E&C Engineer

Description

• Responsibilities include managing reliability and capital projects, coordinating fleet initiatives across multiple wind farms, financial management of projects, scheduling, planning, contractor coordination, documentation, and project execution.
• Primary focus is on mechanical and electrical equipment failures and associated projects.
• Coordinate with operations managers and reliability engineers across 16 wind farms in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Iowa.
• Manage both planned and emergent capital projects.
• Coordinate contractors, schedules, budgets, purchasing, project documentation, and project execution.
• Support project planning, financial tracking, and communication between field and office stakeholders.
• Occasional travel to wind farm sites.
• The individual will coordinate with contractors, plant operators, supervisors, engineers, and project stakeholders but will not have direct reports.
• Works with operations managers, reliability engineers, purchasing personnel, print/document resources, project controls, accounting support, plant operators, plant supervisors, operations supervisors, internal and external engineers, and contractors supporting project execution.
• Primarily internal customers, while coordinating with external contractors performing project work.
• Collaborative environment requiring coordination among numerous stakeholders across multiple sites and departments.

Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• Project management experience.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Engineering background (Mechanical or Electrical preferred).
• Initiative and ability to work independently.
• Strong communication skills.
• Familiarity with project management and business systems.
• Organization.
• Initiative.
• Persistence.
• Communication.
• Stakeholder management.
• Collaboration.
• Experience can range from recent graduates to candidates with 15+ years of experience.
• Engineering knowledge applied to troubleshooting and reliability issues
• ABET-accredited degree preferred/expected pending final confirmation.
• Must possess a valid driver's license.
• 10+ years of strong wind turbine / wind energy experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification.
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT).
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience with project management software.
• Accounting/business systems experience.
• Drawing/print management experience.
• Must be able to pass background screening.
• Familiarity with construction site safety.

Benefits Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.

Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first of the month following at least 1 calendar year after employment begins.

Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.