Senior Mechanical Engineer-Heat Transfer Equipment

Description
We are seeking to hire a Senior Mechanical Engineer within our Oil, Gas & Chemical Global Practice in our Kansas City, MO office!
The Senior Mechanical Engineer will support projects in a variety of industry sectors, including the strategic areas of renewable fuels and carbon capture/reduction. The Senior Mechanical Engineer will lead the project team throughout the design and construction process, adapting mechanical designs according to budget constraints, design factors or client needs.
Primary responsibilities include:

• Lead mechanical design of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion for project needs and requirements that are set forth by the project managers.
• Specialize in heat Transfer Equipment and perform thermal and mechanical design of mechanical equipment such as shell and tube heat exchangers, air-cooled heat exchangers, and/or plate and frame heat exchangers
• Prepare technical bid & purchase documents based on process datasheets, client specifications, and industry codes and standards
• Review vendor equipment bids and prepare technical bid evaluations
• Review vendor drawings and other documentation and regularly meet, correspond, and coordinate with equipment vendors
• Apply specialist knowledge of commonly used mechanical concepts, practices, codes and procedures within the mechanical engineering services industry.
• Apply knowledge and experience to complex projects, find non-standard design solutions.
• Interface and coordinate with multiple engineering disciplines to meet project design requirements and effectively manage the internal flow of data and design changes
• Performs inter-discipline document reviews, such as P&IDs
• Provide field installation support for client and construction personnel and have an interest in troubleshooting machinery, and in pre-commissioning and start-up support.
• Provide mentoring of personnel in heat Transfer Equipment design and add responsibilities such as the opportunity oversee execution of the above activities performed by less-experienced engineers
• Participate sales and marketing efforts and identify key pursuits.
• Lead the development of cost proposals and qualification statements to achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance.
• Prepare and present project budgets and cost estimates. Report project performance.
• Responsible for QA/QC process adherence.
• Responsible for effective communication with other engineering disciplines.
• Responsible for compliance with company and site safety policies.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program
• Or Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or related Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam
• Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering may be substituted for 1 year experience
• 7 years of mechanical engineering experience with industrial heat exchanger design and software such as HTRI, Aspen Plus, HYSIS, or BJAC
• Professional Engineering License (PE) preferred.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to work in a team environment with minimal supervision
• Previous EPC industry consulting experience and/or exchanger fabrication, operations or maintenance/reliability experience is considered a plus.
• Familiarity with design codes and standards such as API, PIP and ASME
• Must be eligible for TWIC
• Experience with leading the discipline design for large projects and delegating work tasks to team members. Ability to lead execution of work and resolve issues in a team environment.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment.
• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications.
• Ability to travel.

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