Capital Project Engineer

Sun Recruiting - The Chemical Specialists; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Recruiting - The Chemical Specialists seeks a Project Manager/Coordinator to lead capital and debottlenecking projects in a safety-focused chemical plant environment in Houston, TX. You will report to the Plant Manager, coordinate contractors and turnarounds, and manage scope, schedules, and costs to ensure successful project close-out.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering and 5+ years of experience in capital projects within manufacturing or

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering is required.
• 5+ years of relevant experience, including leadership of capital and debottlenecking projects in a manufacturing or chemical plant environment.
• Experience developing project scope, cost estimates, budgets, and schedules from project definition through implementation and close-out.
• Strong vendor and contractor management experience, including bid evaluation, contract coordination, cost control, and invoice review.
• Experience coordinating turnarounds or major capital projects while supporting day-to-day contractor needs.
• Ability to align Process Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, vendors, and contractors across the full project lifecycle.
• PMP or a similar project management certification is preferred.
• Polymerization experience would be a huge plus.
• Local Houston-area candidates preferred; travel is less than 10%.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital and debottlenecking projects.
• Coordinate contractors and turnarounds from a capital projects standpoint.
• Manage project scope, schedules, and costs.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

This company manufactures petrochemical products in a safety-focused chemical plant environment. Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Project Manager / Coordinator will lead capital and debottlenecking projects, coordinate contractors and turnarounds (from a capital projects standpoint), and manage project scope, schedules, and costs. Projects in this unit typically range from $100K - $500K with occasional larger projects. This person will support turnarounds from a capital project standpoint as well.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering required.
• 5+ years of relevant experience, including leadership of capital and debottlenecking projects in a manufacturing or chemical plant environment.
• Experience developing project scope, cost estimates, budgets, and schedules from project definition through implementation and close-out.
• Strong vendor and contractor management experience, including bid evaluation, contract coordination, cost control, and invoice review.
• Experience coordinating turnarounds or major capital projects while supporting day-to-day contractor needs.
• Ability to align Process Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, vendors, and contractors across the full project lifecycle.
• PMP or a similar project management certification preferred.
• A HUGE plus would be polymerization experience
• Local Houston-area candidates preferred; travel is less than 10%.