Project Engineer

Ambs Chemical Search LLC; La Porte (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading chemical services firm is seeking a Project Engineer for an expanding chemical plant in La Porte, Texas. This position involves overseeing medium to large projects from inception to completion, as well as smaller projects focused on process improvements. The ideal candidate will manage project approvals, schedules, and budgets, and ensure safety during construction phases. This company boasts an impressive safety record and stability through market fluctuations. Join a team with a longstanding hiring manager and rewarding projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing medium/large engineering projects.
• Ability to oversee contractor activities and facilitate project safety.
• Proficient in reviewing engineering drawings and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage project approvals, schedules, budgets, and forecasts.
• Develop process improvement projects.
• Prepare the engineering designs and project specifications.
• Review and approve project drawings and specifications.
• Facilitate project safety during construction phases.
• Monitor project progress and resolve operational problems.

Skills

Project management

Process improvement

Engineering design

Safety management

Job description

Overview

Serve as a Project Engineer for an expanding chemical plant in the Houston Area. You will oversee 2 medium/large projects from start to finish and then a variety of smaller projects. The current projects are plant expansions to introduce new products to the site. Future projects will be focused on process improvements. This company has been extremely stable through all economic cycles and has an outstanding safety record (no OHSA recordables for last 6-7 years). The hiring manager has been with the company over 15 years.

Responsibilities

• Manage project approvals, schedules, budgets, and forecasts.
• Develop process improvement projects
• Prepare the engineering designs and project specifications
• Review and approve project drawings, flow sheets, isometrics, P&IDs
• Develops Request for Proposal packages with appropriate selection criteria and metrics
• Facilitate project safety during the construction phases
• Oversees contractor project activities
• Monitor project progress and performance against plans and resolve operational problems and delays