Engineering Jobs in Elmsford

POSITION SUMMARY

The Project Manager has full authority and responsibility as the leader of project teams for the management, administration, and safety of assigned projects. The Project Manager will be assigned projects by the project executive or regional SBU Leader of the appropriate SBU and reports to the appropriate project executive or SBU Leader based upon:

1. Size and complexity – manage small to midsize project with 3 or less team members
2. Company work program
3. Geographic location
4. Strength of assigned project team
5. Technical expertise

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Administer the efforts of project teams in strict accordance with the LeChase Fundamental Requirements, contract documents, company policies, owner/contractor contract and construction schedule.
2. Manage, develop, maintain, and oversee all functions of assigned projects at the pre-construction, construction, and post-construction phases.
3. Establish relationships and coordinate the company support functions of all support departments as such affects assigned projects in a harmonious manner at the least cost. Participate in project buy out by assisting Estimating to assure full scopes and economies.
4. Review and discuss weekly with the project team the job cost reports and schedule status. Provide monthly cost-to-complete statements and job status reports to upper management.

1. Create and maintain a team relationship with the owner, architect, construction manager, LeChase’s supervision, LeChase’s field forces, subcontractors, suppliers, other prime contractors and other involved in the construction process. Pursue and obtain repeat business through complete customer satisfaction.
2. Establish, encourage, and maintain communication within the project team, with senior management, with tradesmen and other project participants (owners, architects, construction managers, subcontractors, primes, etc.)Constantly strive for communication improvement. Keep the owner advised of project status. Prepare and distribute company project update reports for owner’s use and reference.
3. Study and become completely familiar with contract documents, project drawings, specifications, schedule, and other project requirements including mechanical and electrical scopes. Be certain all members of project team are equally familiar.
4. Solve problems on assigned projects which relate to personnel, manpower, union disputes, claims, incorrect work, schedule, etc. Keep senior management advise and seek advice from peers. Assist the project team in correcting work deficiencies.
5. Inform the project executive or vice president in charge of any significant changes in the work. Quantifying, monitoring, and pursuing of change order or extra work order items are your direct responsibility. Review and approve all change orders (owners and subcontractors) for execution by the Vice President in charge.
6. Coordinate, cooperate, and assist subcontractors, suppliers, and other prime trades. Maintain a good working relationship with all subcontract Trades.Remember – we need their help and cooperation to timely complete projects to maintain their best pricing and to remain competitive.
7. Performs all other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent education required.
• Vocational and/or college degree in construction management, civil engineering, or related field strongly preferred.
• 2+ years of project management or related experience preferred.
• Technical, mechanical, electrical, communication and leadership training desirable.

1. Skills/Competencies:

• Basic knowledge of safety policies and procedures.
• Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful.
• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
2. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision and balance abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

About LeChase:

LeChase was awarded ENR, 2024 New York Contractor of the year

Established in 1944, LeChase prides itself on offering the capabilities of a large firm while maintaining the personalized service of a small firm. Today, the company ranks among the nation’s top contractors – providing general construction and construction management services in a wide range of industries and on projects of all sizes. With a dedicated team of professionals striving to deliver excellence, the firm has earned a reputation for quality, safety and integrity. In addition to serving customers from its operations across the East Coast, LeChase can provide resources to meet the unique needs of clients no matter where they are located.

EEO Statement:

LeChase is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination of any kind during the hiring process, including but not limited to discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, disability, protected Veteran status, nationality, religion, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other non-merit-based factor.

Note to Recruiters, Placement Agencies, and Similar Organizations: LeChase does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resume to our job alias, website or to any LeChase employee. LeChase will not pay fees to any third-party agency or firm and will not be responsible for any agency fees, associated with unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered property of LeChase and will be processed accordingly.

*Salary commensurate upon experience*

Job Title: Lead Technical Trainer/ Writer

Job Category: Direct FLSA: Exempt

Reports To: Manager, Technical Manuals and Training Dept: Technical Publications

Salary Range 85k to 111k

Kawasaki Rail Car - Yonkers, NY

Job Description:

 Leads Kawasaki training efforts in the field, including:

 Drafts training materials based on vendor data, draft manuals and on-car observation

 Verifies that all applicable FRA requirements are fulfilled, including those under

49CFR 238.109.

 Proofreads and edits vendor documents to ensure Training Materials are complete

and up-to-date.

 When multiple KRC Instructors are used in a given course, the Lead Instructor will

clearly delineate the specific area(s) of responsibility for each person.

 The Lead Technical Trainer will be responsible for all logistical requirements,

including the necessity to have support personnel in place at a given time, with all

required tools and consumables.

 Ensures vendors and subcontractors maintain quality requirements by closely

observing vendor classroom activities.

 Delivers KRC training classes including familiarization, FRA requirements,

subsystem integration and interface.

 Provides consistent point-of-contact between KRC, vendors and the Authority.

 Writes letters to KHI, vendors and Authorities as directed.

 Coordinates Training classes at Authority sites.

 Verifies proper documentation and equipment are available at the site.

 Contacts Engineering Department technical personnel to get answers to participant’s

questions..

 Updates and ensures all contract Training Deliverables are turned over to the

Authority at the required time.

 Assists in designing the course curricula and working schedules for new contracts.

 Presents written evaluations of course and Instructor effectiveness after each course.

 Assists Manager of Training and Manuals and Assistant Manager of Training with

staff. Development.

Education:

 BA or BS degree required.

 Formal technical training (i.e. Military Electronic Courses) a plus.

Qualifications:

 Minimum, five (5) years experience conducting technical training. Prior rail car

experience strongly preferred.

 Flexible approach to problem solving in the field.

 Able to travel a minimum of 20%.

 Able to work effectively with minimal supervision.

 Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Adobe FrameMaker and/or Vector

graphics (CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator or AutoCAD) experience a plus.

• Leading the Naval network warfare missions in developing tactics and procedures to realize tactical, strategic and business advantages afloat and ashore
• Driving interoperability with joint, allied and coalition partners
• Building professional excellence through education, training and certification and milestone qualifications
• Optimizing organizational effectiveness through cutting-edge technologies, knowledge management techniques and a culture of innovation
• Helping to develop and deploy information systems, command and control and space systems
• Serving as a key part of the Information Dominance Corps in its mission to gain a deep understanding of the inner workings of adversaries
• Overseeing the work of Information Systems Technicians - Enlisted Sailors (no degree required) who serve as specialists in information technology

• Serving as part of Battle Group staffs on ships at sea
• Working in C4I/Space/Surveillance on shore tours
• Serving on major Navy and joint staffs
• Serving in command of key communication and surveillance facilities around the globe

• Pursuing opportunities at institutions such as Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) or Navy War College (NWC)
• Completing Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) at one of the various service colleges

• Pursuing opportunities at institutions such as Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) or Navy War College (NWC)
• Completing Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) at one of the various service colleges

Position Overview

At Mavis, we are continuously dedicated to delivering high-quality products to our 20,000+ employees and 3,000+ company-owned and franchised locations. Here you would be supporting the product from capturing requirements to delivery of the software to end-users. Our technology is responsible for maintaining inventory, optimizing our supply chain, streamlining AP and AR, and supporting growth to more employees, stores, and distribution centers. You would work closely with our QA and engineering teams, as well as regularly work on-site with other departments to ensure our software meets user expectations, is delivered on time, and is documented properly in Jira and Confluence.

Responsibilities

● Oversee the entire product lifecycle from meeting with our business to gather requirements, working with engineers, delivering the product to stakeholders, and monitoring its success

● Translate high-level product requirements to bite-site tickets for our engineering team

● Work closely with our internal product team to prioritize and refine initiatives

● Create roadmaps of products and communicate milestones with the business

● Manage product development to ensure we are on-track and meeting our milestones

Qualifications

● Strong understanding of product management best practices and techniques

● 2+ years of experience as a product manager or similar position

● BA degree in related subject or equivalent work experience

● Experience overseeing an Agile environment

● Strong proficiency in writing tickets in Jira and documenting in Confluence

● Excellent collaboration and communication

● Experience creating roadmaps and presentations

● Effective in managing cross-functional teams

WHY WE NEED YOU

WAZER re-invents waterjet cutters. Our ground-breaking small-footprint waterjet cutters bring universal cutting with digital precision to every workshop, big or tiny. Creating such a unique product line was no easy feat, but since then we have proven the product and are scaling up!

We are looking for energetic, adaptable and clever team members that can think on their feet to solve problems that pop up as well as work to continuously improve our systems and processes. Tired of being just a cog in a larger process? Take ownership of your work and help bring this product to its many eager customers, while having an opportunity for career growth and development.

Please note: This is not an IT or Software Support role. This position focuses on hardware support for WAZER waterjet machines. Candidates should have experience with mechanical systems, hardware maintenance, or machine operation rather than/in addition to experience with IT infrastructure or computer systems.

YOUR DAILY ROLE

• You’ll be communicating with customers and solving their issues.
• You’ll provide email, telephone and video technical support for customers in aspects such as hardware, software and workflow.
• You’ll document customer problems and the actions taken to solve them
• You’ll work with product development engineers to develop solutions for short term and long term problems
• You’ll develop proactive web support content to help users solve common issues you’ve seen repeatedly
• You will be integral in building up long term systems and procedures as we grow
• You’ll acquire market feedback from current and future customers through surveys and direct calls

MUST HAVE QUALIFICATIONS

• You must be a quick learner when it comes to mechanics
• You are a patient and thorough problem-solver and not a rash solution finder
• You have strong technical communication skills
• You have strong written communication
• You are a fast typer and very comfortable navigating the MS and Google suites
• You are a systematic and process oriented thinker and not solution minded
• You are comfortable communicating on the phone and via video platforms.
• You have strong social skills and can interact well with a wide variety of customers
• You are comfortable leading feedback sessions with other team members
• You enjoy a good brainstorm session
• You are well-organized and willing to work independently
• Ability to commute to Yonkers, NY Monday through Friday

NICE TO HAVE QUALIFICATIONS

• You have worked with CRM systems (zendesk, salesforce, etc)
• You are a maker, a hacker, a craftsperson, tinkerer, or generally curious and creative
• You can break down a system and identify what makes it work the way it does
• Degree/Experience in a technical area, for example architecture, engineering, industrial design, science, and metalworking, etc.
• Website Editing skills (squarespace blog pages)
• While it would be great to bring on experienced talent for this role, we’ll accept any qualified candidate. If you are passionate about our mission, are good at what you do, and want to learn quickly don’t hesitate to contact us. Be open about what you don’t know and what you excel at, and we’ll do our best to evaluate this with our specific needs!

COMPENSATION

This is an hourly position at $21-$25/hr, depending on relevant experience for the position. Employee Health Insurance, Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Paid Sick Days, Opportunities for Overtime, WAZER equity (stock options), Opportunity for advancement in a fast-growing company.

LOCATION & ENVIRONMENT

We’ve located ourselves in Yonkers, NY. You’ll be working in an environment that is simultaneously our office, ideation studio, research lab, workshop, and final product assembly center, all under one roof. This allows us to collaborate and learn each other’s area of expertise, providing better solutions to our customers. Our facility becomes a playground in the off hours. You are encouraged to design, make, and work on whatever personal projects you may have at the time. You may see brewing equipment, race car parts, plants, and art pieces around the office. Who knows what inspiration we use for the next problem we need to solve!

Summary

Our client, a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company, has engaged GForce Life Sciences to provide a Senior Electrical Engineering Manager. The Electrical PM will have expertise in electrical systems including electrical distributed power generation, feeds, distribution, lighting, fire alarm, emergency power, UPS, and low voltage systems. The PE is responsible for overseeing the engineering of these systems for major capital projects and initiatives from conceptualization through programming, design, bidding, construction, commissioning, and close out.

The Electrical PM will be responsible for multiple high-complexity projects of diverse scope that require an understanding of state of the art construction techniques and a high level of expertise in electrical systems, as well as rigor in compliance, and the highest standard of care. Science projects include research laboratories, vivarium, pilot scale manufacturing, major scientific equipment, amenity space, outdoor plaza, site lighting, and infrastructure projects.

The Electrical PM shall collaborate with the project team to effectively identify innovative solutions and bring clarity to the project process using a sophisticated analytical approach and sound judgement. Core focus areas include defining and meeting project goals for electrical systems, reviewing budgets, schedules, scopes, and quality, as well as risk mitigation and responding to field conditions and construction logistics and challenges.

The Electrical PM will be responsible to lead design teams and Construction Managers in both the pre-construction due diligence, design and scoping process with a focus on quality management, project controls, and user engagement as well as leading their teams through the bidding and construction administration process with a focus on field coordination, commissioning, substantial completion and close out.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Project Management team in developing the budget and schedule for design and construction projects, including renovations and green field projects.
• Works closely with Project Management, Engineering, Space Planning, EHS, Operations, and User teams to fully and rigorously document the electrical system requirements in the Owner’s Project Requirements document.
• Performs preliminary due diligence explorations of existing electrical systems during project initiation to identify any potential risks to the project and any opportunities for improving the building systems of existing buildings.
• Assists the Project Manager and Procurement in the development of scopes of work for design professionals, construction managers, general contractors and commissioning agent RFPs. Assist in the evaluation and bid leveling of proposals.
• Participates in regular project meetings.
• Works directly with hired MEP engineers, consultants, and contractors to answer questions, resolve issues and develop solutions.
• Provides supervision for all stages of the development and documentation of electrical requirements for lab and other equipment for the project. Collaborates with the Project Management team, internal engineers, end users, the Asset Management team, EHS, design professionals, lab equipment vendors, design professionals and contractors to ensure that all electrical system requirements for the equipment are met.
• Provides detailed reviews of and comments on due diligence reports, test fits, Basis of Design documents, room data sheets, construction documents and specifications prepared by the design professionals, checking for thoroughness, accuracy and compliance with the project requirements, design and documentation standards and minimize errors and omissions.
• Identifies long lead time equipment for potential Early Works purchasing by the contractor
• Works with the Project Managers, Design Professionals and Contractors to find solutions to mitigate costs and schedule delays due to errors and omissions in the design documents and unforeseeable field conditions
• Reviews shop drawings and submittals, RFI responses, and Change Orders
• Makes frequent site visits to ensure that electrical requirements are being implemented correctly during construction and creates field reports.
• Reviews Design Professional punch lists.
• Manages commissioning, auditing, & validating facilities systems for Capital Projects.
• Assists the Asset Management and Operations team in preparing equipment lists for import into the Integrated Workplace Management System
• Coaches and Mentors other members of engineering staff and supervises day to day operation of electrical systems.
• Interacts with municipalities and Con-Ed to obtain building permits and inspections.
• Supervises, coordinates, and schedules work with outside contractors and internal technicians.
• Audits, tests, commissions, and validates Facilities systems and also provide specialized engineering support services to RGC, PMPD, PCD, IT, & Vivarium groups.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required
• Minimum of 5 years in an electrical engineering role
• In depth knowledge and extensive experience in electrical systems for complex life science laboratory and vivarium projects
• Skilled in the use of AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, SharePoint and Bluebeam Revu
• IWMS system experience

Terms & Start

• Onsite 4 days/week in Tarrytown, NY
• 12+ month contract
• Start ASAP
• Benefits included (Medical, Dental, Vision)

JOB SUMMARY

This position is the Lead Maintenance person for Production startup. This position leads maintenance activities in the Company for all process/packaging and utility systems to aid in smooth startup and operations.

Performs work to keep machines, mechanical equipment, and the systems of buildings in repair.

DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Coordinates and leads start-up Maintenance Technicians to address and resolve start-up issues.
• Upon production start time, diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair startup problems.
• Troubleshoots and resolves other production issues.
• Communicates startup issues to the maintenance and Engineering team.
• Upon completion of start up duties, performs other maintenance duties as directed by Managers.
• Develops solutions to avoid recurring startup issues.
• Enters and completes work orders with documentation in FIIX.
• Becomes proficient in diagnosing and troubleshooting controls and electrical issues.
• Performs routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions.
• Inspects, operates, or tests machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
• Adjusts functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand and measuring tools.
• Pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.
• Trains and/or supervises maintenance personnel.

OTHER FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Follows all safety, Lock-Out/Tag-Out procedures, and food safety Company protocols.
• Reports all safety or quality problems to management, QA, and SQF practitioner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS and COMPETENCIES:

• Minimum High school diploma or general education degree (GED), and 5 to 10 years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Required knowledge in electrical and HMI controls.
• Computer skills required: Microsoft Office Suite; CMMS Systems, General PC skills and comfort level.
• Other skills required:
• Bilingual with Proficiency in English and Spanish
• Ability to learn and work with electronic process controllers, HMI interfaces.
• Comfort level troubleshooting advanced PLC controlled equipment
• Basic understanding of network systems
• Electrical experience with 480V switchgear and controls, 120V and 24V controls.
• Mechanical experience and proficiency in general equipment troubleshooting and repair
• Prior experience with root cause analysis of process failures.
• Preferred 5 to 10 years of experience with all aspects of production plant maintenance.
• Preferred experience within the food manufacturing industry.
• Computer skills preferred: FIXX

COMPETENCIES:

• Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs work flows and procedures.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Initiative - Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.
• Judgement - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

WORK ENVIRONMENT:Hours are Monday – Friday, 3:00 am to 11:00 am onsite in Congers, NY with additional days/hours as needed. This is not a hybrid / remote position.

• Plant and laboratory employees cannot have allergies to milk, eggs, tree nuts, peanuts, soy and wheat.
• Continually required to stand and walk.
• Occasionally required to sit.
• Continually required to utilize hand and finger dexterity.
• Continually required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl.
• Continually required to talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to taste or smell.
• Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions (non-weather).
• Continually works near moving mechanical parts.
• Frequently works in high, precarious places.
• Occasionally works around fumes, airborne particles, or toxic chemicals.
• Frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to extreme heat or cold (non-weather).
• Occasionally exposed to bloodborne and airborne pathogens or infectious materials.
• While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, following safe lifting procedures.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Specialized equipment, machines, or vehicles used: Maintenance Tools, Pickup Truck, Fork Lift, Scissor lift and other lift devices.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Star Kay White is an equal opportunity and E-Verify employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, disability (physical or mental), age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, breastfeeding, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender status, national origin, ancestry, military/veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics, familial or marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence, prior arrest or conviction record, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law. Star Kay White is committed to providing equal opportunity to individuals with disabilities in employment. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the New York Human Rights Law, or local laws.

Must be 18 years or older to apply.