Design Engineer

Luck Companies•Manakin Sabot, VA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role serves as a project manager for capital projects, overseeing budget, schedule, scope, and stakeholder communication from conception through completion. The position involves developing and managing capital estimates, project budgets, and schedules, ensuring accountability throughout project execution. It also includes selecting, contracting, and managing external contractors and vendors, leading project commissioning, coordinating system startups with operations staff, and conducting formal project closeouts. A significant portion of the role involves field presence at quarry sites to assess conditions, verify designs, and support construction. This requires partnering directly with plant staff and operations leadership to understand site needs, validate scope, and ensure designs are operationally sound. The role also leads plant design and integration of processing equipment, collaborating with other engineering disciplines and evaluating/selecting capital equipment. Finally, it involves producing and reviewing engineering drawings using AutoCAD, providing design direction, and maintaining project documentation according to company standards.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree
3-5+ years Engineering Experience, Civil, Mechanical, or closely related engineering discipline
AutoCAD and Project Scheduling software
Working knowledge of mechanical systems
Working knowledge of fabrication and construction
Demonstrated track record of delivering capital projects on time and on budget with full accountability for scope, cost, and schedule

Nice To Haves

Mechanical or Civil Engineering Degree
PE (Professional Engineer Licensed)

Responsibilities

Serves as project manager on capital projects, owning budget, schedule, scope, and stakeholder communication from concept through commissioning and closeout.
Develops and manages capital estimates, project budgets, and schedules.
Maintains budget and schedule accountability through project execution and closeout.
Selects, contracts, and manages external contractors and vendors.
Leads project commissioning, coordinates system startup with operations staff, and conducts formal project closeout.
Travels to active quarry sites across to assess conditions, verify designs, and support construction execution.
Partners directly with plant staff and operations leadership to understand site needs, validate scope, and ensure designs are operationally sound before construction begins.
Applies constructability judgment throughout design, anticipating installation sequences, maintenance access requirements, and field execution constraints.
Leads plant design and integration of processing equipment.
Partners with other engineering disciplines to coordinate multi-discipline project deliverables.
Evaluates and selects capital equipment; manages vendor submittals, technical review, and OEM coordination through installation and commissioning.
Produces and reviews engineering drawings using AutoCAD; provides design direction to designers and reviews deliverables for accuracy and constructability.
Maintains project documentation, specifications, and records in accordance with Luck Stone document control standards.