Junior Engineer

Pay Range: $50-55HR

If you are looking for an exciting position that involves working on a groundbreaking project, you might be interested in this! One of our clients located in Corpus Christi, TX is seeking individuals to join their  Field Engineering at their first lithium refinery plant. Your role will be essential for the successful construction and operation of the plant.

You will assist the Construction Management team with field support and coordination, liaising with different functional groups to resolve technical design issues, ensure quality installations, track and report cost/schedule metrics, and promote safe work practices. You will need to have strong technical judgement and creative problem solving skills to support field operations.

This position is on site 5 days a week and will be a 50 hour work week. (40 hours standard time, and 10 hours OT).

Requirements:

•   Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
•   1-2 years of oil/gas/petrochemical engineering experience
•   Discipline experience in either rotating equipment, static equipment, piping, electrical
•  Eager to grow and learn
•  Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation skills are a must
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and technical specifications
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Bluebeam, PlanGrid, and scheduling software (Microsoft Projects)
•  Proven ability to identify field issues and propose efficient solutions
•  Willingness to spend a high percentage of time in the field and to get hands dirty as needed to complete objectives or find the correct information
• Ability to work within a high-performance, cross-functional organization with extremely tight timelines and aggressive goal

Day to Day:

• Review and approve contractor quality plans and procedure
• Develop Inspection Test Plans with contractors per project specifications
• Construction QC/QA - perform/witness required inspections of self-perform and contractor construction work
• Management of RFI/FCN/NCR processes
• Review and consolidate turnover documentation
• Identify and provide a path of resolution to technical field issues as they arise in collaboration with engineering, applicable contractors, and other parties as required
• Coordinate third party inspections as required
• Support development/review of project scopes of work, cost estimates, schedules, work plans, and resource requirements
• Evaluate contractor change orders and provide recommendations to project management
• Assist safety personnel with accident investigations
• Ensure all field activities are being executed per project specifications, procedures, and current design documents