Capital Projects Engineer

Materion Corporation•Elmore, OH

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Based at Materion’s Elmore, Ohio facility, the Capital Projects Engineer will be a key member of a cross-functional team executing an approximately $50 million capital project. Under the direction of the project leader, this position provides engineering coordination and project execution support from scope development and design through procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and closeout. The engineer works with operations, maintenance, EHS, quality, procurement, finance, engineering partners, contractors, and equipment suppliers to support safe delivery on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with technical and operational requirements. Success requires sound engineering judgment, effective organization and communication, disciplined follow-through, and the ability to resolve technical and execution issues in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
8–12 years of progressive engineering experience, preferably in a manufacturing, industrial, chemical-process, metals, or similar plant environment.
Demonstrated experience supporting or executing capital projects through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and closeout; experience contributing to a large, multidisciplinary capital project is strongly preferred.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and working knowledge of project scheduling, document-control, and collaboration tools.
Working knowledge of engineering design processes, equipment specifications, construction practices, cost estimating, scheduling, contractor coordination, and management of change.
Working knowledge of SAP, SharePoint, and project management software.
Solid understanding of engineering fundamentals and capital project execution practices, including scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, safety, document control, commissioning, and turnover.
Collaborative, organized, and accountable team contributor able to manage multiple priorities and deliverables in a fast-paced project environment.
Strong analytical, technical problem-solving, organizational, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to recognize risks and drive assigned actions to closure.
Effective verbal and written communication and presentation skills; comfortable speaking with employees at all levels of the organization.
Must meet export compliance eligibility requirements for access to U.S. controlled technology under ITAR and EAR, through an eligible status or applicable export-license approval.

Nice To Haves

Project management training or certification.
Professional Engineering License.
Experience supporting capital projects in the metals industry or another complex manufacturing environment.
Experience coordinating third-party engineering firms, equipment suppliers, construction contractors, and commissioning resources.
Experience with Microsoft Project and Visio.

Responsibilities

Support planning and execution of an approximately $50 million capital project; coordinate assigned engineering workstreams and help align internal stakeholders, engineering partners, contractors, vendors, and equipment suppliers.
Develop and maintain assigned scopes of work, technical requirements, schedules, cost estimates, forecasts, risks, action lists, and project documentation.
Participate in Front-End Loading (FEL), Front-End Engineering Design (FEED), design reviews, and Stage-Gate activities; evaluate technical alternatives and support constructible, operable, and maintainable solutions.
Coordinate equipment fabrication reviews, factory acceptance testing (FAT), installation, field inspections, site acceptance testing (SAT), commissioning, startup, punch-list resolution, and turnover documentation for assigned systems.
Coordinate with operations, maintenance, EHS, finance, quality, continuous improvement, and technical teams to gather input, resolve issues, and maintain alignment with the project execution plan.
Communicate commitments, decisions, open actions, technical issues, and schedule impacts to project leadership and affected stakeholders in a timely manner.
Define assigned system requirements, design criteria, deliverables, acceptance criteria, and performance metrics with site personnel and other stakeholders.
Track commitments, expenditures, forecasts, quantities, and progress for assigned scopes; identify variances and support corrective actions.
Support procurement by preparing technical bid packages, participating in vendor and contractor evaluations, reviewing submittals, and coordinating technical clarifications and deliverables.
Evaluate proposed changes and field conditions, document technical and commercial impacts, and support the project change-control process.
Prepare technical documentation, calculations, specifications, meeting notes, status reports, and presentations for technical and non-technical audiences.
Participate in project reviews, report progress and risks for assigned scopes, and follow mitigation and recovery actions through completion.
Apply engineering judgment and structured problem-solving to resolve design, construction, installation, and startup issues, escalating significant risks appropriately.