Capital Project Engineer
Capital Project Engineer
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About James Hardie
James Hardie Industries plc (NYSE: JHX; ASX: JHX) is the industry leader in exterior home and outdoor living solutions with a portfolio that includes fiber cement fiber gypsum composite and PVC decking and railing products. Products offered by James Hardie are engineered for beauty durability and climate resilience and include trusted brands like Hardie TimberTech AZEK Exteriors Versatex fermacell and StruXure.
We are on a mission to fulfill our purpose of Building a Better Future for All by inspiring how communities design build and grow today and tomorrow. The James Hardie portfolio is marketed and sold throughout North America Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
We maintain best-in-class relationships with customers and contractors as well as superior localized manufacturing operations to ensure we deliver timely and sustainable solutions tailored to meet our customers specific needs.
With over 8000 employees and our U.S. operating entities headquartered in Chicago we boast 31 operating sites 6 recycling facilities and 6 research and development centers globally. We are on a mission to be the most respected and desired building materials brand in the world operating under a set of shared values with priority placed on our Zero Harm culture.
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Summary
The Capital Project Engineer will work on capital and non-routine maintenance projects for the James Hardie Reno Engineering team. The Capital Project Engineer will report to the site Plant 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 order to be effective in this role the person should have 5 years of experience overseeing capital projects that include design developing specifications and installing material storage handling conveying and processing equipment as well as general industrial operations and 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 co-ordination 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 execution.
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 design-based 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:
What Youll Receive:
Benefits available include:
- Comprehensive low-cost co-pay Health Insurance;medical dental prescription and vision insurance benefits for every 30 hour full-time employee. Insurance starts on day one!
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) Retirementplan that will match 100% of employees saved dollars up to the first 6% of your salary
- 11 paid holidays per year
- Paid vacation
- (Paid sick leave)
- Wellness Program Employee Assistance Program Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Community Involvement & Sustainable Solutions
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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.
James Hardie will comply with any applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits including but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act in accordance with its plans and policies.
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.
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