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Mechanical Field Engineer | Georgetown, KY
12-month on-site | 8-hr days (~20% OT) | Travel up to 10%
We're hiring a Mechanical Field Engineer to support mechanical building system projects at a large industrial facility — bringing together field construction, commissioning, and project coordination to keep mechanical work moving safely and to standard.
What you'll do:
- Facilitate mechanical system startups and commissioning
- Review submittals, shop drawings, design drawings/specs, and contractor RFIs as SME
- Coordinate equipment factory testing, delivery, installation, commissioning, and handover
- Coordinate weekend/shutdown work with contractors, plant facilities, and manufacturing shops
- Inspect mechanical systems for spec, quality, and code compliance; oversee contractors against schedule milestones
- Manage daily construction activity, RFIs, and Field Change Orders; prepare status reports for PMs
- Liaise between field construction and project management
What you'll bring:
- Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering
- 10 yrs industrial/commercial construction projects
- 5 yrs mechanical design, incl. system design criteria development
- Automotive or industrial manufacturing experience
- OSHA knowledge (LOTO, Electrical Safe Work Practices, arc flash) — OSHA 10 required, 30 preferred
- Building codes/standards: IBC, NEC, NESC, NFPA, ASME, AMCA, ARI, AWS, ASHRAE, FM
- AutoCAD Bluebeam; MS Project/Office
Nice to have: PMP, Autodesk Construction Cloud
Details: On-site Georgetown, KY · ~20% overtime · travel up to 10% (US, possible Canada/Mexico later) · steel-toed shoes PPE required
Interested? Apply or message me directly.
Salary : $56 - $57