Senior Mechanical Engineer at Peridot Forte Solutions Consulting

Our Client in the Engineering Industry requires a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join their team.

Position: Senior Mechanical Engineer.

Location: Owo, Ondo State.

Responsibilities

• Designing mechanical equipment using Autocad as well as computing the associated Bill of Materials.

• Reviewing and interpreting blueprints, technical drawings, schematics and computer-generated reports.

• Researching, designing, evaluating, installing, operating, and maintaining equipment, systems and processes to meet requirements while applying knowledge of engineering principles.

• Conducting research that tests and analyses the feasibility, design, operation and performance of equipment, components and systems.

• Recommending design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.

• Developing test models of alternate designs and processing methods to assess feasibility, operating condition effects, possible new applications and necessity of modification.

• Estimating costs for submission of bids for engineering related projects.

• Ensuring strict adherence to high standard operating procedures, testing and placing orders for equipment outsourcing and change in design.

• Ensuring strong Engineering processes and controls such as Document Control, Document Management and Document Archiving.

• Assisting the General Manager in overseeing daily business operations of the Design Office & Fabrication Division.

• Developing and implementing growth strategies to improve revenue.

• Generating new clients, new project orders and sales.

• Engaging with and building relationships with new and existing clients with the aim of growing the business.

• Assisting the General Manager with allocation, budgeting, resource planning, and scheduling.

• Assisting the General Manager with managing unit and development cost estimations and helping to determine affordable and reliable material sources.

• Assisting the General Manager with maintaining engineering budgets and ensuring adherence to the budget by driving value engineering initiatives to reduce project cost and innovative construction methodologies to improve productivity.

• Assisting the General Manager with the review of workforce capacity gaps within the Engineering team and ensuring timely recruitment in alignment with Corporate HR policies.

• Assisting the General Manager with the supervision of team members to create an energetic and positive work environment.

• Ensuring continuous Training & Development of staff.

• Evaluating performance and productivity.

• Generating reports and giving presentations as needed.

Requirements

• First Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field with 8-10 years’ relevant work experience.

• Knowledge of Auto-Card and design techniques is necessary.

• Membership of NSE will be an added advantage.

• Excellent Communication Skills.

• Attention to detail.