New Opportunity!!  Mechanical Engineering SME

NES Fircroft is actively seeking a senior-level Mechanical Engineer for our client, a global Mining and Minerals Processing Organization, for their expanding facilities in Spruce Pine, North Carolina!  

This position will be a full-time contract to hire opportunity with our client.  For this position, we are looking for a Mechanical Engineering Subject Matter Expert coming from an industrial background in Mining, Oil/Gas, Specialty Chemical Manufacturing, or a related Industry.  Candidates will be expected to provide high-level Structural, Mechanical, and Piping engineering & design support for our client's expanding business units and capital projects teams. 

All interested candidates are encouraged to send their resumes directly to gabriel.fox@nesfircroft.com along with their availability.  


Job Summary: Accountable for providing structural, mechanical, and piping (SMP) engineering and design support in both High Purity Quartz and Glass Recycling Americas. Designs shall be safe, operable, economical, and environmentally sound. The candidate will provide technical guidance for troubleshooting and problem solving when issues arise with technical designs during engineering, construction, and start-up. Responsible for strategic development of programs and initiatives, which improve long-term improvement in facilities, infrastructure, and project delivery as these relate to SMP.  

Responsibilities:  

 Provide discipline design expertise directly and through oversight of third-party contractors during  

front-end development to assure SMP designs achieve project objectives & client site expectations,  

when influence is highest.  

 Provide guidance and oversight during detailed design, construction, and start-up activities.  

 SMP subject matter reviewer of project estimates, project schedules, project design basis,  

engineering deliverables, and contractor selections during front-end loading and execution.  

 Develops, reviews, and maintains SMP regional design, procurement, and construction requirements.  

 Ensures design and construction comply with local, regional, national and Sibelco standards.  

 Provide quality surveillance plans for fabricated equipment construction.  

 Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and development of proven solutions that improve  

the eƯiciency, quality, and speed of the discipline design process.  

 Collaborate routinely with engineering and design teams from other regions to share learnings,  

standard designs, and to develop a unified approach to deliver engineering.  

 Assess readiness level of the SMP activities and deliverables at formal project gates.  

 Execute and or support SMP safety incident reviews and root cause analysis as required.  

 Own the technical content in the SMP technical standards.  

Qualifications:  

 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering  

 15 years of experience in the Mining/Minerals/Metals, Refining, Chemicals, Pharma/Biotech, or  

similar industrial with progressive demonstration of delivering the SMP function on projects.  

 Preferred experience is a balance of time in oƯice as well as field.  

 Expert in reading, developing, and maintaining SMP critical documentation such as P&IDs, equipment  

datasheets, plot plans, arrangement drawings, piping design, 3D models, lists (equipment, line, and  

specialty) etc., including development of advanced construction work packaging.  

 Demonstrated experience in developing equipment datasheets, specifications, preparing RFQ  

packages, reviewing technical bid evaluations, reviewing vendor supplied design documents – such  

as fabrication drawings and calculations for pumps, vessels, heat exchangers, storage tanks,  

calciners, crystallizers, centrifuges, and solids and dust handling equipment, such as hoppers,  

calciners, kilns, conveyers, sorters, dryers, crushers, baghouses, etc.  

 Familiarity with common discipline design software and/or calculation and analysis tools (Pressure  

vessel design, pipe stress analysis, storage tank design, pump sizing/selection, civil structural stress  

analysis).  

 Knowledge of the latest applicable codes, regulations, and best practices related to SMP design,  

fabrication, and construction including but not limited to: ISO, API, ASME, NBIC, AWS, NACE, NFPA,  

PIP, OSHA, MSHA, and NEC  

 Excellent Computer skills – Word, Excel, AutoCAD, Outlook, and SharePoint.  

 Ability to travel 25% routinely and up to 50% depending on current location.  

 Preference for position to be located in Spruce Pine N.C.  

Other:  

 Excellent team skills and a demonstrated ability to work with all levels of the organization – from the  

laborer performing the work to communication with the CEO.  

 EƯective at working with other staƯ members and plant personnel in a fast-paced environment.  

 Work eƯectively within a project stage-gate system.  

 Proven ability in problem solving and multi-tasking.  

 Independent self-starter with results-oriented focus.  

 Outstanding written and oral communications skills.  

 Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.