Lead Project Engineer

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 25,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us

**Job Description**:
We are currently looking for a **Lead Project Engineer** to lead the design, implementation, test and customer-site startup of complex control, information and automation systems, working in a project team environment.

**Reporting to**

EngineeringTeam Leader (SSB/ISPB )

**Experience required**
- Experience in Automation and Process Control Systems
- Proficiency in MS Office package

**Core Competencies**
- Contributes professional & technical expertise
- Collaborates & team effectively
- Communicates effectively
- Adds value for customers & partners
- Attains results
- Drives productivity
- Thinks and acts strategically
- Demonstrates business & financial acumen
- Leads change
- Acts courageously

**Required education**
- Fluent in French and English (verbal and written)

**Principal duties and responsibilities**:
**Overview**
- Broad experience with direct customer contact on a technical basis is required.
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment where constructive feedback from others is encouraged.
- Must have excellent conflict resolution skills.
- Must be available and willing to work overtime, Saturdays to meet customer project commitments.
- Must perform duties in the office or outside the office as part of a project team.
- Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial plants, ships, etc., which may require climbing, working in confined spaces and other unusual work environments

**Functional**
- May participate in development of business team strategic plan.
- Technically leads the design, implementation, test and start-up phases of complex systems projects.
- Works with the Project Manager to plan and schedule project activities.
- May participate in detailed system implementation and start-up.

**Leadership**
- Frequently leads requirements definition, system conceptualization and design efforts for complex system projects.
- Leads efforts of up to 7 engineering personnel on complex projects.
- Leads contractors on project assignments.
- Coaches and mentors less-experienced engineers assigned to projects.
- May lead internal engineering improvement efforts.

**Interpersonal**
- Frequently serves as the lead engineering interface with customer for assigned projects.
- Supports an environment conducive to successful team interaction.

**Business**
- Responsible for the technical success of complex projects
- Responsible for meeting project schedule, budgeted hours, and customer satisfaction targets.
- Must be commercially aware of the impact to the business of selecting and developing the project design and implementation
- Builds partnerships at a technical level of key customers.
- May conceptualize the technical solution and provide engineering hours estimates for sales proposals.
- May present and develop technical aspects of sales proposals to customers.
- Responsible for following all applicable corporate, company, governmental and regulatory policies and procedures as appropriate for this position.
- Expected to deliver a number of sales opportunities and leads through direct involvement with customers, during a project and post implementation
- Responsible for delivering projects that meet the quality systems of the customer and the business unit.

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