SMARDT is the leading manufacturer of oil-free designed centrifuges with operations worldwide. We are now expanding our Montreal headquarters and have many ongoing opportunities!

We are looking for a Project Engineer to join Data Center team.

Reporting to the Director of Business Development, the Project Engineer will be a customer facing lead on behalf of Smardt and responsible for coordinating and managing activities with different stakeholders such as; Sales, Service, Field Service, QA/QC, and Engineering teams within Smardt, and externally with Data Center project team members, including DC Ownership Team, CX agent, EOR, GC, MEP subcontractors, equipment sub vendors, etc. in order to manage all Smardt site related activities from equipment arrival on site to final hand off to customer, post CX. Coordinate activities between any and all stakeholders noted above, execute all Start up, CX and onsite project related activities, and facilitate/track all parts/services during the project timeline schedule and post handoff to customer, including transition to post warranty and PM related services.

*** We offers fully paid benefits, competitive salary and lots of opportunity for growth! ***

Project Responsibilities Include:

• Coordinate equipment delivery to customer sites
• Participate in Customer witnessed / Factory Witness Testing
• Schedule start-up activities
• Attend Smardt Internal DC and other various weekly meetings
• Participate in scheduled pre-commissioning meetings
• Issue required L2-L5 scope/scripts
• Oversee all L2-L5 activities inc; customer equipment acceptance, start-up, commissioning, & final IST Test activities
• Maintain site issues, deficiency lists and open items w/ both Smardt and Client online tracking software programs
• Coordinate w/ Service team for all warranty visits insuring compliance to customer SLA’s
• Coordinate w/ Service team for all parts ordering/delivery in both warranty and post warranty periods
• Review start-up and commissioning reports from Service Technicians
• Coordinate efforts with Smardt authorized Local Service Providers
• Prepare final product/project close out documents
• Coordinate Training activities post project close out
• Develop Lessons Learned and QA/QC project list for review w/ Engineering/Production/QA/QC teams
• Develop Preventative Maintenance programs and coordinate PM activities throughout the year
• Coordinate w/ Smardt teams internally & customer site project teams for any required RCA initiatives
• Lead and coordinate product updates and upgrades both internally and with customer sites
• Any other related task, as directed by your supervisor

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related Engineering Degree- preferred.
• Construction Management Degree also considered w/ related mechanical HVAC project experience.
• Minimum 3-5 years Project Engineer/Project Manager Experience in the Mechanical, HVAC marketplace
• Data Center experience a plus
• Problem-solving skills - Data Center, Mission Critical Project engineers work at the highest level of complexity and require solving: planning, scheduling, coordination, execution, negotiation, etc skillsets.
• Decision-making skills - The Project Engineer must determine the feasibility of plans, especially regarding cost, schedule, safety and quality concerns.
• Leadership skills - The Project Engineer is ultimately responsible for the project’s success related to site Installation by contractors, Start up, Commissioning, turnover and post sale activities. You must be able to lead company Field Technicians, contractors, consultants and other various internal and external team members
• Communication skills - The Project Engineer must be able to communicate well with other professionals, both internal and external, such as Owners, Engineers, GC, Subcontractors, CX Agents, Consultants, Field Staff, etc. You must be able to give instructions, write reports that people without an engineering background can understand as well as present plans, findings and recommendations clearly both internally and externally.