Senior Food & Beverage Process Engineer - Project Lead

IFAB Engineering Partners LP; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off (vacation)

Bonus and profit-sharing

Retirement plans

Job summary

Dennis Group’s Process Engineers are key in our projects of designing and building food and beverage processing facilities. They handle design from conceptual to start-up, including P&IDs, mass and energy balances, and coordination with multiple disciplines.

They serve as the main client contact on specific projects. Required qualifications include a BS in chemical or process engineering and 8+ years in process design for food/beverage facilities, with strong communication and travel readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical or process engineering.
• 8+ years of work experience developing process designs for food and beverage processing facilities.
• 8+ years of work experience preparing process flow diagrams and P&IDs.
• 8+ years of work experience sizing and specification of process and process utility equipment.
• 8+ years of work experience developing project scope, budget and process related work schedules
• Interest in food safety and sanitary design principles and a desire to learn about various food and beverage industry standards.
• Proficiency with MS Office, MS Project, and AutoCAD
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with proven client interaction and experience
• Must meet Travel Requirement - On-site construction project coordination and management with travel requirements between 30-50% of the year

Responsibilities

• Execute all tasks necessary to complete the engineering on a project for design through execution with minimal support
• Developing process design basis and select unit operations
• Develop operation specifications
• Coordinate with other project disciplines (engineers, designers, architects, etc.)
• Preparing process flow and piping and instrumentation diagrams
• Create process flow diagrams
• Preparing mass and energy balances
• Sizing and specification of process and process utility equipment
• Equipment procurement and bid evaluation
• Assisting project management with the development of project scope, budget and schedule for all process related work
• Helping to coordinate the schedules and work of contractors for process equipment installation
• Prepare preliminary sub-contractor scope of work
• Work with clients, vendors, and suppliers to develop cost estimates and proposals
• Write proposals, negotiate agreements, trouble-shoot client issues
• Update drawings provided by senior engineers to verify corrections
• Compile information for client presentations, shop drawings review, and contract administration for the design of power, process, pipeline, etc.
• Take on lead process engineer on specific projects and be the client main process point of contact
• Generate requirements for equipment performance
• Collaborates with Project Management, design team, CAD department, vendors and clients to determine needs and solutions for continuous processing/ packaging systems and to develop specifications.
• Provide client assumptions on supply recommendations
• Develop process and instrumentation drawings (P&IDs) and create review of layout drawings
• Overseeing process and utility equipment installations
• Provide onsite construction start-up and commissioning support
• Perform onsite audits and surveys of the facilities and equipment
• Researchingprocessing engineering best practices
• Supporting talent growth within our organization
• Assists with interviewing and hiring new team members
• Handle complex issues and tasks with minimal supervision and advise subordinate team members on solutions to issues they encounter.
• Provide coaching and/or mentoring to a subordinate group when directed by supervisor.

Skills

AutoCAD

MS Office

MS Project

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemical or process engineering

Tools

P&ID drafting tools

Job description

Dennis Group’s Process Engineers are key in our projects of designing and building food and beverage processing facilities. They handle design from conceptual to start-up, including P&IDs, mass and energy balances, and coordination with multiple disciplines.

They serve as the main client contact on specific projects. Required qualifications include a BS in chemical or process engineering and 8+ years in process design for food/beverage facilities, with strong communication and travel readiness.