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Wood is recruiting for a Department Manager, Mechanical and Piping to join its Canadian business focusing on projects across the BioProducts sector. This opportunity is hybrid.
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The Role
Wood is currently seeking a highly motivated Department Manager, Mechanical and Piping to join our team, preferably based in Vancouver, Canada. Other locations could be Grande Prairie and Calgary. The Department Manager has overall responsibility for building and developing the mechanical (including materials handling and HVAC/building services) and piping engineering and design team, managing our library of technical standards and procedures, and the continued migration of our engineering platforms to full data-centric delivery.
Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future. Transforming the world.
Wood’s Canada team is a recognized leader in the forest and bio-industries. We provide end-to-end EPCM services to clients in pulp and paper, biomass, and sustainable industrial infrastructure, helping drive energy transition and decarbonization.
What we can offer
- Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across Canada
- Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid working
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
- Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market.
- Salary range for this position is $150,000.00 - $185,000.00
- Flexible benefits package that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle
- Commitment to continued professional development through development plans tailored to individual needs and interests
- Global connections with leading industry experts around the world who are shaping the standards of our profession
In our recruitment and hiring process at Wood Canada Ltd., we want to emphasize that we do not employ artificial intelligence or automated systems to screen or select candidates. We are committed to ensuring fairness and inclusivity by relying on the expertise from a team of professional recruiters for the application reviews, interviews, and qualification assessments.
Typical responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and manage the MP engineering and design team
- Oversee project delivery for MP to meet budget, schedule, and quality targets
- Ensure compliance with company procedures and quality systems
- Coordinate with other departments and project managers for efficient execution and utilization of staff
- Coordinate and lead work with distributed teams and work-share offices
- Monitor team performance and forecast resource needs
- Identify staffing requirements and lead the process to recruit new staff
- Participate in the BioProducts leadership team to help identify and secure new project opportunities
- Support training, and professional development
- Prepare and/or review and approve technical deliverables, engineering and capital cost estimates and proposals
- Stay current with industry standards and tools, and implement improvements
- Promote a safety culture
What makes you remarkable?
At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.
Expected:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Registered or eligible for P.Eng. in British Columbia and/or other provinces (PE in the U.S. is an asset)
- At least 10-15 years of relevant technical experience in analysis, design, specification and procurement of industrial process plant equipment and piping
- Strong knowledge of industry practices and mechanical and piping codes and standards
- Experience in software used for process plant engineering, including:
- Design and drafting software (both 2D & 3D)
- Piping stress analysis
- Static equipment (e.g. tank and vessel) design
- Hydraulic and compressible flow analysis
- Experience with tender documents and engineering deliverables
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Committed to client satisfaction and team success
Diversity Statement We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.