Heavy Civil Mechanical Lead

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We are seeking a motivated individual who is eager to learn, work on unique projects, and travel with our company. If you have a background in heavy civil trades and an eye for mechanical work, we want to hear from you! We are looking to train the right individual to become a Mechanical Lead. A background in industrial plumbing, millwright, or boilermaker experience is a plus!

Our Work: We specialize in and are passionate about water resources. We self-perform heavy civil construction work where we may board a barge to get to the jobsite, fly materials on top dams to replace and install large gates and bulkheads on dams and water control structures, demo/place concrete, and more. This position would start out working in Texas, Arkansas, Illinois or Missouri with additional long-term work opportunities in the Pacific Northwest and Western regions.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with project teams to tackle mechanical challenges on heavy civil projects.
• Reads, identifies, and understands blueprints related to metal structures and moving machinery. IE: hoists, gates, pumps, and bulkheads
• Install and align mechanical machinery.
• Understands working and installing equipment and structures with tight tolerances, often times within .003"
• Experience installing miscellaneous metal structures.
• Selects supports and tools to correctly complete job tasks.
• Understands, or wants to understand, machine runout tolerances and how to meet the tolerance.
• Experience working with all types of cranes and rigging certifications is a plus.
• Uses theodolite, survey equipment, levels, and string line to correctly align and layout for equipment.
• Understands proper use of saws and cutting torches, welding experience is a plus.
• Work closely with engineers and electricians to start up and test motors and machinery.
• Reviews and executes work plans to correctly and safely install large steel structures and machinery.
• Able to look at issues and come up with solutions
• Operates hand and power tools.
• Set equipment and structures at correct elevations, plumb and level.
• Ability to work with other trades.
• Maintains awareness of safety rules and procedures.
• Identifies safety hazards and reports to project supervisors.
• Performs additional assignments at supervisor's direction.
• Regular, predictable attendance is required.
• Ability to get along and work effectively with others.

Qualifications:

• Strong desire to learn and develop expertise in the mechanical industry.
• Willingness to travel and work in various remote locations.
• Thrives in hands-on environments and is excited about working on heavy civil projects often times in a marine environment.

Who We Are: McMillen, Inc. (McMillen) is an engineering, environmental, and construction firm providing scalable, multi-disciplinary capabilities. We are a design and build firm providing clients with balanced perspective and realistic solutions. With experts in the United States, Canada, Australia, and France, our staff bring best practices from the water resources, energy, dams, infrastructure, fisheries, aquaculture, and restricted access markets.

We balance technical precision with collaborative delivery throughout all project phases. We have the resources and expertise to contribute to a project at the feasibility and planning stage, navigate the regulatory and permitting requirements, develop detailed designs, self-perform construction, and participate in startup, testing, and commissioning. We offer strategic planning, technical expertise, comprehensive project management, and integration of multi-disciplinary studies for traditional and alternative project delivery methods.

We want our employees to make a career doing what they love to do. We aren't looking for the complacent or the comfortable. We are looking for the highly technical, the creators, the manic obsessives, the outliers who know being the best is a journey, not a finish line. We support our employees' efforts to stay on the cutting edge of technology while fostering a great work-life balance.

EEO: McMillen, Inc. is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and will make all employment related decisions without race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Visa sponsorship, including renewal during employment, will not be provided for this position.

No recruiters, please.