Lead Project Engineer, Chemical Plant Capital Projects

Sun Recruiting - The Chemical Specialists; Starkville (MS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Recruiting - The Chemical Specialists is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to manage a portfolio of capital and improvement projects from concept through commissioning and start-up at our Starkville-area site. The role requires a chemical or mechanical engineering degree and 8+ years of project management experience in a chemical/manufacturing setting.

The position demands hands-on plant involvement, strong leadership, and the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders, including

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
• 8+ years of engineering experience focused on project management, plant operations, or process design.
• Experience managing capital and improvement projects from cradle to grave (scope, schedule, budget, execution).
• Projects typically range $1M-$15M, with ability to support larger projects.
• Hands-on with FEED, preliminary P&IDs and PFDs, equipment/vendor selection, procurement, construction oversight, commissioning, and start-up.
• Strong knowledge of mass and energy balances, hydraulic analysis, equipment sizing, process modeling, and heat-transfer calculations.
• Able to provide plant support through troubleshooting, improvements, and pilot-facility activities; strong leadership and coordination.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to update schedules and cost reports; willing to travel and work hands-on.

Responsibilities

• Manage an individual portfolio of projects from concept through commissioning and start-up.
• Coordinate with Operations, Environmental, Transportation, Safety, contractors and vendors.
• Provide clear project updates, schedules, and cost reports to stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Travel readiness

Hands-on operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MS Office

VBA

Job description

Sun Recruiting - The Chemical Specialists is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to manage a portfolio of capital and improvement projects from concept through commissioning and start-up at our Starkville-area site. The role requires a chemical or mechanical engineering degree and 8+ years of project management experience in a chemical/manufacturing setting.

The position demands hands-on plant involvement, strong leadership, and the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders, including