Capital Project Engineer

The Project Engineer applies engineering skills to solve complex problems, using knowledge of Ecolab's customers and markets. He or she schedules and helps to coordinate innovative, complex projects to meet cost and time objectives, complying with design criteria and standards.

Key Responsibilities

1. Coordinate with Engineering in establishing and installing capital budget programs.
2. Develop project scope of work and responsibility for overall project execution utilizing external contractors and internal resources.
3. Coordinate the transition of new projects from design to production. Project scopes may be driven from both the Plant and Corporate levels.
4. Applies engineering skill to solve complex problems utilizing knowledge of Ecolab's processes.
5. Interact with outside officials to maintain plant regulatory compliance.
6. Contributes to the design and engineering of a wide variety of processing equipment at the facility while establishing control to ensure continued adherence to safety, quality, cost, and productivity standards.
7. Provide input at the design stage of equipment to ensure manufacturability of products when transferred to production or refurbishment. Take into consideration the reliability and maintenance aspect of all new equipment designs and transfers.
8. Schedules and coordinates all segments of assigned projects to meet financial, time, and benefit objectives.
9. Lead and participate in projects to improve new and existing equipment and processes via analytical and technical means.
10. Through value engineering, identify and implement cost savings opportunities on new and existing equipment.
11. Maintain all process equipment specifications, bills of materials, software programs, and preventative maintenance content.
12. Work with and support cross functional teams and business units in development of new product offerings and process changes.
13. Drives culture of safety where associates are engaged in behavior-based safety and 5S initiatives.
14. Actively leads to innovative applications and extensions of existing or new products, processes, systems or methods having major importance to the business.
15. Determines manpower, cost estimates, and develops Reliability criteria for process and equipment programs.
16. Works with Engineering, Quality, Logistics, Planning, Purchasing, R&D Customers, and regulatory agencies to proactively avoid quality, environmental and service issues.
17. Reviews design and documentation to ensure compliance with design criteria and standards.
18. Facilitates Reliability domain functional processes.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in chemical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
2. 2-5 years project engineering experience.
3. 1 year experience with Lean Manufacturing/TPM.
4. No immigration sponsorship available for this position.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Advanced degree in an engineering discipline.
2. Demonstrated knowledge of project management tools and techniques on cross functional teams.
3. Demonstrated competence in the management of multiple projects concurrently, with emphasis on in-depth technical contribution.