Engineering Aide jobs in Jefferson, CO

Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION

A Little About Us: ZAP is a full-service engineering, design, and construction management firm servicing the oil & gas, heavy industrial, mining, and manufacturing sectors. From our Lakewood, Colorado office, we execute projects across North America spanning from California to Florida and Canada down to Mexico. Our projects range in size from simple engineering studies or maintenance repairs to full-scale design of large facilities. ZAP operates at a fast-pace while providing a team-centric approach to our work.

About your role:

This is a hands-on, full-time position with day-to-day duties that include managing a team of two (2) to ten (10) process engineers. In addition to the technical skills required at the Engineer 3 & 4 levels, they are responsible for their direct reports in all aspects. In addition to their responsibilities with their direct reports, a process engineering supervisor is responsible for coordinating with other supervisors and directors to resource projects, contribute to business development and proposals, assist with recruiting and interviewing, and create/revise/improve department standards.

Essential Duties and Major Responsibilities

• Team Management
  • Effectively analyzes resource needs, organizes, and allocates resources, as well as coordinates with Project Managers for resources and deliverable dates and assesses resources with Project Managers to ensure allocation can fulfill the technical requirements.
  • Periodically reviews project budgets and schedules, as well as facilitates periodic team meetings and participates in department meetings.
  • Understands effective resourcing and department budgeting tools and how to leverage them for workforce planning, as well as participates in the full scope of candidate selection, interview, onboarding assessments and reviewing performance metrics for the team.
  • Promptly addresses and documents employee relations issues including disciplinary action, personnel or performance issues and resolves conflict by engaging Director, Human Resources, and IT.
• Individual Management
  • Fosters creativity and innovation while motivating employees to excel.
  • Performs timely employee reviews and development plans for employees, as well as conducts individual 1on1s with direct reports.
  • Identifies and sponsors training for employees, in addition to coaching and training employees and delegating responsibility to develop staff.
• Department Management and Organization
  • Awareness of allocation and utilization metrics and targets from Ajera and administering department overhead billing codes for training, standards, and staff meetings.
  • Reviews and approves timesheets, in addition to tracks and approves PTO requests.
• Business Development and Client Relationships.
  • Participates in proposal efforts by developing budgets, identifying scope and resources, reviewing schedules, providing feedback on, or generating short/long form proposal documents.
  • Facilitate handoff to assigned resources at project kickoff as needed.
  • Review business development forecast with Director regularly.
  • Foster and maintain relationships with existing clients.
• Produces and checks process engineering deliverables, as defined by the RACI model (Responsible, Accountable, Consultative, and Informed), in alignment with engineering standard processes and procedures.
  • Process Simulation.
  • Block Flow Diagram.
  • Process Flow Diagram.
  • Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs.)
  • Process Safety Valve (PSV) Calculations/Sizing.
  • Operating Procedures.
  • Flare Study.
  • Vendor data technical evaluations.
• Collaborates with project team members on inter-disciplinary technical deliverables, as defined by the RACI.
  • Design Basis.
  • Line List.
  • Equipment Sizing, Datasheets, and Specifications.
  • Cause & Effect.
  • Controls Narrative.
  • Process conditions for instrument & Control Valve (CV) datasheets.
  • Assist with other duties as assigned

Work Hours:

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• Accrued PTO
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Basic Life / AD&D
• Voluntary Life / AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Aflac

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or Petroleum Engineering or equivalent experience required.
• Professional Engineering license or 12-years of relevant experience in lieu of a license required.

Type of Experience Needed to be Successful

• Minimum of 10-years’ experience practicing discipline specific engineering on multidiscipline project teams required.

Specialized Skills

• Advanced communication (written, verbal and presentation) skills, to deliver complex information effectively and align people with the needs of the project/team.
• Advanced problem-solving skills, to be able to manage complex situations with multiple layers and resolve to solution anticipating needs now and into the future.
• Advanced awareness of workflow, and project tradeoffs to make decisions based on needs now and into the future.
• Advanced leadership skills with experience leading large or technical teams through complex deliverables.
• Expert user of technology and software required to execute daily tasks.
• Proficient with HYSYS, Unisim, ProMax, and/or VMG Symmetry. Proficient with Excel.
• Must have a valid, active driver’s license and ability to maintain a good driving record.

Supervisory Expectations:

• The position supervises or manages the work of at least two full-time employees or the equivalent. The position includes decisions or recommendations regarding personnel actions such as hiring, disciplinary action, overtime, changes in pay and terminations.

Independence of Action

• Results are defined; the incumbent sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow. Although precedents may exist, supervisor/manager provides broad guidance and overall direction.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: (The phrases "occasionally," "regularly," and "frequently" correspond to the following definitions: "occasionally" means up to 1/3 of working time, "regularly" means between 1/3 and 2/3 of working time, and "frequently" means 2/3 and more of working time.)

• The work environment is the typical office environment. The employee must complete their work satisfactorily in an environment where there are significant distractions, including loud noises, OSHA hazards, industrial materials, machinery & equipment, dangers chemical substances, and interruptions requiring the employee to answer questions from others.
• The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. In many cases, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and should do so in a sound and safe manner. This job's specific vision abilities include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Core Competencies:

• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed. Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting.
• Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and principles; upholds organizational values.
• Initiative - Volunteers readily; undertakes self-development activities; seeks increased responsibilities; takes independent actions and calculated risks; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; asks for and offers help when needed.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Job Knowledge - Competent in required job skills and knowledge; exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills; keeps abreast of current developments; requires minimal supervision; displays understanding of how job relates to others; uses resources effectively.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Judgement - Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisions.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; develops realistic action plans.
• Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others; inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; accepts feedback from others; gives appropriate recognition to others.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; displays orientation to profitability; demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; aligns work with strategic goals.