Fortna is hiring for Project Engineer II-Mechanical

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 7 years of relevant experience, or Associate’s degree in engineering with 10 years of relevant experience, or high school diploma with 15 years of relevant experience
• Proficiency in the use of AutoCAD with at least 5 years’ practical experience
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office products, particularly Word and Excel
• Experience in meeting and design session leadership and facilitation
• Ability to present in front of a large group including all stakeholders
• Experience in standard design of relevant material handling equipment and general operational knowledge of distribution centers
• Knowledge of and ability to work with and manage multiple suppliers
• Ability to manage schedules and budgets for projects
• Willingness to expand knowledge of industry best practices and latest innovations in the industry
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills
• Ability to coach, lead, and manage others including remote resources in multiple time zones through the use of conference calls, webcasts, webinars, video conferencing, or other forms of digital communication
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, time management and problem-solving skills
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally (possess active passport)
• Ability to self-motivate and work remotely

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Project management training or experience
• Consulting, operations and/or distribution experience in supply chain logistics
• Experience in material handling equipment
• AutoCAD 3D and knowledge of DCconceptor/DCdesigner

• Demonstrating strong leadership qualities & proactively communicating
• Acting as the conduit in engineering to ensure on-time & under budget implementation 
• Leading all required portions of a project through the requirements engineering & final engineering (implementation) processes including engineering budget, schedule-tracking, weekly status reports & maintaining Engineering Project Workbook
• Taking ownership of all responsibilities of a project to ensure success
• Exploring & supporting trade-offs of alternative concepts & leading/supporting alternative analysis justification to drive the best design during all phases of project while maintaining project business case

Requirements Engineering & Procurement Phase:

• Supporting internal kick off & efforts to transition from Ops Design
• Leading detail design (using DCdesigner/DCconceptor, Fortna’s propriety 3D drawing tool), design lock with Client (signature required), & preparing all bills of material (BOMs)
• Leading internal design reviews, QC process, engineering weekly meeting, & publishing weekly engineering status reports
• During procurement, supporting Client meetings, identifying potential suppliers, setting up tier levels, supporting request for proposal (RFP) generation, scorecard development, & reviewing & supporting supplier presentations & site visits
• Estimating coordination, confirming & supporting capital budgets, & attending all price reviews
• Helping to develop implementation schedule & budget
• Tracking engineering schedule, budgets, & resource planning (report to engineering directors & managers)
• Scheduling & phasing review within engineering team
• Interfacing with contractor/architect
• Updating Pre-Functional Specification Document (FSD) & supporting FSD generation

Implementation Phase:

• Leading final engineering efforts & weekly meeting, publishing weekly status reports (consolidated from electrical, design, & technical services), tracking schedule & budgets, & resource planning (report to engineering directors)
• Calculation of conveyor point loads along with header steel layout & design
• Working to ensure original business case is being satisfied
• Attending project kick-off meeting & reviewing description of operation
• Leading ITS project introduction meeting/internal kick-off (w/pre-read document)
• Reviewing MHS implementation plan with project manager & site manager (includes phasing)
• Ensuring drawing QC & QA needed to provide a good implementation & supporting DQC Process (mechanical & electric)
• Leading final drawing approval with Client
• Facilitating meetings: speeds & feeds, design reviews, etc
• Coordinating all prototype efforts (plans, signoff, budgets, etc)
• Coordinating onsite engineering support during installation & commissioning
• Ensuring Client’s key objectives remain in focus
• Managing project during testing & go-live
• Managing project close-out & final documents including project review & lessons learned

General:

• Traveling to Client site
• Continually seeking work to maintain project utilization (billable hours)
• Utilizing current design practices for MHS
• Adhering to Fortna & dept. standards & helping to improve them
• Leading, attending & documenting required meetings; maintaining good design notes
• Attending company training as required
• Timely response to & follow up on communications
• Being available, approachable, & reliable