Senior Mechanical Engineer – Owner’s Engineer Lead

Hargrove and Associates, Inc; Centerville (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid holidays

Personal paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Hargrove and Associates, Inc is seeking an experienced Owner's Engineer Lead to perform a complete mechanical design for complex projects in the oil, gas, chemical, and cement sectors. You will lead a third-party firm, review drawings and specs, and ensure compliance with codes while coordinating with the owner’s team.

This role requires 10+ years in mechanical engineering, a BS/MS in the field, and PE registration (preferred).

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university is required.
• Registration: Professional Engineering registration is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and oversight of the Third-Party Engineering Firm and its subcontractors throughout all phases of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup
• Coordinate with the Owner's project team, operations, and the Third-Party Engineering Firm to ensure timely communication and alignment of technical, scope, cost, schedule, and project execution activities
• Perform comprehensive technical reviews of mechanical and piping engineering deliverables, including drawings, 3D models, specifications, calculations, datasheets, and engineering reports
• Review and approve equipment vendor documentation, calculations, fabrication drawings, and technical submittals to verify compliance with project specifications, design intent, operability, maintainability, and long-term reliability
• Evaluate existing mechanical systems, utilities, and infrastructure to ensure seamless integration of new equipment and facilities while maintaining safe, reliable, and uninterrupted plant operations
• Verify compliance with applicable industry codes, standards, and regulations, and ensure engineering deliverables satisfy Louisiana and Texas Professional Engineering licensing and stamping requirements
• Provide technical direction and challenge the engineering contractor to optimize designs by identifying opportunities to eliminate over-design, correct under-design, improve constructability, reduce capital cost, and enhance long-term operability, maintainability, and reliability
• Review engineering packages for completeness, technical accuracy, interdisciplinary coordination, and readiness prior to procurement, bid issuance, and construction
• Participate in constructability, operability, maintainability, and value engineering reviews, providing recommendations to improve safety, project execution, lifecycle performance, and overall project value
• Evaluate technical risks, engineering changes, and design deviations, assessing impacts to scope, cost, schedule, quality, safety, and plant operations while recommending appropriate mitigation strategies
• Provide technical support during procurement, construction, equipment installation, commissioning, startup, and project closeout by resolving field engineering issues and coordinating technical interfaces between disciplines
• Actively participate in Process Safety Management (PSM) activities, including Management of Change (MOC), Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), and resolution of associated action items

Skills

Project leadership

Mechanical design review

Piping design

Industrial plants experience

Travel to project sites

Cost & schedule control

Code compliance

Vendor documentation reviews

Interdisciplinary coordination

Third-Party coordination

Education

Bachelor or Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Professional Engineer registration preferred

Job description

Hargrove and Associates, Inc is seeking an experienced Owner's Engineer Lead to perform a complete mechanical design for complex projects in the oil, gas, chemical, and cement sectors. You will lead a third-party firm, review drawings and specs, and ensure compliance with codes while coordinating with the owner’s team.

This role requires 10+ years in mechanical engineering, a BS/MS in the field, and PE registration (preferred).