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Candidates for this role must be authorized to work for any US employer without sponsorship.
Position Overview
Career growth opportunities available to self-motivated, high-performing Lead/Senior Process Engineers seeking technical/leadership challenges in the process design of a range of projects. We are looking for candidates with extensive knowledge in multiple technologies (e.g. LNG, petrochemical, gas processing, energy transition) that have a proven track record leading teams during FEED/EPC.
Position Summary:
- Executes Process Engineering deliverables according to a set engineering design criteria utilizing approved engineering procedures, practices, and standards.
- Prepares, coordinates, and reviews designs, studies, reports, and proposals.
- Takes the initiative to coordinate the detailed design development of a system with other engineering disciplines while managing workload and meeting scheduled due dates.
- Determine engineering scope and set up an engineering work plan for the discipline on complex projects for FEED and EPC phases.
- Manages a team of Process Engineers and is responsible for the delivery of project deliverables (PFDs/UFDs, HMB, equipment sizing, selection and specification, PSVs and flare system sizing and specification, etc.) within the agreed job hour budgets and schedules.
- Maintains the technical quality of all process deliverables issued on the project.
- Manages and leads complex technical discussions with third parties (customers, licensors, suppliers, and regulators) in order to facilitate appropriate technical decisions.
- Identifies issues (problems, value improvement opportunities) and helps clarify areas of complexity during all phases of the engineering design work.
- Understands multi-disciplinary technical issues and is able to provide innovative technical solutions to resolve these issues.
- Confident and able in leading teams of up to 15 engineers in the execution of complex projects.
Responsibilities:
- Developing and/or checking overall plant and unit simulations using standard process simulation programs (Hysys, Pro II, Unisim, and/or Promax), including the development of H&MBs.
- Developing and/or checking Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) and Utility Flow Diagrams (UFDs) being able to explain selected flow configuration.
- Developing and checking calculation of equipment sizes including vessels, columns, heat exchanger requirements, and packaged equipment specifications.
- Attendance and input at major reviews such as PFD/P&ID reviews, HAZOPs, and 3D model reviews. Representing the Process Engineering discipline and being able to explain process design questions to clients and other disciplines.
- Development of relief load narratives, relief load calculations, load summaries and relief valve datasheets.
- Development of offsites and utility design including consumptions and the overall utility summary.
- Development of alarm and trip setpoint and process safety time calculations.
- Development of complex technical studies and resolution of technical issues on the project.
Skills and Qualifications:
- A recognized bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from an accredited college or university and a minimum 15 years experience of Process Engineering experience in the EPC and/or operating industry, with a minimum of 8 years in a Process Engineering leadership role
- A conceptual understanding of chemical engineering principles of heat transfer, vapor-liquid equilibria, mass transfer and thermodynamics, and their general application to process design.
- Excellent knowledge of technical theory, engineering principles, good engineering practices and how to apply them for design execution
- Extensive experience with major regulations and industry codes and standards affecting standard design, quality, or processes
- Extensive experience in relief calculation methodologies and industry codes and standards applicable to pressure relief design.
- Knowledgeable in process design of equipment, including vessels, columns, heat exchangers and package process specifications for equipment and control valves.
- Experience with process configuration and optimization studies to increase product yield, reduce utility consumption (steam, power, cooling water) and reduce/mitigate flare loads.
- Demonstrated experience in process simulation and automation.
- Demonstrated experience in all deliverables, tasks and activities listed in the position summary and responsibilities section.
- Professional Engineer license (PE), or willingness to complete
Submit your updated resume today for immediate consideration.
About Environmental and Safety Solutions, Inc.:
Environmental and Safety Solutions Inc. (ESS Inc.) is a Cincinnati based certified MBE. Since 2002, ESS Inc. has been providing health and safety, engineering, environmental technical and management services to businesses throughout the United States. We work with businesses from Fortune 500 members to small businesses in the local community, providing world class occupational safety and health consultative services and environmental compliance assistance. Our customers value our personal attention to their needs and the accuracy and flexibility of our services to meet their unique needs. As President and Founder of ESS, Lonnie Grayson brings more than 25 years of professional environmental safety and health leadership to the company. He founded ESS Inc. in 2002 and has grown the firm into a nationally recognized industry leader. With a professional background as a mechanical engineer, Mr. Grayson knows the value of a safety and health program that focuses on the processes that drive the safety and health process in a company to achieve great results. We understand the need for partnership with our customers to fully understand their needs and the culture of each customer to meet and exceed their occupational safety, health and environmental compliance needs.
