Senior Capital Projects Engineer

MGC Pure Chemicals America, Inc.; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

MGC Pure Chemicals America, Inc. is seeking a Project Engineer to lead capital projects, coordinating engineering, construction, commissioning, and handover to ensure safe, on-time, and on-budget delivery within a lean project organization.

The role flexes as Project Manager, Project Controls Lead, or Field & Technical Coordinator depending on project phase, complexity, and business needs. Requires 7+ years of industrial experience and travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in industrial engineering, construction, CAPEX project management, project controls, or field coordination roles.
• Experience supporting industrial capital projects in manufacturing or chemical plant environments.
• Experience working with EPC contractors is preferred.
• Manufacturing plant experience is required.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% as required by project activities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates all phases of capital projects from initiation through startup and handover.
• Supports project governance, execution strategy, and contractor coordination activities.
• Maintains oversight of project scope, budget, schedule, and risk management activities.
• Facilitates communication between contractors, site teams, engineering, operations, maintenance, and leadership.
• Reviews and validates project schedules, progress reports, and contractor performance metrics.
• Supports change management activities including evaluation of scope, cost, and schedule impacts.
• Manages and tracks RFIs, issue logs, action items, and escalation items.
• Assists with field coordination activities to maintain workfront readiness and minimize execution delays.
• Participates in design reviews, constructability reviews, HAZOPs, commissioning planning, and startup readiness activities.
• Collaborates with project stakeholders to develop project plans, execution strategies, and resource requirements.
• Evaluates project risks and supports mitigation planning to minimize operational and schedule impacts.
• Coordinates pre-commissioning, commissioning, and turnover activities between contractors and site operations.
• Prepares periodic project status reports including progress, cost, schedule, and risk updates for leadership.
• Ensures compliance with company standards, engineering practices, environmental regulations, and safety requirements.
• Supports contractor management activities including progress reviews, field coordination, and issue resolution.
• Maintains operability and maintainability requirements in projects in collaboration with operations and maintenance.
• Supports project documentation management and ensures project records are properly maintained.
• Complies with all federal, state, and local regulations.
• Maintains awareness of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

CAPEX project execution

Project controls

Budgeting

Scheduling

Multidisciplinary coordination

Leadership

Communication

Risk management

Proactive problem solving

Industrial safety practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Construction Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Office Suite

Project management software

Job description

MGC Pure Chemicals America, Inc. is seeking a Project Engineer to lead capital projects, coordinating engineering, construction, commissioning, and handover to ensure safe, on-time, and on-budget delivery within a lean project organization.

The role flexes as Project Manager, Project Controls Lead, or Field & Technical Coordinator depending on project phase, complexity, and business needs. Requires 7+ years of industrial experience and travel up to 25%.