Senior Mechanical Engineer

This contract position will work on-site in Vancouver, Canada. Prefer local candidate, however, will provide accommodation with a 4-week on-site/1-week off rotational schedule. Travel accommodation, housing, transportation, and a monthly stipend will be included.

Schedule: 4 weeks working at site, 1 week off at home. If the project workload supports working from home during the "off" week, it must be with manager approval.

About the Role

• Provide technical advice and guidance for all phases of assigned large/complex mechanical engineering projects and programs, ensuring the successful conclusion of all phases within an appropriate time and at appropriate cost.
• Apply working knowledge of engineering principles to assigned engineering projects, using sound engineering, data measurement & collection, calculations, analysis, interpretation and problem solving.
• Review, interpret, comment and approve mechanical engineering deliverables. Review reports for mechanical design projects and provide recommendations to site team and to project consultants.
• Lead the mechanical efforts on large/complex engineering projects, which may include the development of new or modification to existing systems and processes, including the responsibility of approving work from other engineering disciplines.

Manage projects and serve as a mechanical subject matter expert (SME) on large/complex projects.

• Managing the mechanical department of an engineering company, construction planning and construction supervision.
• Provide guidance and counsel to the site management team on applicable processes, practices, and existing/proposed local, state and federal regulations
• Contribute to site strategic planning and budgeting efforts for designated engineering areas
• Develop and/or review scopes of work, evaluate proposals, draft formalized internal requests for funding.
• May evaluate and administer contracts with vendors for the provision of services and equipment as approved and required.
• Evaluates and administers contracts with vendors for the provision of services and equipment.

Job Scope

• Nature of work: Works on complex issues and implements solutions mostly through the determination of strategy and delegation to others in a group or functional area.
• Level of interaction: Often collaborates with managers and/or functional or site leaders and interacts with external colleagues.
• Autonomy/decision making: Works under moderate supervision and has some latitude to set objectives, priorities and timelines that may impact department or individual work group
• Budgetary responsibility: Has no budgetary responsibility
• Managerial responsibility: Manages a specific program or project and may supervise people.