- Act as the senior technical reference for project managers on mechanical, multidisciplinary, and integration-related matters
- Work with capital project teams, site capital managers, engineering firms, operations, maintenance, reliability, SMEs, and EHS teams
- Define and validate project boundaries, design criteria, discipline interfaces, and required deliverables throughout each FEL phase
- Participate in project reviews, design reviews, audits, value engineering workshops, and phase-gate decisions
- Challenge technical solutions, cost estimates, schedules, execution strategies, and supplier proposals
- Validate technical documentation, tenders, specifications, cost estimates, schedules, and execution plans
- Ensure solutions meet health and safety, environmental, regulatory, maintenance, operational, and standardization requirements
- Capture, share, and integrate lessons learned to improve engineering standards, practices, and regional project performance
- Develop, review, and revise Alcoa engineering standards
- Review and enhance KPI review processes with engineering firms
- Travel regular to plants across the Northeast region to provide onsite support and maintain a strong field presence Requirements - Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
- Member in positive standing of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ) or eligible for membership
- Minimum of fifteen (15) years of relevant experience in engineering, industrial project management, or capital projects
- Significant experience working with engineering firms, multidisciplinary projects, and heavy industrial environments
- Functional bilingualism (French and English), both spoken and written, is required
- Strong knowledge of FEL processes, capital project management,



and key engineering deliverables
- Strong technical judgment and ability to influence decisions without direct authority
- Ability to structure complex issues, challenge assumptions, and provide clear recommendations
- Collaborative leadership, autonomy, rigor, and strong accountability
- Excellent communication skills with technical, operational, and management stakeholders
- Strong commitment to health, safety, environmental stewardship, compliance, and risk management
- Knowledge of aluminum smelting operations, industrial mechanical equipment, and continuous production environments is a significant asset
- Experience in machine safety Core Competencies Demonstrates extensive experience in Mechanical Engineering and capital project management, with a strong focus on FEL processes, technical judgment, and compliance with health and safety standards. Bilingual in French and English, capable of effective communication with diverse stakeholders in industrial environments. Highest-signal resume keywords - Mechanical Engineering Degree
- FEL Processes Expertise
- Capital Project Management
- Bilingualism (French and English)
- Health and Safety Compliance Hard Skills - Project Management
- Technical Documentation Validation
- Cost Estimation
- Design Review
- KPI Review Processes
- Engineering Standards Development
- Multidisciplinary Project Coordination
- Supplier Proposal Evaluation
- Execution Plan Development
- Machine Safety Soft Skills - Collaborative Leadership
- Excellent Communication
- Strong Accountability
- Autonomy
- Rigor Certifications & Qualifications - Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ) Membership Industry Keywords - Industrial Project Management
- Aluminum Smelting Operations
- Heavy Industrial Environments
- Environmental Stewardship
- Risk Management

📌 Senior Regional Mechanical Project Engineering Specialist (Montreal)
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📍 Montreal