Facilities Engineer III

Corning•Newton, NC

7d•$93,470 - $128,522•Onsite

About The Position

The company built on breakthroughs. Join us. Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible. How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations – not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company, and the world, forward. At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more. Come break through with us. Our Optical Communications segment has recently evolved from being a manufacturer of optical fiber and cable, hardware and equipment to being a comprehensive provider of industry-leading optical solutions across the broader communications industry. This segment is classified into two main product groupings – carrier network and enterprise network. The carrier network product group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications. The enterprise network product group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in civil, mechanical, electrical, or chemical engineering or similar required.
5+ years of field engineering experience.
Demonstrated project management skills
Exceptional time management and organization skills
Demonstrated ability to take projects from conception to commissioning, balancing several at a time.
Experience working with suppliers, contractors, technical staff
Skilled at reading and interpreting drawings and piping and instrumentation diagrams
Can identify potential problems and offer corrective or preventative actions.
Strong expertise in construction project scheduling, including development and management of baseline schedules, look-ahead schedules, and recovery schedules for field execution.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project for building detailed schedules, tracking progress, managing critical path activities, and reporting schedule updates to project teams and leadership.
Working knowledge of the Last Planner System, including pull planning, weekly work planning, constraint identification/removal, and percent plan complete (PPC) tracking
Demonstrated ability to secure cooperative and effective performance from associates assigned to projects.
Maintain and value diversity / quality of personnel recruited, trained, and promoted.
Have a deep appreciation for the safety aspects of the Process Services design and the implementation.
Self-starter. Able to work alone or in teams equally well.
Ability to build relationships within cross functional groups; team building skills
Strong written and oral communication skills
Ability to manage large external teams of contractors/sub-contractors to achieve project objectives

Responsibilities

Principal lead on one or more projects.
Propose, plan (scope), and implement projects requiring engineering analysis and modeling.
Define the scope, financial impact, key activities, and method of evaluation on projects.
Monitors and controls the technical, cost, and time objectives of the projects.
Re-allocates funds and personnel to meet project requirements.
Initiate and implement major process improvement projects leading to improved understanding, significant cost reduction, or quality improvement.
Develop staffing requirements for projects. Ensure coordination, interaction, and effect resource utilization of appropriate groups on projects.
Direct the activities of other engineering personnel assigned to the projects.
Provide technical leadership on one or more projects. Primary technical leadership on Facilities Process systems. Project management will be required on a wide variety of projects and not restricted to only Facilities Process-related systems.
Act as a division consultant on problems involving delivery and integration of process services Worldwide for Optical Fiber and Cables locations.
Maintain knowledge of current work being conducted both inside and outside of Corning in the areas of optical fiber and cables.
Effectively communicate plans, progress, and problems to all concerned parties.
Document results.
Ensures coordination and interaction with other organizations that are involved in the projects.
Trains other engineering personnel in project engineering, modeling, and engineering analysis