Engineering Development Site Coordinator

Nesco Resource•Richmond, VA

About The Position

The Engineering Development Site Coordinator will coordinate transition, startup, operational readiness, and ongoing technical operations support for the Southlake Engineering Development Center. Initial work will focus on equipment relocation and installation, facility readiness projects, infrastructure implementation, inventory establishment, material handling, and coordination of contractors, equipment suppliers, and service providers. As the facility becomes operational, the role will shift toward supporting engineering development, prototyping, equipment evaluation, and capability-building activities. Ongoing support includes equipment logistics, inventory and asset tracking, receiving and moving materials, facility organization and housekeeping, equipment documentation, and safety and environmental compliance. The coordinator will facilitate work among engineering teams, facilities personnel, contractors, suppliers, and service providers. The assignment may also include maintaining engineering drawing packages, retaining documents, and supporting records in AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Vault, or similar systems. The role supports multiple concurrent projects in industrial, manufacturing, pilot, engineering development, or research environments. A preference is noted for a retiree from a Food and Beverage family of companies with an engineering, manufacturing/production operations, maintenance, or facilities background and practical industry knowledge.

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience supporting manufacturing, technical operations, facilities, maintenance, engineering support, industrial project implementation, equipment installation, facility startup, contractor coordination, or industrial infrastructure projects.
Experience operating industrial material handling equipment and willingness to obtain required forklift and scissor-lift certifications immediately upon assignment if not already certified.
Familiarity with inventory management systems, material logistics, and asset tracking.
Working knowledge of industrial safety practices, environmental compliance requirements, and waste management processes.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications in industrial or technical environments.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology, Facilities Management, Operations Management, or a related technical discipline.
Experience with AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Vault, or similar engineering drawing and document management systems.
Preference for a retiree from a Food and Beverage family of companies with an engineering, manufacturing/production operations, maintenance, or facilities background, practical industry knowledge, and general understanding of organizational ways of working.

Responsibilities

Coordinate equipment relocation and installation activities.
Support facility readiness projects, infrastructure implementation, transition, and startup efforts.
Coordinate contractors, equipment suppliers, service providers, and engineering and facilities teams.
Support material handling, receiving, movement, and logistics.
Establish and maintain inventory and asset tracking; support parts and inventory management.
Support day-to-day operations, facility organization, and housekeeping at the engineering development center.
Support safety and environmental compliance, including related records and waste management processes.
Provide technical documentation support, including maintaining engineering drawing packages and document retention.
Support records maintained in AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Vault, or similar engineering documentation systems.
Coordinate technical project execution for equipment changes and support engineering development, prototyping, equipment evaluation, and capability-building activities.