Project Engineer

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CDI Engineering Solutions is a multi-disciplinary engineering organization offering a full range of integrated engineering design, project support, procurement and construction management services to the energy and chemicals industries.

Provide Project Engineering leadership for a portfolio of Capital Projects (typically below $20 mln each) at the Deer Park Chemical site.

Accountable for safety, delivery of a functioning system that solves the problem or realizes the opportunity, cost, and schedule for assigned set of projects.

Project Size – Ranging from $1 mln to $20 mln each

Project Portfolio - $20 mln to $60 mln

Active Projects – Range from 8-12 Active projects depending on size and complexity 

Safely executes capital projects from front-end development (Identify, Assess, Select, & Define phases) to detailed design and construction (Execute phase) including procurement, cost control and schedule management.

Manages simultaneous projects with competing priorities in various phases on a wide variety of manufacturing processes in the chemical complex.

Develops project scopes in collaboration with operations, process engineering, and disciplines.

Ensures the proper technical authority approves the design including the appropriate technical authority of equipment specification and drawings.

Oversees engineering execution utilizing either on-site or off-site disciplines/engineering companies.

Coordinates with client regarding Project Assurance and Technical Assurance activities (where applicable). 

Collaborates with project controls organization to develop project cost estimates and schedules for each phase and for final funding.

Meets project cost and schedule requirements and provides accurate forecasting.

Works with procurement to develop/implement a procurement strategy for each project.

Works with environmental to ensure permitting strategy/compliance.

Assists with the development of equipment and material bid specification, bid evaluation and selection.

Works with Independent Project Analysis (IPA) to review and score projects against the specified criteria at multiple phases depending on the size/complexity of the project (where applicable)

Accountable for working with construction and ensuring proper construction management and safety plans are in place.

Coordinates personnel and contractor partners to assure that field activities are completed safely, on time, within budget, and in accordance with the design requirements.

Supports construction safety expectations by spending time in the field.

Assists with mechanical start-up plans and procedures, provides technical support during start-up, supports training activities, and assures documentation and knowledge transfer.

Provides appropriate files to maintenance and operations for record keeping.

Creates or assembles all documents for project closure.

Follows the plant Management of Change (MOC) process

Ensuring each project meets premises, is scoped in front-end to solve the identified problem, and then is executed efficiently and competitively.

Integrating resource needs across Engineering & Technology and Maintenance Turnarounds Construction (MTAC) organization.

Balancing project execution with stakeholder expectations in a portfolio management environment.

Demonstrating strong safety leadership, hazard recognition, and mitigation.

10+ years’ experience in Refinery or Petrochemical Plant Engineering is desired.

5-10 years of Project Engineering experience is required.

A practical working knowledge of refinery/chemical processes, process equipment, and general project procedures is required.

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering preferred

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