Food Process Engineer Intern

Description

A Food Process Engineer at Shambaugh is expected to perform quality food process engineering design services in a professional manner so projects are implemented that meet or exceed our customer’s satisfaction for schedule and budget. 

Responsibilities

• Attend pre-bid or team scope review meetings and understand the complete scope of work required, with sometimes-limited information.
• Review and understand all of the project bid documents.
• Locate, notify and send bid information to subcontractors and vendors for quotations on outsourced work.
• Complete the estimate takeoff, using on-screen computer estimating, within time deadlines.
• Work as a team with other estimators, company divisions and departments.
• Compile and finalize the estimate within time deadline and participate in team reviews with management on bid day.
• Evaluate bids of subcontractors and vendors for completeness of scope of work, schedule, compliance with specifications, or other bid requirements.
• Prepare value engineering analysis in anticipation of the customer’s best interest.
• Develop the scope of work narrative.
• Assist field operations with the estimate after bid award.
• Meet proposal due date schedules.
• Anticipates requirements of producing estimates with little information given.
• Able to see the overall requirements of customer satisfaction without losing sight of the details.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with an emphasis in Food Process Design coursework

• Thorough knowledge of estimating both Design-Build and plan spec projects.
• Computer literate and comfortable with spreadsheets and computerized on-screen takeoff programs.
• Produce accurate, timely and competitive estimates with minimal data.
• Anticipate requirements and cost components of Design Build project.
• Excellent communication skills with customers, vendors, subcontractors, general contractors and owners.
• Knowledge of HVAC, food process, industrial and plumbing piping systems.
• Design build and plan spec experience.