regulatory Body Certification (where applicable).
- Provides technical support.
The following duties and responsibilities are essential for Project Management. Other duties may be assigned.
- Communicates with customers.
- Schedules the project.
- Assists in tracking parts.
- Assists in final shipment of the equipment and/or coordinated system.
- Assists Engineering Administrator in assembling job books.
- Controls project costs.
- May assist with proposals, commissioning, field service, and development projects.
Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor's degree (B. S.) from four-year college or university, preferably in Electrical Engineering; with five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Tools, Technology and Equipment:
Ability to use CAD software and MRP systems preferred.
Other Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to create schematics, bills of material, specifications, customer and manufacturing documentation.
- Experience with Motor Drives, Switchgear, Generator Controls, & Automation.
- Excellent communication with people at all levels of the organization.
- Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills in order to manage multiple projects.
- Excellent attention to detail.
Contact Information:
Mark Jones
Senior Consultant/Recruiter
Performance Search Group
CPI Houston
markj@cpihouston.com