Airswift has been tasked by our chemical industry client in Lake Charles, LA to seek a long-term contract to hire Process Engineer for their site.
Responsibilities
- Learn process and technology of assigned unit
- Attend morning meetings of the assigned unit to maintain communication with operations personnel
- Support development of a capital budget
- Participate in brainstorming sessions to generate ideas for improvements
- Prepare high level scopes
- Perform economic calculations for project screening
- Provide process engineering support under close supervision for assigned projects from conception through start-up
- Work with a team to identify scope of work
- Perform process engineering calculations as needed to support development of work scope (process simulations, hydraulic calculations, size equipment and valves, provide process conditions for instrumentation, etc.)
- Redline P&ID's
- Start equipment and instrumentation specification sheets by filling in process conditions
- Prepare scope of work
- Complete Preliminary Environmental Questionnaire and Engineering Service Request Form
- Review project cost estimate
- Support AFE development
- Review civil, mechanical, and instrumentation & electrical packages ("Issue for Review and Comment" and "Issue for Approval") from a process engineering perspective
- Prepare, lead, and/or participate in Process Hazard Analysis I Layer of Protection Analysis (PHA I LOPA)
- Initiate and manage "Management of Change" (MOC) for assigned projects
- Create, update, review, and/or support development of process safety information as needed (procedures, chemical interaction matrix, operator training, etc
- Lead and/or participate in Pre-Startup Safety Reviews
- Follow up on PSSR action items to ensure completion in a timely manner
- Manage multiple projects
- Analyze and troubleshoot specific plant operating problems as requested by the Operations Management
- Provide support during plant upsets, shutdowns, turnarounds, and startups
- Lead and/or participate in incident reviews
- Follow up on and/or complete assigned action items from the Root Cause Analysis in a timely manner
- Comply with all Company policies and procedures
- Fundamentally focused on safety in all aspects of work life
- Promptly report Safety, Health or Environmental issues or incidents to management
- Some of the work may be required in the operating units which can require usage of required PPE
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to touch, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear
- The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
Qualifications
- A current, valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card is required
- B.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering; 2+ years of full-time work experience in chemical plant
Contract
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
