This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing facilities organization, expand your technical expertise and contribute to our enterprise Facilities Engineering and Technology team. In this role, you will lead and support engineering projects from concept development through construction and implementation while partnering with manufacturing maintenance, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), suppliers, and external engineering firms. This position is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges and working in a collaborative, fast-paced production environment.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead and support civil structural engineering projects for industrial and manufacturing facilities.
• Develop project scopes, engineering criteria, construction documents, and technical specifications for facility modifications and capital improvement projects
• Coordinate and manage outside architecture and engineering firms during project design and execution
• Review engineering drawings, calculations, submittals, test reports, and construction documentation for technical accuracy and code compliance
• Support construction activities through field inspection, contractor coordination, response to requests for information (RFIs), punch list development and project close out.
• Evaluate existing structures, utilities, and facility systems to support manufacturing growth, equipment installations, and operational changes.
• Partner with manufacturing, maintenance, EHS, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure facility solutions meet operational and safety requirements.
• Apply sound engineering judgment to balance project cost, reliability, maintainability, constructability, and long-term facility performance.
• Support on-site troubleshooting and engineering assessments for facility infrastructure and production support systems.
• Ensure compliance with applicable building codes, safety regulations, and engineering standards including OSHA, IBC, IMC, and NFPA requirements

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from an ABET accredited program, or related engineering field from an ABET-accredited institution.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work across multiple engineering disciplines and operational teams.
• Ability to support field activities in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Interface and lead Facilities Team and Consultants, as well as the skills to easily work and communicate with Maintenance and Construction personnel.
• Ability to efficiently manage multiple projects, including monitoring design costs, and meeting deadlines.
• Computer skills including proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, Procore, and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Professional Engineer (PE) License.
• 10+ years of engineering design or industrial facilities engineering experience.
• Previous experience supporting manufacturing, aerospace, industrial, or plant engineering environments.
• Experience supporting capital projects and contractor coordination.
• Working knowledge of structural systems, utilities infrastructure, fire protection, and architectural disciplines.
• Experience working with regulatory and safety compliance standards in industrial environments
• Experience with seismic analysis and interpretation. Plication of seismic building codes
• Providing relevant information to develop cost estimates and/or appropriations requests for capital projects.
• RISA-2D or equivalent software
• Finite Element Analysis
• Seismic Analysis and interpret seismic codes
• Deflection Control Foundation Design
• Peer review for external consultants
• Construction procedures review and monitoring

Union:

This is a union-represented position.

Drug Free Workplace:

We are a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits:

We strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. 

We also provide eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. 

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. 

Summary Pay Range - Mid-Level (Level 3): $89,350 - $136,950

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