Capital Project Engineer 70408
Capital Project Engineer 70408
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Job Description
James Hardie Building Products Inc. is the North American leader in fiber cement home siding and exterior design solutions. Hardie products offer long lasting beauty and endless design possibilities with trusted protection and low maintenance. The company pioneered modern fiber cement building products and continues to invest in innovation to transform the industry. James Hardie is a highperformance organization with an unwavering commitment to Zero Harm. The company proudly employs a diverse workforce of over 3000 employees across operations in North America.
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Onsitefrom the Reno NV plant
The Capital Project Engineer will work on capital and nonroutine maintenance projects for the James Hardie Reno Engineering team. The Capital Project Engineer will report to the site Plant Manager.
This person must have extensive working knowledge of design function specification and installation of industrial equipment in a heavy manufacturing environment. Project work will include all aspects of new equipment installations end of asset life replacement civil/structural/paving upgrades and safety/reliability/process improvements in the context of a 24/7 manufacturing environment.
In order to be effective in this role the person should have 5 years of experience overseeing capital projects that includedesign developing specifications and installing material storage handling conveying and processing equipment as well as general industrial operations and construction.
Travel may be included in the role for training or project specific needs; however it is largely based in their respective plants. Business travel would likely not exceed 25 per month and less than 5 per year.
What Youll Do:
- Participate in executing administrative plant safety systems as required by the role
- Develop full scopes of work for use in soliciting general contractor proposals including all site utilities civil and structural works buildings process equipment and exterior paving.
- Prepare requests for quotation documentation solicit / review bids and award contracts.
- Prepare full project budgetary estimate and schedule.
- Write Capital Expenditure Requests and prepare Front End Loading presentations to justify project business case and communicate to stakeholders and financiers
- Coordinate and lead design review meetings pertaining to process requirements equipment design / layout piping and instrumentation diagrams utilities and HAZOP study.
- Coordinate with the local and central EH&S team and manage project permit applications as required
- Create detailed commissioning plans for use in equipment checkout and systems startup.
- Manage active construction deployment and commissioning of all elements of capital projects
- Work within an outlined capital process that includes coordination with plant stakeholders central review and external vendors and compliance with Global James Hardie Standards
- Assist with project standards development mentoring of junior engineers and similar administrative support of the engineering department
- Collaborate with plant production and maintenance personnel to deliver all required documentation manuals drawings procedures spare parts SOPs energy control procedures and training for the successful integration of project work into the production environment.
- Perform / participate in HazOp studies and implement solutions during project .
The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties responsibilities and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.
What Youll Bring:
- BS Degree in Engineering (Prefer Mechanical/Electrical but other degrees with relevant experience will be considered). Degree must be from an accredited institution.
- 5 years of experience managing heavy industrial capital projects
- Experience working with municipalities and permitting agencies
- Strong background in mechanical and electrical equipment specification and general construction
- Knowledge of International Building Codes and OSHA standards.
- Knowledge of AWS ANSI and ASTM standards.
- Excellent personal computer skills with software applications such as Microsoft Word Excel Project Power Point Outlook Internet Explorer in Windows10 environments
- Strong engineering software skills with platforms including AutoCAD SolidWorks and other designbased tools
- Must possess strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to prepare and present information to senior management.
- Must possess a strong work ethic and a willingness to work independently
- Must be able to manage multiple projects in various lifecycle stages
- Must take initiative and be results oriented
- Must be able to lead and be a part of cross functional teams.
- Specific experience designing / sizing piping system tanks pumps batching equipment material storage silos material transfer & conveying systems grinding equipment mixing systems compressors pumps boilers hydraulic / pneumatic systems etc. that align with process / production requirements
- Knowledge of NFPA 70E & NFPA 70
What Youll Receive:
Benefits available include:
Comprehensive lowcost copay medical insurance; as well as vision insurance benefits for every 30 hour fulltime employee. Insurance starts on day one!
Life insurance
Shortterm and longterm disability insurance
401(k) Retirement plan that will match 100 of employees saved dollars up to the first 6 of your salary
Paid Time Off
11 paid holidays per year paid vacation including Jury Duty and bereavement leave
Paid sick leave
Wellness Program
Employee Assistance Program
Parental Leave
Tuition reimbursement
Employee Stock Purchase Program
And moreJH Benefits At A Glance 2025
Apply now and come home to Hardie!
James Hardie Building Products Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color gender sex age national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity/expression genetic information veterans status marital status pregnancy disability or any other basis protected by law.
Employment Type
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