Process Engineer EGS

Bechtel Corporation; City of Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career advancement programs

Culture enhancement programs

Flexible work hours

Job summary

Bechtel Corporation is seeking a Senior Process Engineer in Brisbane, QLD to lead a team of process engineers on various mining projects. The role includes estimating staffing needs, preparing work plans, and ensuring process safety and compliance with project requirements.

Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical or Chemical Engineering, along with significant experience in project management and process engineering. The position allows for part-time telework, with at least three days required in-office attendance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in multinational project teams.
• Knowledge of engineering work planning and control methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of process/chemical personnel and estimate project staffing needs.
• Coordinate production of technical drawings for process design.
• Oversee preparation of Process/Chemical discipline estimates in accordance with project scope.

Skills

Process Engineering

Leadership

Hydrometallurgical Processing

Project Management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical, Chemical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Requisition ID: 295398

• Relocation Authorized: None
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework
• Work Location: Brisbane, QLD

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Project Overview

Bechtel Mining and Metals offers engineering, procurement, and construction services for customers in the mining sector across multiple commodities including Iron Ore, Bauxite, Alumina, Aluminium, Copper, Gold, Coal, Lithium and Rare Earths markets.

Headquartered in Santiago, Chile, the M&M global business unit also has offices in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide in Australia along with execution units in the United States, Peru, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, India and other project locations around the world.

Bechtel are seeking personnel to join multiple existing and upcoming projects comprising copper/gold concentrators with associated ROM feed, ore handling, processing plant, tailings management facilities, and supporting infrastructure including water supply, power supply, maintenance facilities, offices, temporary and construction accommodation villages.

Job Summary

In this role, you will lead a team of process/chemical personnel, estimate project staffing needs, and schedule and assign work. You will prepare estimates and work plans and review and approve process/chemical investigations and studies. Your leadership and technical expertise will ensure process safety and compliance, client satisfaction, resolution of issues, and that project requirements are met.

This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and may require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project.

You will be responsible for coordination of the production of technical drawings, calculations, specifications for a project’s process design. You will additionally be responsible for supporting and reviewing engineering developed by third party engineering service providers in contribution to the overall project scope.

As a senior process engineer you will facilitate technical discussions and design reviews, review vendor information, project and client design specifications and collaborating discipline design inputs. You will solve complex technical issues and ensure designs comply with all applicable regulations and standards.

This role will be responsible for the process design of surface infrastructure inclusive of all air, water, fuel and reagent utilities services, and overview of mining bulk handling and process plant design by external consultants.

Your recommendations will resolve technical issues and ensure the unique and complex requirements of a project’s ROM to tailings mechanical requirements are met.

Major Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, direct, and participate in the day-to-day Process/Chemical engineering activity on small to medium sized projects or a portion of a major project with minimal to moderate complexity within a global business unit utilizing relevant Engineering Department Procedures (EDPs), design standards and guides, and Bechtel Standard Application Programs (BSAPs).
• Supervise, coordinate, and review the work of personnel assigned; estimate staffing needs and schedule and assign work accordingly.
• Provide the technical input to meet procurement requirements and the requirements of related discipline procurement.
• Prepare or oversee the preparation of Process/Chemical discipline estimates and work plans in accordance with project scope, schedule, and budget, and manage implementation and performance accordingly.
• Review and make recommendations on the Process/Chemical engineering aspects of bid evaluations and awards for approval by project engineering.
• When directed, coordinate with client representatives to obtain their approval of Process/Chemical engineering aspects of the work.
• Review and approve key calculations, licensing evaluations, design documents, supplier drawings and data, material specifications, drawings, and change orders for the project to which assigned.
• Ensure that assigned Process/Chemical engineering personnel receive appropriate on-the-job training for their professional development.
• Assist in the preparation and review of project procedures and cost estimates for proposals, forecasts, and change orders.

Education And Experience Requirements

• Requires bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience.

Required Knowledge And Skills

• A recognized degree in Metallurgical, Chemical Engineering or equivalent from an accredited College or University.
• Demonstrated capability of Process EGS and Supervisor for hydrometallurgical process flowsheets for Feasibility study to EPCM execution.
• Broad commodities knowledge of processes for copper and gold flowsheets.
• Ability to work in multinational project team group.
• Knowledge of process systems, calculations, equipment, applications of methods, materials, and computers in the discipline.
• Knowledge of engineering work planning and control methods.
• Knowledge of precedents in the discipline and of principles and practices of related disciplines.
• Knowledge of related construction practices and the economics involved.
• Knowledge of industry/regulatory codes and standards, and design and/or layout criteria pertinent to the particular discipline.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Knowledge of Engineering Department Procedures (EDPs), Design Guides, appropriate Bechtel Standard Computer Applications (BSAPs) and administrative practices.
• Demonstrated skill in leadership.
• Knowledge of application and coordination of 2-D and 3-D Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools on a project.
• Broad progressive work experience in design engineering, science or other relevant types of engineering such as systems startup, field engineering or plant operation in large industrial plants, utilities, process plants, or engineering/construction firms.

Total Rewards/Benefits

Bechtel offers robust benefits to ensure our people thrive, including career advancement, culture enhancement programs, and time for recharge. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to [e-mail].