PROCESS/MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TEAM LEAD - Battle Creek, MI

Ead Management Services - Battle Creek, MI

Full-time - Mid Level

Battle Creek, MI

About the position

The Process/Mechanical Engineering Team Lead will oversee a team of drafters, designers, and engineers, playing a crucial role in the scope, definition, and design of projects tailored to client requirements. This position involves managing day-to-day operations, scheduling, and coordinating project implementations while ensuring high-quality standards are met. The role is set within a fast-paced environment, focusing on projects in various industrial sectors, including food and beverage, life sciences, and specialty chemicals.

Responsibilities

• Perform leadership functions on a team, including mentoring of team members and dissemination of pertinent information to the team.
• Coordinate the day-to-day operation of the team, including the scheduling of work, prioritizing of work assignments, implementation of projects, and assigning of projects.
• Act in a leadership/supervisory role, including coaching opportunities of team members, completion of performance evaluations, participation in the hiring process, and mentoring of team members.
• Serve as a liaison between the team and the leadership team, keeping management informed of task accomplishments, issues, and status of team activities against the program or schedule.
• Communicate and resolve interface and integration issues with other teams to improve department operations.
• Use data indicators to schedule workload, schedule maintenance, improve operations, and identify system problems/trends while escalating unresolved issues.
• Work closely with other team/project leaders to develop cost, schedule, and performance requirements for projects.
• Play a leading role in process and mechanical engineering scope definition and design.
• Interface with clients, vendors, construction administrators, and project teams.
• Perform and document technical design reviews with other disciplines on the project team to ensure high-quality output.
• Lead projects over $5M and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• B.S. Degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• 5+ years of mechanical design, engineering process plants, and overall facility design experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for effective leadership and coordination.
• High degree of self-motivation and ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Experience in managing technical projects and providing leadership during routine and stressful situations.
• Strong analytical and organizational abilities for effective decision-making while maintaining high quality standards.
• Ability to teach and mentor team members consisting of drafters, designers, and engineers.
• Experience in specifying process and/or mechanical equipment for industrial and commercial projects.
• Knowledge of heat transfer, material handling, process safety, HVAC, piping, and/or plumbing systems is preferred.
• Familiarity with building codes and NFPA standards.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD and MS Windows based operating systems and applications.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to multi-task on numerous projects simultaneously.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in heat transfer, material handling, process safety, HVAC, piping and/or plumbing systems strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of building codes and NFPA standards.