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Senior Mechanical Engineer

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Location
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Hatch is hiring a Senior Mechanical Engineer. Senior Mechanical Engineer will join Hatch’s Project Delivery Group in Medellín, leading mechanical and piping design activities, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, and managing engineering deliverables, budgets and schedules. The role involves developing work plans, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, conducting quality audits and HAZOP reviews, and promoting ethical practices and corporate safety culture.

Key focus areas include Ensure compliance with mandatory health and safety standards and client engineering standards, Develop thorough understanding of project requirements related to scope, execution strategy, cost and schedule with Engineering Manager, and Prepare list of engineering deliverables and time‑based functions to facilitate planning and control of engineering budget.

Successful candidates bring Bachelor Of Science In Mechanical Engineering and 10 Years Engineering Experience. Important skills include Health And Safety Standards Compliance, Project Requirements Understanding, Engineering Deliverables Preparation, Site Field Visits, Equipment Identification, and Equipment Selection. Preferred (not required): Site Technical Experience and Site Experience (Technical Role).

Skills & qualifications

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Skills

Health and Safety Standards ComplianceProject Requirements UnderstandingEngineering Deliverables PreparationSite Field VisitsEquipment IdentificationEquipment SelectionSizingLayoutTechnical SpecificationsVendor Information ReviewsPiping System DesignHydraulic AnalysisPiping and Instrumentation Diagram DevelopmentMaterial Specification DevelopmentStress AnalysisWork Plan DevelopmentScope of Work DocumentationEngineering Work Packages ManagementTechnical Deliverables Review and ApprovalProject Specific Procedures PreparationSystem Requirements ManagementProject Engineering Co-OrdinationInter-Discipline CoordinationQuality AuditsTechnical Documentation MaintenanceHAZOP ReviewsEngineering Issues ResolutionEthical and Professional PracticesHatch Corporate Safety Culture AdherenceMotivating IndividualsDeliverable FocusWork PlanningInter-Discipline Dependencies UnderstandingProcurement MethodologiesContracting MethodologiesCommissioning MethodologiesCodes and Standards KnowledgeCommunicationNegotiationInterpersonal SkillsHealth and Safety StandardsEngineering Work Packages ReviewManaging and Motivating IndividualsHAZOP Reviews ParticipationMechanical Engineering Discipline ComplianceEngineering Deliverables List PreparationProject Scope of Work DocumentationProject Engineering Co-Ordination MeetingsCoordination Between Mechanical/Piping Team and Other DisciplinesQuality Audits of Engineering WorkAbility to Manage and Motivate IndividualsStrong Deliverable FocusProcurement UnderstandingContracting UnderstandingCommissioning Methodologies UnderstandingProject Specific Execution Plan InsertionMechanical/Piping Practice RepresentationEthical and Professional Practices ApplicationIndividual Management and MotivationContracting Methodologies UnderstandingEquipment Identification and SelectionProject Engineering CoordinationMechanical EngineeringP&ID DevelopmentProject ManagementBudget ManagementSchedule ManagementQASafety Standards ComplianceInterdisciplinary CoordinationLeadership and Team ManagementProcurement KnowledgeContracting KnowledgeKnowledge of Codes and StandardsSite ExperienceLayout DesignVendor ReviewHAZOP ReviewMotivational LeadershipPlanningCommissioning KnowledgeSite Technical ExperienceProject Planning and SchedulingEngineering Budget ManagementQuality ManagementHAZOP Review ParticipationCodes and Standards ComplianceCommunication SkillsNegotiation SkillsLeadership and Team MotivationCorporate Safety Culture AdherenceMotivation

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering10 Years Engineering ExperienceSite Experience in a Technical Role

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Date:Aug 5, 2026

Location: Medellin, Antioquia, CO

Company: Hatch

Requisition ID: 100437

Job Category: Engineering

Location: Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia

Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 70 years of business and technical expertise inmining (https://www.hatch.com/Projects/Metals-And-Minerals) ,energy (https://www.hatch.com/Projects/Energy) , andinfrastructure (http://bit.ly/HatchProjectsInfrastructure) , our10,000 colleagues (http://bit.ly/3l3V1N3) in150 countries (https://bit.ly/2TTgBIl) tirelessly work toward bettering the industries in which we operate. With practical solutions that are safe, innovative and sustainable, we think globally while acting locally.

Join our Project Delivery Group (PDG), a dynamic team of professionals passionately committed to world-class project delivery (http://bit.ly/HatchProjects) across the globe. With expertise insustainable (https://bit.ly/32fZGnV) studies, asset building and operations, and industry-leading efficiencies, our best-in-class team leverages methodologies, governance and systems that are unparalleled in the engineering (https://bit.ly/2QBlkjr) space. Are you looking for an opportunity to join a diverse group of professionals who are committed to remaining exceptional? We look forward to hearing from you.

Looking to take the next step in your career? Hatch is currently seeking highly motivated Mechanical Engineers to join our Project Delivery Group (PDG) at our office in Medellín.

As a successful candidate, you will:

  • Ensure that all work designed or supplied by the mechanical engineering discipline complies with the relevant sections of mandatory health and safety standards, including any regulations or codes referred to within the required jurisdiction for the Project with due consideration of relevant client engineering standards

  • Develop a thorough understanding of the project requirements as they relate to scope, execution strategy, cost and schedule with the Engineering Manager

  • Prepare a list of engineering deliverables and time-based functions to facilitate the planning and control of the engineering budget

  • Support site field visits to obtain information and data to support projects.

  • Lead equipment identification and selection activities, including sizing, layout, technical specifications, and vendor information reviews.

  • Lead piping system design activities, such as hydraulic analysis, piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID) development, material specification development, stress analysis, and layout.

  • Develop the work plan for insertion into the Project specific execution plan and develop and maintain the Project’s scope of work documentation and revise as required during the design evolution

  • Manage and review the engineering work packages associated with all deliverables and time-based functions to ensure that budgets and schedules are being met, and take corrective action if necessary

  • Review and approve technical deliverables

  • Assist in the preparation and development of project specific procedures

  • Manage system requirements to achieve the Project results and monitor effectiveness

  • Represent the Mechanical/Piping practice in project engineering co-ordination meetings

  • Ensure coordination, between the Mechanical/Piping team and other disciplines of all activities being performed as the design evolves

  • Ensure that quality audits of engineering work are carried out in accordance with Project procedures and the quality assurance plan and maintain technical documentation

  • Participate in HAZOP reviews

  • Ensure resolution of engineering issues during Project lifecycle, including planning phase, design, procurement, fabrication, construction and commissioning

  • Promote and maintain the application of ethical and professional practices in the execution of engineering work

  • Adhere to and promote the Hatch corporate safety culture

You bring to the role:

  • Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from an accredited university

  • Minimum 10 years engineering experience

  • Ability to manage and motivate individuals to attain quality, cost and schedule objectives

  • Strong deliverable focus, ability to plan you work

  • A high degree of understanding of inter-discipline dependencies related to the discipline

  • Good understanding of procurement, contracting and commissioning methodologies

  • Sound knowledge of codes and standards applicable to the Project

  • Well-developed communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills

  • Site experience in a technical role is preferred

Why join us?

What we offer you?

  • Flexible work environment

  • Long term career development

  • Think globally, work locally

Don't meet every single requirement? You don't need to. At Hatch, we are building a diverse, inclusive workplace that fosters innovation. If you're interested in this role, we encourage you to apply even if your past experiences don't perfectly align with the skills we've listed.

We're committed to fostering a workforce that reflects thediversity (http://bit.ly/2JuRZAT) of thecommunities (https://bit.ly/2kx24hB) in which we operate and serve. Hatch is an Equal Opportunity Employer that considers applicants without regard to age, race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran, or any other protected status. If you have any accommodation requirements, please let us know. We'll do our best to meet your needs in accordance with applicable local legislation.

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