POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for performing all aspects of process design and development for various industries within the refining and specialty chemicals sectors.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical, Petroleum, or Mechanical Engineering

• Minimum 3 years' applicable experience

• Familiarity with the Process simulation software (Aspen Suite) and hydraulic modeling software (AFTFathom), as well as proficiency with basic programs such as Microsoft Excel

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Job scoping as part of Front-End Process Development

• P&ID Generation and Revision

• Modeling and simulation of standard unit operations

• Calculation of line hydraulics to support equipment specification

• Generation and review of equipment spec sheets

• Relief valve screening and generation of calculation packages

• Familiarity with interpretation of RAGAGEP standards and procedures

• Quality assurance and checking of calculations made by other process team members

• Verification of Process Safety Information (P&IDs, Equipment and Instrument Data, etc.)

• Assistance with review of prior engineering calculations

• Contacting of vendors for quotes or equipment information

• Ability to function in both supporting and lead process design roles as dictated by project needs

• Travel as needed for field work, project meetings, or training

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Attend bid walks and lead the preparation of proposals. Prepare scopes of work and clarifications for projects.

• Maintain project budget and track changes. Issue internal budget status reports to key design team members to enable budget control.

• Organize and lead project meetings including scheduling conference room resources. Prepare project memorandums of discussion and action logs.

• Maintain project schedule and establish milestones and deadlines for projects.

• Manage sub contractors.

• Review drawing packages for quality, completeness, and inter-discipline coordination.

• Coordinate the efforts of the different groups to facilitate inter-discipline communication and teamwork.

• Track changes, estimate, and send change requests to client to obtain approval for additional work.

• Review and sign project invoices. Work with accounting to ensure that any project invoicing issues requiring client project manager interface are resolved.

• Attend weekly project managers meetings to provide input to department managers on resource allocation, project schedule, and project budgets.

• Prepare status reports for client's project manager. (format will vary depending on client requirements)

• Identify and communicate personnel issues which affect project performance to project team member's supervisors when necessary.

• Supervise and ensure that client standards are being followed on all engineering projects.
 

SUMMARY:

Responsible for performing engineering calculations and applying judgement to develop and resolve unique design situations. Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in Mechanical Engineering; 3-5 years minimum experience; Project Management experience; Construction Management experience is a plus.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure quality construction packages by performing calculations and drawing reviews to ensure the construction package meets all applicable design codes and requirements, while meeting client standards.
• Oversee and be the responsible party, if licensed, for the completed construction package.
• Perform Project Engineer and/or lead Mechanical Engineer project duties. If unlicensed, will be under the responsible charge of the Professional Engineer (PE) assigned to the project.
• Perform technical engineering calculations:
• Compile and review equipment specifications, compile bid tabulations, and recommend equipment selections to clients.
• Compile Total Installed Cost (TIC) project estimates.
• Contact equipment vendors to obtain pricing for project specific equipment.
• Evaluate and compile bid tabulations to present and recommend to clients.
• Act as the Project Engineer and/or Lead Mechanical under the responsible charge of the Professional Engineer (PE) assigned to the project.
• Have ability to perform field work as dictated by the project.
• Work with engineers and designers of all disciplines to accomplish project goals.