A leading automotive manufacturer is hiring a Mechanical Field Engineer to support building and facilities construction at its Georgetown, KY plant (100% onsite, local candidates). You will facilitate mechanical building-system startups and commissioning, review submittals and drawings, coordinate equipment testing/delivery/installation, oversee mechanical contractors, and conduct continuous inspections for compliance with specifications, codes, and quality standards. The role is based at a construction site and shop floor.
Job Responsibilities
Facilitate mechanical building-system startups and commissioning activities
Provide subject-matter review of product and equipment submittals, shop drawings, engineering design drawings and specifications, and contractor RFIs
Coordinate equipment factory testing, delivery, installation, commissioning, and handover to end users
Coordinate weekend and plant-shutdown work with contractors, plant facilities groups, and manufacturing shops
Conduct continuous work-progress and mechanical-system inspections for compliance with specifications, quality standards, and codes
Oversee mechanical contractors for adherence to project delivery methods, schedule milestones, and coordination; manage RFIs and field change orders
Support construction administration (scheduling, quality confirmations, coordination meetings, utility outages) and prepare field-engineering status reports for Project Managers
Numbers & Facts
Location
Georgetown, KY
Job Type
Full-time
Salary
$52–$55 Per Hour
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
10 plus years in industrial or commercial construction projects; 5 plus years in a mechanical design field
Strong knowledge of construction means and methods, and proficient drawing review and field application
Extensive knowledge of OSHA safety (Lock-Out/Tag-Out, Electrical
Safe Work Practices, Control of Hazardous Energy, arc flash) and codes/standards (IBC, NEC, NESC, NFPA, ASME, AMCA, ARI, AWS, ASHRAE, FM)
OSHA 10 certification; ability to manage construction schedules daily, weekly, and monthly
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project), AutoCAD, and Bluebeam
Able to work onsite in Georgetown, KY (local), travel about 10%, work about 20% overtime (weekends/shutdowns), and meet construction-site physical demands (steel-toed shoes, extended standing/walking, stairs to roofs)
Preferred: PMP certification; OSHA 30; Autodesk Construction
Cloud/Build; automotive or industrial manufacturing experience; mechanical system design-criteria development
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision
About Company
About Tecknomic Tecknomic is a technical staffing firm partnering with government and Fortune 500 clients across manufacturing, engineering, and technology. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected-veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
Skills
Commissioning
Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Construction Safety
FIELD ENGINEERING
Skills
Automotive Manufacturingunmatched
Commissioningunmatched
Constructionunmatched
Construction Engineeringunmatched
Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
On Site Supportunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Quality Metricsunmatched
Sales/Support Engineering (SE)unmatched
System Start-Upunmatched
Testingunmatched
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