Process Principal Design Engineer
Hiring for General (5+), Sr. (10+), and Principal (15+)
Job Description
The purpose of this position is to provide the essential administrative processes, technical knowledge and leadership as described below. This position has oversight of a specific project area and acts as a representative of the engineering discipline ensuring technical accuracy in project execution in all phases. This is a lead position on assigned projects performing engineering assignments of advanced complexity.
- Under general supervision of the Discipline Lead Engineer, serve as a Supervising Lead providing guidance/supervision to other engineers and designers
- Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding technical solutions to problems of advanced complexity in accordance with project requirements
- Develop and review specifications and design criteria
- Perform and check engineering analyses and calculations; specify materials, equipment and systems; and solve technical problems of advanced complexity
- Coordinate technical issues with other disciplines, project management, vendors and clients Execute work in compliance with Project Quality Plan and procedures
- Execute work in accordance with the approved project scope, cost and schedule baselines Develop and review estimates, schedules and progress reports including effort-hour estimating and staff forecasting
- Establish, control and report on material key quantities; provide analysis and forecasts Provide technical support to activities associated with equipment and material
- procurement and subcontracting including scopes of work, technical bid evaluations and review of vendor submittals
- Provide technical support to activities associated with construction administration including response to construction requests-for-information and field changes
- Other duties as assigned
Basic Job Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and minimum fifteen (15) years of work-related experience
- Working knowledge of applicable federal (including Department of Energy orders), state, and local codes and standards
- Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to project management, coworkers, clients, vendors, and subcontractors
- Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job
- Advanced knowledge of discipline codes and standards
- Ability to perform work in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal codes, statutes and guidelines
- Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner
- Intermediate computer and software skills to include proficiency in the use of word processing, e-mail, spreadsheet and electronic presentation programs
- Significant experience providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services on large industrial projects
- Proficiency executing large EPC projects utilizing engineering analysis, 3D modeling and 2D computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) automation tools in a multi-discipline environment
- Discipline Specific Job Requirements
- Prepare and review calculations and specifications relating to Piping & Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) development
- Demonstrated design experience in areas such as utility and/or process systems and specification
- Advanced knowledge in development of the following:
- Process design criteria; process calculations; process simulation
- Hazops/Process Hazards Analysis
- Heat and material balances; utility summaries/balances
- Block flow diagrams; process flow diagrams
- Piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs)