Process Engineering Manager

Pond & Co; Peachtree Corners (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pond & Co is seeking an experienced Process Engineering Manager to lead our Energy group’s projects, delivering technical leadership, project oversight, and team management across gas, LNG, gas processing, and power facilities.

You will guide multidisciplinary teams, collaborate directly with clients, and drive execution from design through commissioning while expanding the process engineering practice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of professional process engineering experience.
• Active PE license strongly preferred.
• Experience leading process engineering projects and teams.
• Experience with oil & gas, LNG, natural gas, or midstream energy projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage process engineering teams across multiple projects and clients.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and support to process engineers and designers.
• Serve as a key technical and client-facing leader throughout project execution.
• Coordinate process engineering activities with mechanical, electrical, I&C, civil, structural, and other engineering disciplines.
• Review and approve process engineering calculations, studies, drawings, specifications, and technical deliverables.
• Develop process design approaches, engineering scopes, studies, and project estimates.
• Perform and oversee process simulations, hydraulic analyses, equipment sizing, and process design calculations.
• Develop and review PFDs, P&IDs, process datasheets, and equipment specifications.
• Support equipment selection, procurement activities, vendor coordination, and technical bid evaluations.
• Troubleshoot complex process engineering issues and provide practical, cost-effective solutions.
• Travel to client sites and project locations as required.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Client-facing

Mentoring

Communication

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Education

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related field

Job description

Position Summary We are currently seeking an experienced Process Engineering Manager to lead and support engineering projects within our Energy group. This role will provide technical leadership, project oversight, and team management across a variety of energy and industrial projects, including natural gas compressor stations, LNG facilities, gas processing facilities, power generation facilities, and other midstream and downstream infrastructure. The ideal candidate is a senior process engineering professional with strong technical expertise, project experience, and leadership capabilities who can lead process engineering teams, work directly with clients, support multidisciplinary project execution, and help grow and develop the process engineering practice.

• Lead and manage process engineering teams across multiple projects and clients
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and support to process engineers and designers
• Serve as a key technical and client-facing leader throughout project execution
• Coordinate process engineering activities with mechanical, electrical, I&C, civil, structural, and other engineering disciplines
• Review and approve process engineering calculations, studies, drawings, specifications, and technical deliverables
• Develop process design approaches, engineering scopes, studies, and project estimates
• Perform and oversee process simulations, hydraulic analyses, equipment sizing, and process design calculations
• Develop and review process flow diagrams (PFDs), piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), process datasheets, and equipment specifications
• Support equipment selection, procurement activities, vendor coordination, and technical bid evaluations
• Troubleshoot complex process engineering issues and provide practical, cost-effective solutions
• Support project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation
• Participate in client meetings, design reviews, technical discussions, and project presentations
• Conduct field walkdowns, site assessments, commissioning, start-up, and other field activities as needed
• Help establish and maintain engineering standards, processes, and quality expectations
• Identify opportunities to improve project execution, technical capabilities, and team performance
• Travel periodically to client and project sites as required
• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or another relevant engineering discipline
• 10+ years of professional process engineering experience
• Experience leading process engineering projects, teams, or departments
• Experience supporting oil & gas, midstream, downstream, LNG, natural gas, gas processing, power generation, or other industrial energy projects
• Strong understanding of process engineering principles, process design, and engineering practices
• Experience with process simulations, hydraulic analysis, equipment sizing, process calculations, PFDs, P&IDs, and equipment specifications
• Experience with engineering design, equipment selection, procurement, vendor coordination, and field support
• Strong ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams and coordinate technical activities across disciplines
• Excellent communication, leadership, organizational, and client-management skills
• Ability to travel to project and client sites as needed
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred

Skills

Analysis Skills, Bid Analysis, Budgeting, Calendar Management, Chemical Engineering, Commissioning, Communication Skills, Cross-Functional, Customer Relations, Datasheets, Electricity, Engineering, Engineering Management, Equipment Selection, Equipment Specification, Hydraulic Engineering, Identify Issues, Instrumentation, Leadership, Liquified Natural Gas (LNG), Mechanical Engineering, Mentoring, Multitasking, Natural Gas, Oil and Gas, On Site Support, Piping, Power Generation, Process Development, Process Engineering, Process Flow Diagram (PFD), Process Management, Professional Engineer, Project Estimates, Project Execution, Project Planning, Project Schedule, Project Tracking, Purchasing/Procurement, Resource Management, Site Evaluation, Startup, Structural Engineering, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Delivery, Technical Leadership, Technical Support, Technical/Engineering Design, Vendor/Supplier Selection, Willing to Travel Pond & Co