Job Title: Project Engineer IV
Duration: 2-year contract
Schedule: 4/10 – 5/10
Location: Houston, TX / Borger, TX
This opportunity is focused on a major capital project to improve FCC reliability through detailed design, construction, commissioning, startup, and handover. The role will act as a key technical interface with the engineering contractor, supporting multidiscipline coordination across engineering, procurement, construction, operations, maintenance, reliability, and process safety. This position offers involvement in brownfield refinery execution, turnaround planning, and field leadership across both engineering office and site-based phases.
Required Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
Required Experience:
Significant project engineering experience in refining, petrochemical, or related process industries
Demonstrated experience delivering multidiscipline capital projects from FEL through detailed design, construction, commissioning, startup, and handover
Experience interfacing with engineering contractors, EPC/EPCM firms, construction teams, and site stakeholders
Experience coordinating engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, operations, maintenance, and business interfaces
Required Skills:
Strong understanding of project execution processes across detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and handover
Ability to direct engineering contractor activities and manage technical scope, design basis, specifications, standards, and engineering deliverables
Experience leading technical reviews including model reviews, P&ID reviews, HAZOPs, risk reviews, and constructability reviews
Capability to manage technical deviations, change orders, RFIs, and resolution of design issues during engineering, fabrication, and field execution
Strong multidiscipline coordination across process, mechanical, piping, civil/structural, electrical, instrumentation, controls, metallurgy, inspection, and process safety
Ability to support construction, installation, tie-ins, pre-commissioning, mechanical completion, and field technical query resolution
Knowledge of project controls, documentation, data management, preservation practices, and compliance with engineering practices, codes, permits, and regulations
Strong technical, communication, leadership, coordination, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
Safety leadership, contractor management, constructability focus, interface management, schedule and cost awareness, and stakeholder alignment
Preferred Qualifications:
Professional Engineer (PE) license
Experience as a lead engineer with an engineering contractor or as part of an owner’s project team on major capital projects
Experience with refining unit revamps, brownfield execution, tie-ins, turnaround coordination, and startup support
Experience supporting FCC unit modernization or major refinery turnaround work during both engineering office and site execution phases
Working knowledge of company project management systems, project specifications, and refinery standards and practices
About Airswift:
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.
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