Project Manager / Engineer

R. F. MacDonald Co. • Hayward, CA

just now • Onsite

About The Position

The Project Management role requires a highly motivated and organized team player who can plan, design and execute project activities on time and within budget goals while maintaining a strong customer focus. The Technical Support role requires a team-oriented demeanor that can receive unresolved technical issues escalated from sales and/or service departments, impart troubleshooting guidance toward resolution and translate escalated issues into corrective actions with principals and/or internal training needs.

Requirements

• Excellent Customer Service skills and knowledge.
• Proficient in communications both verbal and written.
• Interpersonal Skills
• Safety Focus
• Critical Thinking/Evaluation
• Reasoning skills
• Ethical conduct & practices
• Time Management
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility
• Flexibility
• Timeliness
• Initiative
• Change Agent
• Microsoft Project and Visio proficiency
• Aggressive hands-on designer and problem solver
• AutoCAD proficiency
• Reading and understanding electrical, process flow and mechanical drawings.
• Experience in boiler and pumping systems, piping design and layout, process and flow diagrams, electrical control, industrial steam, and power systems design
• Experience in construction
• Requires managing schedules, project budgeting and reporting to meet specific project requirements.
• Verbal and written communication competence with team members, suppliers, and customers
• Good computer, time management and communication skills
• Good customer/vendor interaction and communication skills are needed to assist with proposals presentation and run projects to completion.
• Strong networking and relationship building skills with other RFM sites, principals and associated key product suppliers.
• Strong technical troubleshooting skills and ability to impart resolution guidance to others.
• Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within a consistently changing environment.
• This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.
• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
• This is largely a deskbound role; however, filing, correlating, reproduction and binding materials are required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets, bend or stand on a stool, climb stairs, and prepare training and meeting rooms/spaces as necessary.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, listen, bend, squat, walk, lift, pull, push, and climb stairs.
• Bachelor’s degree in ME, or related discipline preferred or Associate degree and 4 – 7 years of relevant project management experience; or 7 years of relevant project management experience.
• 5 years’ experience in project management/estimating.
• Ability to perform diversified clerical functions and working knowledge of GAAP and accounting procedures.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, and accounting software systems.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to deal effectively with a diversity of individuals at all organizational levels.
• Commitment to excellence and high standards.
• Strong organizational skills; able to manage priorities and workflow.
• Keystrokes a minimum of 45 wpm.
• Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm.
• Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand the primary language(s) used in the workplace.
• Professional appearance and demeanor
• Excellent attendance and promptness a must.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist sales to design and develop specifications and drawings, equipment selections and material/labor cost estimates for strategic and custom projects including industrial, petro-chemical, combined heat and power and power steam systems.
• Review/prepare sales estimates and/or drawing and proposal packages that are for design engineers use or out to bid and prepare material, labor and misc. material estimates along with any exceptions/clarifications to our proposal in comparison to the job bid documents.
• Assist sales process with Technical and/or Project Management customer presentations.
• Sales assistance and project support will require travel and overnight stays as needed.
• Prepare mechanical, electrical, piping and control drawings with AutoCAD and some Solid Works as needed in response to successful bid.
• Prepare submittal packages including catalogue cut sheets for all items used on the packaged assemblies.
• Review approved submittals and make all corrections as noted to conform the package system to the job/reviewed submittal requirements.
• Develop and/or supervise development of construction drawings as needed!
• Assist with the construction of the system as needed to maintain schedule, budget, and design integrity.
• Develop “as-built” documentation and drawings including Operation and Maintenance Manuals
• Provide after-shipment support as needed for successful system commissioning.
• Develop and maintain key mechanical contractor relationships with respective contractor service/project critical contacts.
• Serve as the senior Technical Support resource supporting escalated field troubleshooting efforts.
• Serve as Technical representative, alongside other RFM site representation, to liaise with principals regarding product problem resolution and/or product improvements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree