Intermediate Project/Process Engineer

Position Title: Intermediate Project/Process Engineer Department: Engineering Division: Danmare Location: Greater Toronto Area – Vaughan, Ontario About AGI AGI is a global food-based infrastructure company publicly traded in Canada. With over 3,800 employees and over 30 global manufacturing brands, AGI is a leading provider of equipment, engineering, and technology solutions for the agricultural sector, including seed, fertilizer, grain, feed systems and an expanding platform for food processing facilities. About Danmare The Danmare Group specializes in providing full-service engineering and design solutions to leading companies in the food and beverage industry. Over the past fourteen years, clients have enlisted our expert team to manage challenging projects from start to finish. We take a collaborative approach that considers all stakeholder requirements to satisfy the unique needs of our clients Our skilled team of professionals manage the process design, equipment specifications, plant layout, equipment qualifications, construction, and installations, manage vendors so our clients are provided with successful projects, on time and within budget The Opportunity The role requires a minimum of 5 years of relevant Project Engineering experience to drive and manage multiple projects for a variety of clients in the food, beverage, and pet food industries. The ideal candidate has thorough knowledge of design engineering principles, in-depth project management experiences in the application for clients in the food, beverage, and pet food industries. The Team Our team is comprised of a diverse and multi-disciplinary disciplines individuals, professional engineers, designers, project managers, who have extensive experiences leading, and managing multimillion dollar projects for clients who are leaders in their respective industries Responsibilities and Duties * Support and assist Senior Project Engineers with major project initiatives which includes identifying equipment capabilities, utilities, infrastructure requirements, developing process flow diagrams and layout concepts * Evaluate designs and provide recommendations/solutions to clients * Lead and coordinate activities at client sites to ensure proper execution of project designs * Provide technical guidance during project design and implementation, including commissioning & process qualification, to assure viability of technology in proposed configuration * Prepare mechanical system designs using AutoCAD, 2D/3D and BIM modelling * Prepare bid documents for engineering/mechanical design for installation * Manage contractors, sub-contractors and vendors to ensure compliance to all safety regulations, codes, standards and adherence to client requirements * Make site visits to fabricators to assess adherence to plans and process * Monitoring Contractor work for compliance with contract specifications * Generate, review, and take responsibility for contract documents and specifications primarily as they relate to process mechanical requirements * Support site start-up team, troubleshoot and resolve issues by collaborating with vendor equipment technicians during installation and start up * Interact with core disciplines (structural, electrical, controls, process), as well as internal and external clients to coordinate and achieve project objectives in a timely manner * Assist with the development of Engineering check-out, equipment acceptance testing, start-up and validation documents * Working knowledge of CFIA, USDA and FDA food equipment hygienic design requirements Qualifications * Bachelor of Engineering in any of the following disciplines, Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, Electrical or Civil * Professional Engineer status or Engineer in Training * Previous experiences in the food, beverage, and pet food industries * Able to work flexible hours, weekends if required * Experience using AutoCAD, Microsoft Project, Excel, Microsoft suite and Visio * Project concept development * Design, procurement and installation or equipment * Construction/contractor management, commissioning and validation * Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills * Up to 40% travel maybe required to support and service our clients * Valid Ontario driver's license * Valid passport - US Based projects may require relocation for a period of 9 to 12 months must be able to relocate if required during this period