Capital Project Engineer*

Job Description:

Job Title
Capital Project Engineer

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Capital Project Engineer you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Managing project timelines and budgets for assigned projects
• Successfully interact with multiple discipline teams including plant personnel, consultants and suppliers
• Specify equipment performance and design criteria
• Estimate capital equipment and installation costs
• Define and execute competitive bidding strategy
• Oversee plant equipment layout and design
• Coordinate construction activity
• Lead equipment commissioning
• Protect 3M intellectual property
• Communicate effectively to project team, facility staff and project owners / sponsors
• Gain understanding of applicable codes and guidelines to ensure designs meet standards
• Lead projects in PSM covered areas including chemical process design

Your Skills and Expertise 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline(completed and verified prior to start) with four (4) years of project management experience in a private, public, government or military environment.

OR

• Associate's Degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution and six (6) years of technical experience in a private, public, government or military environment.

AND

• Experience with engineering standards (OSHA, NFPA, etc.)

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical or mechanical engineering
• History of successful execution of projects including final performance in the factory
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to effectively present project plans and status to management
• Team player with the ability to positively contribute multidisciplinary environment
• Knowledge of Process Safety Management and Mechanical Integrity industry practices

Work location:

• Cordova, IL

Travel: May include up to 10% Domestic

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.

U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain "non-U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum (but excluding persons in nonimmigrant status such as H-1B, L-1, F-1, etc.) or non-U.S. citizens.

To comply with these laws, and in conjunction with the review of candidates for those positions within 3M that may present access to export controlled technical data, 3M must assess employees' U.S. person status, as well as citizenship(s).

The questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only. Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this particular position. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at 3M Company's sole election.

Supporting Your Well-being 

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

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