Capital Projects Engineer

About the role

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Job Summary

Based at Materion's Elmore, Ohio facility, the Project Engineer will be a key member of a cross-functional capital project team executing an approximately $50 million project. Under the direction of the project leader, this role provides engineering coordination and project execution support from scope development and design through procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and closeout.

The Project Engineer will work closely with operations, maintenance, EHS, quality, procurement, finance, engineering partners, contractors, and equipment suppliers to help deliver the project safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with technical and operational requirements.

Success requires sound engineering judgment, effective organization and communication, disciplined follow-through, and the ability to resolve technical and execution issues in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You Will Have the Opportunity To

• Support the planning and execution of an approximately $50 million capital project as part of an integrated project team; coordinate assigned engineering workstreams and helps maintain alignment among internal stakeholders, engineering partners, contractors, vendors, and equipment suppliers.
• Develop and maintains assigned scopes of work, technical requirements, schedules, cost estimates, forecasts, risks, action lists, and project documentation in support of overall project objectives.
• Participate in Front-End Loading (FEL), Front-End Engineering Design (FEED), design reviews, and Stage-Gate activities; evaluates technical alternatives and supports development of constructible, operable, and maintainable solutions.
• Coordinate equipment fabrication reviews, factory acceptance testing (FAT), installation, field inspections, site acceptance testing (SAT), commissioning, startup, punch-list resolution, and turnover documentation for assigned systems.
• Coordinate with cross-functional partners, including operations, maintenance, EHS, finance, quality, continuous improvement, and technical teams, to obtain input, resolve issues, and maintain alignment with the project execution plan.
• Communicate commitments, decisions, open actions, technical issues, and schedule impacts to project leadership and affected stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Define assigned system requirements, design criteria, deliverables, acceptance criteria, and performance metrics in conjunction with site personnel and other key stakeholders.
• Track commitments, expenditures, forecasts, quantities, and progress for assigned scopes; identifies variances and supports development of corrective actions.
• Support procurement by preparing technical bid packages, participating in vendor and contractor evaluations, reviewing submittals, and coordinating technical clarifications and deliverables.
• Evaluate proposed changes and field conditions, documents technical and commercial impacts, and supports the project change-control process.
• Prepare clear technical documentation, calculations, specifications, meeting notes, status reports, and presentations for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Participate in regular project reviews, reports progress and risks for assigned scopes, and follows mitigation and recovery actions through completion.
• Apply engineering judgment and structured problem-solving to resolve design, construction, installation, and startup issues while escalating significant risks appropriately.

Job Requirements

Education

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution

Preferred

• Project management training or certification
• Professional Engineering License

Experience

Required

• 8-12 years progressive engineering experience, preferably in a manufacturing, industrial, chemical-process, metals, or similar plant environment.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or executing capital projects through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and closeout; experience contributing to a large, multidisciplinary capital project is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and working knowledge of project scheduling, document-control, and collaboration tools; experience with Microsoft Project and Visio is preferred.
• Working knowledge of engineering design processes, equipment specifications, construction practices, cost estimating, scheduling, contractor coordination, and management of change.
• Working knowledge of SAP, SharePoint, Project Management Software

Preferred

• Experience supporting capital projects in the metals industry or another complex manufacturing environment.
• Experience coordinating third-party engineering firms, equipment suppliers, construction contractors, and commissioning resources.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required

• Solid understanding of engineering fundamentals and capital project execution practices, including scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, safety, document control, commissioning, and turnover.
• Collaborative team contributor who is organized, accountable, and able to manage multiple priorities and deliverables in a fast-paced project environment.
• Strong analytical, technical problem-solving, organizational, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to recognize risks and drive assigned actions to closure.
• Effective communication and presentation skills (verbal & written). Must be comfortable speaking with employees at all levels of the organization..

Additional information

The selection of the person to be hired for this position is contingent on the candidate having export compliance eligibility for access to U.S. controlled technology which comes under the licensing jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of State, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

The candidate selected will have to qualify as either a U.S. citizen, a U.S. National, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., a Person Admitted into the U.S. as an Asylee or Refugee., a National of a country that is not prohibited from having access to U.S. controlled technology (via a letter of assurance), or a Person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction.

Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on Materion's determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with Materion's business requirements.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also the Company's policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

Materion's Veteran Employee Resource group supports veterans and promotes the benefits of hiring veterans in the workplace. We honor all those who have served and are a military friendly company. Veterans are encouraged to apply and military experience and skills are transferrable to Materion careers.

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