Area Engineer, Jacksonville, FL

Area Engineer, Jacksonville, FL

Build Your Career. Build America's Future. Vulcan Materials Company is the nation's largest producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of aggregates-based construction materials including asphalt and ready-mixed concrete. When you join Vulcan, it's more than starting an exciting career – you get to make a difference for millions of people every day across the country.

When you join Vulcan, you join a dynamic culture in which career development is encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is valued. No matter the role or the location across the country, every member of the Vulcan team lives through the Vulcan Way: doing the right thing, the right way, at the right time.

About the Job: The Area Engineer will ensure safety, inspect plant systems, and support operations and engineering across multiple sites. The Area Engineer will coordinate, supervise, and direct the work of a team of project engineers, ensuring project goals are met on time and within budget. Responsibilities include capital planning, project management from design to implementation, structural design, and technical support for the SHE department. Experience with aggregate processing equipment and systems is preferred. Travel up to 30% overnight is required.

What You'll Do:

• Inspect plant systems to ensure that they are safe for operating personnel.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to a team of project engineers throughout the project lifecycle.
• Make regular visits to all sites within your assigned area.
• Ensure effective communication between the Operations and Engineering groups.
• Perform routine inspections of site facilities.
• Perform field support and troubleshooting of existing systems.
• Assist with capital planning, budgets, estimating, and cost estimation.
• Participate in plant process reviews and opportunity searches.
• Work with Operations Management to develop projects, including process modeling, equipment specification, general arrangement drawings, and estimates.
• Develop project design, planning, and coordination through implementation.
• Manage projects, complete structural designs and drawings, develop site plans, and perform other engineering tasks related to aggregate processing and remote distribution facilities.
• Experience with crushers, screens, conveyors, water systems, railroad layout, earthwork, stormwater, and utilities preferred.
• Support the SHE (Safety, Health, and Environmental) department with technical support/professional services.

Other Requirements:

• PE license is preferred.
• Must have a valid driver's license.

Critical Competencies:

• Technical Expertise: Maintains cutting edge awareness of latest development in a specific field by scanning multiple sources of information or data.
• Project Management: Skills in project planning, execution, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Problem Solving: Identify, analyze, and resolve work-related issues efficiently and effectively using practical knowledge, experience, and hands-on skills. Finds practical solutions, implements fixes, and adapts to unexpected challenges.
• Analytical Thinking: Ability to break down complex problems, situations, in order to understand underlying patterns, identify key issues; examine information logically, question assumptions, and draw conclusions based on evidence.
• Safety Awareness: Ability to recognize, understand, and adhere to safety protocols and procedures in the workplace; proactive in identifying potential hazards, taking steps to mitigate risks, and ensuring that both personal and collective safety are maintained in all tasks and environments.
• Leadership Skills: Acts decisively and supports all aspects of the company to work together to accomplish objectives, vision, mission and values of Vulcan. Trusts and allows people to do their job, holding them accountable for the full extent of their responsibilities.

Qualifications

Skills You'll Need:

Education:

• Engineering Degree Required: BS Civil Engineer, BS Mechanical Engineer, or BS Structural Engineer is preferred.

Experience:

• Must have at least 10 years of experience in a heavy industrial, civil/mechanical engineering, or mining environment.
• Preferred engineering experience with aggregate design and processing facilities.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must have knowledge of general engineering in a heavy industrial environment. Must have knowledge of aggregate processing, which includes crushing, screening, conveying, washing, stockpiling, and reclaiming.
• Strong structural, concrete, and pumping systems design skills preferred. Must have a general knowledge of electrical and plant automation systems. Knowledge of aggregate process flow modeling is preferred.
• Must have advanced computer skills, including proficiency in spreadsheets. Advanced computer skills in AutoCAD, word processing, and scheduling software is preferred.

What You'll Like About Us:

Great Company Culture: Our people share a competitive drive for excellence in an environment of trust, teamwork, open-mindedness, and communication.

Safe: The industry leader in health and safety standards. We are committed to creating a safe work environment and protecting all employees and customers.

Meaningful Work: What sets us apart is the work we do impact daily lives – and every employee contributes. Our aggregates produced are used to build roads, schools, hospitals, airports, and housing throughout the United States.

Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision programs, plus much more.

Rest and Relaxation: Paid vacation, personal floating days, and paid holidays.

Prepare for the Future: 401(k) with company match and contribution.

Training and Development: We see our development programs and helping our employees meet their goals as a key part of our business.

Vulcan Materials Company is committed to employing a diverse workforce. You will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. You also have the right to be free from discrimination for medical needs arising from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

Job Description Disclaimer: The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. The Company may at any time, in its sole discretion, modify or vary from anything stated in this job description, with or without notice.