Location: Ankeny, IA

Job Description

 As a Facilities Engineer for John Deere Des Moines Works located in Ankeny, Iowa, you will:

• Provides engineering design for the facility infrastructure, grounds and the utilities that support production equipment and processes, through both internal and external resources. Projects are highly integrated across engineering disciplines.
• Analyzes facility systems, makes engineering design decisions and develops solutions to facility engineering problems in compliance with building codes and regulatory requirements.
• Creates and reviews construction documents, technical drawings and electrical one-line diagrams, and makes sure new and relocated production equipment has the utilities, floor space and building support it needs.
• Provides troubleshooting of the facility infrastructure and production equipment to support production, manufacturing, distribution and maintenance operations.
• Provides project management of facilities infrastructure projects from scope and budget through design, installation, commissioning and handoff. Projects are complex and integrate all areas of engineering, requiring management of skilled trades, outside design professionals and contractors.
• Builds and manages the annual budget for assigned systems and leads asset lifecycle and long-term capital planning, recommending what to repair, what to replace and when based on asset condition, risk and lifecycle cost, and building the business cases that support multi-year capital investment.
• Partners with Manufacturing Operations, Maintenance Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Safety, Environmental and Supply Management to improve infrastructure reliability, reduce energy and utility costs and limit disruption to production.
• Provides technical guidance and mentoring to others across the organization on facility engineering practices and standards.

VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position

• 4 or more years of facilities engineering experience supporting industrial or manufacturing facilities, including infrastructure design, construction, and project execution.
• Strong technical knowledge of mechanical, civil, structural, building, and utility systems, including areas such as HVAC, compressed air, water and wastewater, plumbing, fire protection, roofing, building envelope, foundations, and site infrastructure.
• Experience applying building codes, engineering standards, safety requirements, and regulatory requirements to facility design and construction.
• Ability to create, review, and interpret construction documents, technical drawings, specifications, equipment layouts, and utility plans.
• Experience using AutoCAD and Revit for facility design, drafting, or modeling.
• Proven experience managing capital and expense projects from scope and budget development through design, construction, commissioning, and handoff.
• Experience developing cost estimates, project budgets, and capital plans, and managing spending against approved budgets.
• Strong engineering troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate infrastructure issues, identify root causes, and develop practical solutions.
• Experience coordinating and providing technical direction to skilled trades, contractors, suppliers, and outside engineering and design professionals.
• Strong communication and technical leadership skills with the ability to influence across functions, mentor others, and work effectively with factory leadership.

Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following: