Senior Project Engineer - ASRS

Jervis B. Webb Company - Salt Lake City, UT

Full-time - Senior

Salt Lake City, UT

Machinery Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Project Engineer - ASRS is responsible for creating engineering designs for industrial material handling storage systems, including the design and installation of various structures in large distribution centers. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and may involve leading project work while providing direction to less-senior team members.

Responsibilities

• Performs diverse, specialized and complex work involving significant accountability and decision-making responsibility.
• Designs new automated and semi-automated material handling systems and proposes modifications to existing equipment; customizes standard designs based on customer specifications and scope documents.
• Creates description of operation documents to ensure designs meet customer expectations.
• Creates approval, permit, installation, and fabrication drawings using AutoCAD.
• Obtains material and product quotes from vendors and issues purchase orders and estimates costs.
• Monitors the project schedule, engineering timeline, and material costs.
• Works with other disciplines on project team to ensure engineered solutions and all equipment fit within system confines and constraints.
• Leads and directs the work of less-senior project engineers and designers.

Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in engineering design and project execution.
• Minimum of 7 years of engineering or construction experience, preferably in the material handling industry.
• Proficient in AutoCAD; working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, SharePoint and Visio.
• Ability to handle multiple project assignments and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced results-oriented environment.
• Ability to interface effectively with internal and external customers, vendors, consulting engineers, architects, and installers.
• Ability to lead work teams and projects effectively.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Team-oriented and collaborative.
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented.
• Ability to learn new technology.

Nice-to-haves

• Ability to speak Japanese is a plus.