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Who We Are

Hargrove supplies unparalleled services in engineering, procurement, construction management, and technical services in the industrial, commercial, and government sectors. With over 2,700 Teammates in 19 offices domestically and internationally, we build long-term support relationships in the energy generation, manufacturing, research and development, and process-heavy industry in on-site support arrangements, in plant-level small projects and consulting roles, and in larger capital projects.

Hargrove’s key operating principle is to provide the Right People, in the Right Place, at the Right Time. We believe that relationships and partnering together provide the best results and long-term benefits for our clients.

Work-life balance and flexibility are important areas of focus for Hargrove. We’re happy to discuss flexible working hours, patterns, and locations to suit you and the business. important areas of focus for Hargrove. We’re happy to discuss flexible working hours, patterns, and locations to suit you and the business.

What You'll Be Doing

Job Scope: The role is responsible for typical reliability engineering duties including strategic development and optimization of asset strategies through loss elimination, risk management, and life cycle asset management. Furthermore, this individual will be responsible for facilitating root cause analysis of plant or business operations failures and helping to prioritize outage work orders based upon risk and criticality. Working alongside the client’s reliability team, the individual is expected to make an immediate impact on operational efficiency by prioritizing the actions of the site aimed at improved asset availability.

Primary responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Providing professional engineering services in partnership with other Teammates and client representatives on projects.

• Leading Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) teams including the use of the Apollo RCFA method where appropriate.

• Analyzing mechanical failures and recommending corrective action.

• Lead Reliability-Focused Failure Modes and Effects Analysis teams where appropriate.

• Maintain continued education in the vibration, thermography, and lubrication fields to recommend improvements to current practices.

• Identify and develop work sharing packages for interoffice execution support, providing leadership as appropriate to ensure communication and execution of work.

Ideal Background

Education: Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university is required.

Certification: Professional Engineering registration is highly preferred.

Experience : This position requires 5 or more years of relevant industrial experience in reliability engineering.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Extensive experience in rotating machinery reliability (pumps, fans, compressors, conveyors, agitators, gearboxes, bearings, mechanical seals, couplings).

• Demonstrated success in the application of advanced reliability tools such RCM, RCA, RBI, FMEA, apportionment methods, etc.

• Extensive knowledge in the use and application of Predictive and Preventive Technologies (vibration, lubricant and fluid analysis, infrared, alignment, balancing, and other NDT technologies as it applies to rotating machinery and fixed equipment).

• Extensive experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) such as Maximo and SAP Maintenance Module.

• Knowledge and understanding of human factors in reliability.

• Ability to plan and schedule routine and shutdown maintenance activities.

• General understanding of corrosion mechanisms, prevention, and materials selection.

• Ability to maintain reliability program management over the entire equipment life cycle.

• Ability to accurately estimate completion of assigned tasks.

• Ability to develop design criteria and scope of work.

• Provide outage QA/QC support to ensure precision maintenance execution is adhered to.

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

• Working knowledge of CAD software, either AutoCAD, Microstation or both.

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Virtual team skills and relationships are developed, and able to provide interoffice execution leadership and support.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time.

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Hargrove Culture

We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. We know that each person on our team contributes to the success of our company by pairing expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe.

Our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work.

As a 100% Teammate owned company, we proudly offer a comprehensive benefits package including, paid holidays, personal paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible Teammates.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Hargrove is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexual identity, marital or family status), disability, military service or obligations, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Hargrove is a drug-free workplace.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Hargrove is passionate about serving our clients within our industry and the local economy, and we recognize that our impact goes beyond building great projects. Our extraordinary teammates serve the community with their time, talent, and generosity. The Hargrove team is a family whose volunteerism makes a huge impact on our communities, and The Hargrove Foundation is the vehicle for making a true difference in the lives of others.

We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. Hargrove has consistently been ranked one of the “Best Firms to Work For” by organizations such as ZweigWhite and Business Alabama.

We pair expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe. Our teammates strive to expand their knowledge and contribute to the success of the organization.

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