Sr. Mechanical Designer

EDG Inc

JobSummary:

The Senior Mechanical Designer isresponsible for equipment selection, layouts and integration into total projectsystems required for industrial and bulk material handling facilities. Thisincludes collecting data and running specialty programs for conveyors and dustcollection systems and applying outputs from these programs within the facilitydesign framework. In addition, thedesigners may perform similar or related work for marine, grain and oil &gas industry related projects. The Senior Mechanical Designer is expected topossess knowledge and skills to utilize CAD in order to perform sketches orconceptual 3D models with adequate understanding of core CAD software userfundamentals.

The Senior Mechanical Designer will transferthese sketches to the CAD drafters/designers for further development under theProject Manager's or Senior Mechanical Engineer's guidance. The Senior Mechanical Designer is engagedfrom proposal/scope development of the mechanical requirements through finalengineering.

JobDuties:

• Execute facility level projects working from both written and verbal instruction
• Participate in client meetings and receive client input and relay it to the larger design team in an executable fashion
• Discover and understand job requirements, visualize in three dimensions (3D), interpret customer job specific requirements
• Read, interpret, and apply standards, customer specifications, and standard drawing formats;
• Perform design calculations, interpret graphs, access and obtain information from tables and codebooks
• Deliver a quality design product in the allotted time to support customer project needs;
• Adopt and adhere to Company and/or customer CAD standards while providing support to others in adhering to applicable standards
• Determine the correctness of inputs received, question inconsistencies, and apparent errors and omissions
• Access and efficiently interpret and utilize information contained in technical manuals, vendor and customer drawings, and previous designs
• Responsible for performing activities both a member of a design team and as an individual contributor
• Responsible for checking and reviewing own work as well as the work of others
• Perform work activities that affect the quality of engineering and design in accordance with company's and customer's health, environmental, safety and quality control procedures
• Mentor and provide technical supervision to junior engineers, designers, and drafters
• Assist in documenting engineering inputs to the design process
• Support proposal development by assisting in project scope definition
• Perform the necessary field work to obtain accurate information for the design
• Additional duties as assigned

Qualifications(Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

• High school diploma or the equivalent required with Associates Degree in Computer Aided Drafting and Design or similar preferred;
• Ten (10) years' experience within an engineering office or construction field office utilizing CAD with related design and construction activities required;
• Proven track record in successfully executing facility level projects using 3D CAD software as a project; design "hub" from which most of the 2D drawings/deliverables were extracted electronically demonstrated in prior work history;
• Versed in the use of 3D model interface software such as Autodesk Navisworks or similar software;
• Experience in directing the work of drafters or other engineering support staff;
• Ability to utilize applicable engineering/drafting software;
• Ability to work on multiple project assignments with competing priorities;
• Ability to work effectively from both written a and verbal instructions;
• Ability to exhibit mastery of discipline design and drawing conventions;
• Ability to work effectively as both a design team member and an individual contributor;
• Ability to effectively review and check own work as well as the work of others;
• Willingness to adopt and adhere to Company and/or customer CAD standards and promote adherence with others;
• Strong written and verbal communications skills;
• Knowledge and ability to work with MS Office Suite of products (Word, Excel);
• Knowledge of drafting standards, mathematics, science, and engineering technology
• Ability to interact effectively with staff at all levels;
• Availability and ability to work overtime, travel (possible multi-day trips) including to work locations that may be industrial on an as needed based on project.

WorkingConditions:

• Interaction withother team members, as well as supervisors and client personnel;

• May be required totravel out of town on a periodic basis to obtain project field data or attendproject meetings;

• Field duties may requireoutdoor work in a plant, facility or terminal environment;

• Working in plantand/or shop areas around production machinery with extreme noise levels;

• Must be able to wearsafety equipment as required by the safety department for personal protection;

• May be at more thanone job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to liftand carry twenty (20) pounds;

• Sufficient clarity ofspeech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or withoutreasonable accommodation, which permits employee to communicate effectively;

• Ability to sit forprolonged periods of time with or without reasonable accommodation;

• Sufficient vision orother powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodations, whichpermits employee to conduct analysis and investigations;

• Sufficient manualdexterity with or without reasonable accommodation, which permit the employeeto perform routine office duties;

• Sufficient personalmobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodations toperform office duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations.

This job description is intended to indicate the kinds oftasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this titleand shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties andresponsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended tolimit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct andcontrol the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties andresponsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that areof similar kind or level of difficulty.

Other

DrugFree Workplace:

EDG Inc. and its subsidiaries are committed to a drug freeworkplace. Applicants are subject toboth pre-employment hair and urine drug screens.

Post-hire, employees are subject to random, periodic,post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug testing which may include bothhair and urine drug screens. In addition to the requirements of EDG's drug freeworkplace program, employees may be required to sign, acknowledge and complywith drug free workplace policies or programs required by clients.

Weare an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receiveconsideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status,or any other characteristic protected by law.



Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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