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Mechanical Engineer
Contract: 12 months initally
Location: Edmonton

The Project Engineer oversees the design for facilities associated with expansion and maintenance capital projects executed by third party engineering firms to ensure compliance with Company standards and specifications and industry standards and managed to the project budget and schedule. Liaison with other internal functional groups within Project Execution, Operations and Shared Services to ensure project and company requirements are achieved and incorporated into the design deliverables.
Specific Accountabilities

• Provide technical support to Construction team during construction phases
• Provides support and assistance to peers and more senior staff in order to facilitate business initiatives and legal compliance, e.g., Engineering Projects, Law, Health, Safety and Environment, Operations, etc.
• Reviews and approves design deliverables for example drawings, technical reports and material listing sheets
• Manages the execution of the design deliverables by a third party engineering firm against the project budget and schedule
• Oversees the development of the project scope, schedule, capital cost estimate, execution planning, risks and supporting information related to assigned facility projects.
• Reviews vendor materials quotations, evaluate technical bid evaluations, and recommends to the supervisor selections based on technical merit along with price and delivery. Collaborate with Supply Chain to procure material via internal tools. For example building packages, pumps, pipe, valves and fittings
• Reviews lessons learned from past projects and incorporates recommendations into future designs
• Ensures that development project scope definitions comply with all regulatory, environmental, health and safety requirements through effective management and coordination of internal functional groups
• Ensures that all facilities are designed in accordance with all regulations, applicable industry codes and corporate standards
• Support and/or lead department initiatives as required
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers within the team or others based upon technical expertise

Scope/Dimensions

• Provides informal leadership to peers.
• Responsible for the successful operations of the assigned area with significant corporate financial impact.
• Oversees the development and/or implementation of technical solutions, ensuring efficient coordination of technical resources and with other internal and external stakeholders.

Contacts (Working Relationships)

• Project Manager - Weekly interaction to provide updated status on progress, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Supervisor, Facilities Project Engineering -weekly to bi-weekly interaction to provide project status update.
• External Engineering Firm - Daily interaction to provide oversight on project design activities.
• Operations - Bi-Weekly interaction to provide project status update and seek guidance on required design features.

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