Job Description



Perform engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, machines, and other mechanically functioning equipment. Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment such as centralized heat, gas, water, and steam systems.

Responsibilities

• Data Collection and Analysis: Produce accurate reports for others by collecting data from a variety of standard sources and inputting it into standard formats.
• Engineering Drawings: Carry out a range of activities under the guidance of more senior colleagues to create engineering drawings for the communication, evaluation, and implementation of engineering solutions.
• Engineering Solutions Design: Contribute to the development of, and implement feasibility testing of, proposed engineering solutions to provide feedback and data to validate the design.
• Technical Developments Recommendation: Research and suggest technical developments to improve the quality of the website/portal/software and supporting infrastructure to better meet users’ needs.
• Personal Capability Building: Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching. Develop and maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
• Product and Solution Development: Carry out a range of product development and engineering activities. Use established systems to analyze customer needs and define and deliver products.
• Research: Support others by carrying out a range of research activities.
• Testing: Develop testing standards and procedures under the direction of professional colleagues.
• Project Management: Support others by carrying out a range of project management activities.
• Equipment Installation: Help to install complex systems and conduct inspections of equipment with guidance.
• Technical Troubleshooting: Support technical troubleshooting efforts, aiding in the quick and accurate identification, analysis, and resolution of technical issues with equipment and experiments.

Competencies

• Manages Complexity – Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. For example, looks at complex issues from multiple angles; explores issues to uncover underlying issues and root causes; sees the main consequences and implications of different options.
• Collaborates – Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. For example, finds many ways to add value to the team; probes to draw out richer input from others; is a valued resource who goes out of the way to help others.
• Ensures Accountability – Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments. For example, accepts responsibility for own work, both successes and failures. Handles fair share and does not make excuses for problems. Usually meets commitments to others.
• Communicates Effectively – Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. For example, pays attention to others' insights, advice, or instruction, grasping the main elements. Promptly shares relevant information with the right amount of detail.
• Tech Savvy – Anticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications. For example, investigates technologies to learn some cutting-edge best practices. Uses digital/social media to benefit the team and add value to the work being done; understands how to avoid misuse of these tools.
• Optimizes Work Processes – Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. For example, uses metrics and benchmarks to monitor accuracy and quality. Takes steps to make methods productive and efficient. Promptly and effectively addresses process breakdowns.

Skills

• Engineering Technical Operations Support – Works with full competence to identify, diagnose and resolve operational problems through the development of engineering outcomes. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Analyze Current State/AS-IS State – Works with full competence to understand business context, needs, rules, and architecture, as well as organizational structure, cultures, capabilities, and processes to document the current state of processes and the business. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Define Future State/TO-BE State – Works with full competence to envision and document the future state of processes and products by identifying the solution scope, potential value of the future state, and the changes to the process, products, organization infrastructure, capabilities, and technology necessary to achieve the desired future state. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Engineering Design – Works with full competence to apply appropriate method, tools, processes and software to execute engineering design activities. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Engineering Development – Works with full competence to apply appropriate method, tools, processes and software to achieve engineering development outcomes. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Engineering Implementation – Works with full competence to implement, evaluate and refine engineering design outcomes. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Engineering Specification – Works with full competence to produce technical engineering specifications and related materials. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Engineering Technology – Works with full competence to exploit new and advancing technology to create engineering outcomes. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Engineering Testing – Works with full competence to test, evaluate and replan engineering outcomes. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Systems and Tools - Engineering – Works with full competence to effectively utilize and apply a variety of engineering software, hardware, and methodologies to solve complex technical problems across various engineering disciplines. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Data Management - Engineering – Works with full competence to collect, organize, analyze, and interpret technical data from diverse sources to support the design, development, and implementation of engineering solutions. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Define Product/Process Change Strategy – Works with full competence to develop an effective change strategy based on gap analyses and enterprise readiness assessment results, including transitions states and release plans. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Business Requirements Analysis – Works with full competence to express user needs in terms of business requirements, identify current capability of the business to deliver, conduct build or buy analyses, and recommend preferred approach. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Creative Design – Works with full competence to produce design concepts and visualize them, oversee design changes and improvements, integrate technical and visual solutions into a concept and assist with prototype development. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Validate Requirements – Works with full competence to identify assumptions in order to manage risk, assess the success with measurable evaluation criteria, and evaluate alignment of requirements with solution scope to support value delivery. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level

Experience

• General Experience: Very limited work based experience (0 to 3 months)
• Managerial Experience: None

Traits

• Focus – Preference for organization, procedure, and exactitude.
• Need for Achievement – A tendency to work intensely to achieve and exceed difficult standards.
• Persistence – A tendency toward passionate and steadfast pursuit of long-term goals, in spite of obstacles, discouragement, or distraction.
• Composure – The ability to stay calm and poised in stressful, difficult, or ambiguous situations.
• Confidence – The degree to which a person is convinced that they control the course of events in their lives.
• Adaptability – Comfort with unanticipated changes of direction or approach.
• Credibility – The degree of consistency between a person's words and actions.
• Curiosity – The extent to which a person is likely to tackle problems in a novel way, see patterns in complex information, and pursue deep understanding.
• Optimism – The degree to which people are comfortable with themselves and positive about life.
• Sociability – The natural inclination to engage with and interact with others.
• Situational Self-Awareness – The ability to stay attuned to one's own experiences, motivations, and reactions in the present moment.
• Openness to Differences – A desire to consider and explore differences in perspective, thought, and experience of persons from a variety of backgrounds.
• Empathy – Being attuned to others' feelings,motivations and concerns.
• Assertiveness – The degree to which people enjoy taking charge and directing others.
• Influence – The ability to motivate and persuade others.
• Tolerance of Ambiguity – Comfort with uncertain, vague, or contradictory information that prevents a clear understanding or direction.
• Humility – The degree to which a person is seen as courteous, free from self-absorption, and easy to get along with.
• Risk-Taking – A willingness to take a stand or take chances based on limited information.
• Affiliation – A preference for aligning with a larger team or organization toward a common goal.
• Trust – An expectation of honesty and forthrightness on the part of oneself and others.