Process Engineering Manager

Pond & Company; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Pond & Company is seeking an experienced Process Engineering Manager to lead and support engineering projects within our Energy group. This role offers technical leadership, project oversight, and team management across natural gas compressor stations, LNG facilities, gas processing, and power generation initiatives.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in process engineering, a PE license is preferred, and proven success in leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating client-facing work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related field required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of professional process engineering experience.
• Experience leading process engineering projects, teams, or departments.
• Experience with process simulations, hydraulic analysis, PFDs/P&IDs, and equipment specs.

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 other disciplines.
• Review and approve process engineering calculations, studies, drawings, and specs.
• Develop process design approaches, scopes, studies, and project estimates.
• Perform and oversee process simulations, hydraulic analyses, equipment sizing, and calculations.
• Develop PFDs, P&IDs, datasheets, and equipment specifications.
• Support procurement, vendor coordination, and technical bid evaluations.
• Identify opportunities to improve project execution and team performance.
• Travel to client and project sites as required.

Skills

Leadership

Client management

Communication

Mentorship

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

HYSYS

Aspen Plus

AutoCAD

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.

Role & 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 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

Qualifications

• 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