Senior Mechanical Engineer
Company: Norwest Engineering, Inc.
Location: Portland
Posted on: January 26, 2023
Job Description:
Career Opportunities with Norwest Engineering A great place to
work. Share with friends! Current job opportunities are posted here
as they become available. Norwest Engineering is a
multi-discipline, consulting engineering firm focused on developing
long-standing relationships with our clients. We are a team of
talented, hard working individuals with a wide variety of
experience in many industries. To succeed at Norwest, our engineers
must be comfortable wearing many hats and taking ownership of tasks
assigned to them. We are a company of finishers, taking pride in
our ability to create progress on our client's -projects. -Since
1975, Norwest has established a culture of cultivating trusted
partnerships with our clients. We look forward to continuing the
tradition of Responsiveness, Accuracy, and Quality Engineering for
years to come. Norwest specializes in heavy industrial engineering,
focusing on petroleum, chemical, power generation, pulp & paper,
and metal manufacturing facilities.What We OfferOne of the
-benefits of being a Norwest employee is -our company culture. Each
day we strive to embody our core values. We work hard, have fun,
believe in work/life balance, and have passion for our clients' and
their visions. Through flexible work arrangements, group benefit
offerings, and a casual work environment, we strive to
differentiate ourselves from other consulting engineering firms.
The flexible work arrangements include flexible work hours and
compressed workweeks. Our benefit offerings include group health,
dental, and vision insurance; as well as life insurance, and short
and long-term disability insurance. We credit our successful
history and optimistic future to the quality of our employees. We
work hard to find individuals with the work ethic and character to
match our core values. -What You'd Be DoingAs a Senior Mechanical
Engineer, you have the opportunity to take ownership of
small/medium projects and to complete mechanical engineering and
project management tasks with little oversight from senior
management. You will have an opportunity to lead, inspire and
mentor team members by living Norwest's core values and becoming a
strong Norwest brand ambassador.
- Review, understand, develop and check Process and
Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID's) ortho-graphics, isometrics,
bill of materials, pipeline lists, valve lists, and tie-in lists
for piping design projects incorporating your familiarity with
piping design in process environments
- Estimate costs of completing projects (engineering costs and
total installed construction costs)
- Take ownership and manage project costs
- Understand pumping, piping, air and liquid flow and
distribution systems; apply these principles to create a sound
engineering design
- Complete mechanical engineering calculations such as:
- Hydraulic calculations to size pumps and piping, determine
NPSH, etc.
- Heat loss calculations for piping, tanks and other
equipment
- Simple structural beam calculations for pipe supports,
etc.
- Apply relevant codes such as:
- ANSI B31.3, B31.4
- API 650, 653 and other related standards
- NFPA 11, 30 and other related standards
- Develop mechanical engineering documents according to industry,
project and company standards including P&ID's, general
arrangements, equipment installation details, tank data sheets,
tie-in procedures, and piping design -while leading other engineers
and designers
- Take ownership and responsibility of all drawings, documents,
-schedules and budgets
- Prepare technical specifications for review and approval
- Evaluate vendor bids and drawings to assure compliance with
specifications and project requirements
- Provide project management for projects that are primarily
mechanical in nature demonstrating the ability to: -
- Be the primary point of contact for a client, and suggest
solutions based on minimal information when a client calls to
discuss a project
- Lead weekly internal and client meetings
- Prepare and communicate weekly meeting agendas and minutes
- Take ownership of project schedule and budget
- Ability to effectively interact on a basic technical level with
other engineering disciplines, and understand how their work
impacts the overall project; regular contact is expected with other
disciplines
- Ability to review electrical, civil and structural drawings to
ensure coordination and check for -interference(s) with the
mechanical drawings
- Effectively collect field notes based on trips to client's
sitesWhat Makes You a Good Candidate for This Position
- 6+ years of experience in the completion of projects for
clients in the industrial market sector including project
development from concept through completion, including estimating,
start-up and commissioning -
- Relevant experience includes oil and gas, refinery, pulp and
paper, or other industrial environments
- Technical field experience is relevant; our team spends time
with clients at their site
- BS in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) or Chemical Engineering
(BSChemE) required
- PE (Professional Engineer) registration desired; must be
working toward or be willing to obtain PE -
- Experience designing industrial piping systems and -equipment
layouts
- Experience estimating mechanical engineering labor and
associated cost and -total installed construction costs for the
mechanical aspects of the project is required
- Experience leading multiple disciplines in assembling a total
installed cost estimate (+/- 30%) for an entire project is
preferred -
- Strong background providing a combination of both project
management and engineering skills and a high comfort level with
taking ownership and leading small/medium projects that are
mechanically focused with little to no managerial oversight
- Experience running projects using MS Project or similar tool is
strongly preferred
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Strong computer skills including the use of MS Office Suite
(Outlook, Word, Excel), web meeting software (Teams, WebEx, GoTo
Meeting, etc.), and PDF markup software (Bluebeam Revu or Adobe
Acrobat)
- Experience with Navisworks Freedom, Simulate or Manage -is
preferred
- Basic knowledge of CAD software terminology, methods and
practices; ability to operate CAD software is not required
- Capable and willing to promote Norwest by intentionally seeking
out new work with existing and prospective clients -
- Self-motivated, able to work independently as well as lead a
team with energy and enthusiasm -
- Have a desire to seek continuous improvement of personal and
team skill-set -
- Strong leadership skills and problem resolution skills -
- Ability and willingness to serve as primary customer liaison,
serve as a subject matter expert in front of clients and to work
within the team of engineers and designers to achieve client
objectives
- Ability to travel approximately 10-25% of the time -throughout
the West, Northwest and nationally
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at
the time of application for employment-Norwest Engineering does not
sponsor employment visasSalary Range: $100,000 -to $120,000
depending on relevant experienceBenefits include -Health, Dental,
Vision, Life, and Short- and Long-term Disability Insurance,
-Vacation, Holiday, and Paid Sick Time, and 401k Plan with Employer
Match
Keywords: Norwest Engineering, Inc., Portland , Senior Mechanical Engineer, Engineering , Portland, Oregon
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