Piping Engineer - Mining and Metals

Type of position: Regular

Your future role on our team

You'll be part of our mechanical team specialized in pumping and piping. You'll encounter a variety of situations to develop your technical pumping skills for various industrial process applications such as water, tailings and slurry pumping, mine dewatering, cooling or heating systems and fuel pumping. You'll also play an active role in commissioning and troubleshooting pumping systems.

Your role as engineer will be to participate in engineering, in selecting technology and in executing projects in the mining, energy, biofuels and heavy industry sectors; to help identify business opportunities with clients; and to draft winning proposals. You'll play a primarily technical and project management role in the mandates assigned to you. You'll contribute to developing the firm by maintaining business relationships with clients. You'll work in the greater Montréal area, at our Montréal offices.

With us, you'll get the opportunity to...

• Participate in project design studies and detailed engineering.
  
• Help write technical reports.
  
• Lead the design of plans, specifications and details executed by a work team.
  
• Perform design calculations and ensure that plans meet guidelines as well as code requirements and other regulations.
  
• Prepare material lists and bills of materials according to codes, standards, drawings and other established methods in accordance with BBA's quality system requirements.
  
• Provide recommendations on establishing standards and other practical applications.
  
• Assist more experienced staff with the technical aspects of more complex tasks.
  
• Coordinate the work of drafters or other team members.
  
• Assign and review the work of less experienced engineers, technicians and support staff.
  
• Make technical choices on designs that need to be established, provide recommendations and make important decisions on highly technical or complex issues.
  
• Ensure work complies with established budgets, estimates, procedures and schedules.
  
• Accompany, support and train young engineers under your supervision.
  
• Plan, organize, lead and coordinate projects.
  
• Perform technical information surveys.
  
• Help commission and troubleshoot systems.
  
• Participate in technical audits on site.
  
• Help draft proposals.
  
• Identify business needs.

Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?

• Results-driven
• Strong commitment to health and safety
  
• Thirst to learn and excel
• Willingness to work together while having fun
• Ability to see beyond established standards
  
• Rigour and ethical

Overview of certifications and job requirements

• University degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering and a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec
  
• At least 10 years of relevant experience
  
• Experience in Mechanical Engineering in the heavy industry, energy or mining sectors
• Fluent in French, spoken and written
• Strong knowledge of one or more of the following fields: pumping, piping or stress analysis
  
• Available for short-, medium- and long-term work assignments outside the office
  
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office Suite and other applications, databases and interfaces
  
• Relevant experience in project management, cost estimation, drafting technical reports and troubleshooting
• Valid Class 5 driver's licence
  
• Knowledge of numerical simulation software (AFT Fathom, PIPE-FLO or others)
• Asset: Bilingual (English and French)
• Asset: ASP Construction card

At BBA, you get many benefits

• Opportunity to mentor our next generation: we invest in our people and help them develop
  
• A corporate culture that values expertise
  
• Participation in innovation projects
  
• Promotion of our experts (SMEs), both externally and internally
• Flexible schedule that combines office presence and telecommuting
• Generous pension and insurance plan

About BBA
For over 40 years, we've been pushing the boundaries of engineering to serve our clients in the Energy and Natural Resources sector. At BBA, we develop innovative, flexible and sustainable solutions, from strategy to execution.
BBA is one of Canada's leading private consulting engineering firms, focused on practice (PCB), with a network of 15 offices. Our teams work closely to deliver projects that shape tomorrow's industry at the local, national and international levels.
Our people's passion and excellence make BBA a Canada's Best Employer and one of Canada's Best Managed Companies.
We have unique talents, and we're committed to providing a workplace where you can be yourself. Job postings are written in gender-neutral language.
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