Lead Project Engineer - Chemical & Capital Projects

Westlake Chemical; United States; On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Westlake Chemical is seeking a Project Engineer to oversee multiple capital and expense projects at the Natrium, WV chlor-alkali facility. You will drive scope, cost, and schedule requirements and collaborate with maintenance and production teams to capture design feedback.

The role demands a strong commitment to health, safety, and environmental standards, with extensive experience in budgeting, forecasting, and large-scale project execution.

Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Civil or Electrical) is required.
• Minimum of ten years of experience in a chemical/petrochemical plant or related industry in engineering.
• 3–5 years of project engineering experience.
• Experience with medium to large scale engineering projects: budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, and financials.
• Basic understanding of P&IDs, ACAD drawings, and equipment literature applicable in a chemical facility.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate strong commitment to health, safety, and environmental requirements through personal behavior and direction of others.
• Provide required engineering services and technical knowledge for processes, equipment, and materials to improve production rates, quality, cost, and reliability.
• Develop plans for projects and prepare budget estimates for approvals.
• Assist in coordination of contract engineering services for projects per good engineering and safety practices.
• Develop and/or update engineering procedures to ensure optimum support for plant facilities.
• Initiate procurement of materials and communicate with Purchasing and Vendors to control expediting and receiving of material.
• Prepare work scope descriptions and bid specifications for Purchasing to request bids from vendors and contractors.

Skills

Project engineering

Budgeting & forecasting

Scheduling experience

P&IDs understanding

ACAD drawings

Education

B.S. Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Civil or Electrical)

Tools

P&IDs

ACAD drawings

Job description

Westlake Chemical is seeking a Project Engineer to oversee multiple capital and expense projects at the Natrium, WV chlor-alkali facility. You will drive scope, cost, and schedule requirements and collaborate with maintenance and production teams to capture design feedback.

The role demands a strong commitment to health, safety, and environmental standards, with extensive experience in budgeting, forecasting, and large-scale project execution.