Mechanical Senior Design Eng. (Remote)

Mechanical Senior Design Engineer

JobDescription

The purpose of this position is to provide the essential administrative processes, technical knowledge and leadership as described below. This position has oversight of a specific area and acts as a representative of the engineering discipline ensuring technical accuracy in project execution in all phases. This is a lead position on assigned projects performing engineering assignments of advanced complexity

• Under general supervision of the Discipline Lead Engineer, serve as an Area Lead providing guidance/supervision to other engineers and designers
• Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding technical solutions to problems of advanced complexity in accordance with project requirements
• Develop and review specifications and design criteria
• Perform and check engineering analyses and calculations; specify materials, equipment and systems; and solve technical problems of advanced complexity
• Coordinate technical issues with other disciplines, project management, vendors and clients
• Execute work in compliance with Project Quality Plan and procedures
• Execute work in accordance with the approved
  

Develop and review estimates, schedules and progress reports including effort-hour estimating and staff forecasting

• Establish, control and report on material key quantities; provide analysis and forecasts
• Provide technical support to activities associated with equipment and material procurement and subcontracting including scopes of work, technical bid evaluations and review of vendor submittals.

Provide technical support to activities associated with construction administration including response to construction requests-for-information and field changes

Other duties as assigned

Basic Job Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and minimum ten (10) years of work-related experience
• Working knowledge of applicable federal (including Department of Energy orders), state, and local codes and standards
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to project management, coworkers, clients, vendors, and subcontractors
• Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job
• Advanced knowledge of discipline codes and standards
• Ability to perform work in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal codes, statutes and guidelines
• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner

(Remote - Occasional trips to GVL office, if needed) Qualifies as a Certifying Engineer in accordance with ASME III Appendix XXIII

Duration (in 2025):

February to end of September.

Workload for each engineer:

February - 120 hours over 3 weeks

March to September - approx. 5 hours per month (nothing guaranteed)

September - 40 hours over 1 week