Airswift has been tasked by a major chemical client to seek a Project Engineer to work within their facility in Deer Park, TX for an initial 12-month contract, potential extension.
The Capital Project Engineer will be responsible for developing and executing small to medium capital projects.
Job Responsibilities:
- Act as the liaison with operations.
- Develop and manage project scopes and schedules.
- Estimate and control costs.
- Determine applicable client and regulatory policies and procedures and assure project compliance.
- Define and coordinate the work of engineering disciplines, both in-house and contract.
- Review and approve drawings including flow sheets, isos, layouts, etc. and vendor submittals.
- Prepare procedures, specifications, and bid packages.
- Specify, requisitions, and expedite materials and equipment.
- Coordinate construction and turn-over to operations; and
- Communicate the design and technical issues to technical and non-technical functions through reports, memos, design documents, and presentations in a manner that is concise, factual and effective. Trains, directs, and reviews the work of lower-level technical staff.
- Recommend action to improve the quality of the engineering function and working on new engineering methods.
- Field experience with installation of chemical plant equipment, specially reactors and columns.
- Must be able to develop strong relationships with project sponsors, government agencies, outside engineering, construction, and equipment supply firms.
- Responsible for assuring that capital, operating and engineering costs are optimized, that all work is completed as scheduled and meets all environmental, health, safety, legal and code requirements.
- Must be capable of handling multiple assignments with projects ranging in size from $100 thousand to $6 million.
- Proficient in Microsoft Products, especially Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Projects.
- Proficient in SAP.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering. Mechanical engineering degree is preferred.
- 5+ years of project engineering experience.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in chemical or petrochemical plant.
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