Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer (SIGN-ON BONUS)

Worley; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley is seeking a Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer in Charleston, WV, to lead engineering projects across various disciplines. The successful candidate will guide mechanical engineering efforts, ensuring compliance with standards and regulations.

The role requires 15+ years of experience in capital projects and expertise in oil and gas industries. A bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering is required. You will mentor engineers and collaborate across multiple teams to drive project success.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in capital projects from feasibility through construction.
• 10+ years of applicable engineering experience in oil and gas, petrochemical, and chemical industries.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical engineering leadership from concept through commissioning.
• Lead mechanical engineering planning activities and monitor progress.
• Ensure engineering deliverables comply with regulatory requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering Design

Stakeholder Engagement

Safety Commitment

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets.

Role

Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer (Lead) based in Charleston, WV. This position serves as a senior technical authority and engineering leader responsible for providing mechanical engineering leadership for the design and delivery of process and utility equipment across oil, gas, chemical, petrochemical, power, and bulk materials projects. The role is accountable for overseeing complex and high-impact engineering assignments, providing technical direction across multiple projects, and ensuring consistent application of engineering standards, best practices, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.

The ideal candidate is a highly experienced, self-directed engineering leader with exceptional technical depth, strong stakeholder engagement capabilities, demonstrated success leading complex capital projects, and a commitment to safety, quality, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical engineering leadership from concept through commissioning, including equipment selection, system integration, technical direction, and overall discipline oversight.
• Lead mechanical engineering planning activities, including development of effort-hour estimates, schedules, staffing plans, and execution strategies; monitor progress, budgets, project controls, and engineering performance to ensure project objectives are achieved.
• Report engineering, design and equipment development status to project teams and stakeholders, including periodic assessments of progress, risks and opportunities.
• Lead the development, review and approval of specifications, design calculations, drawings and technical deliverables for pressure vessels, heat exchangers, storage tanks and other mechanical equipment within the project scope.
• Ensure engineering deliverables comply with applicable regulatory requirements, industry standards, customer specifications and Worley HSE and quality expectations.
• Contribute to studies and project execution activities by providing technical leadership, engineering input, estimates, schedules and discipline expertise.
• Lead technical bid evaluations and procurement activities, including development of scopes of work and RFQs, vendor selection recommendations, review of vendor documentation and coordination with suppliers to support timely project delivery.
• Maintain and apply knowledge of relevant codes, standards, best practices and emerging technologies to support technical excellence, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Review shop drawings and support inspections, design registrations and professional engineering sign-off activities, as required and authorised, to ensure compliance with project requirements and applicable regulations.
• Identify, communicate and support management of change activities impacting project scope, cost, schedule or technical requirements.
• Coach and mentor engineers and designers, providing technical guidance, quality oversight and professional development support.
• Represent the mechanical discipline in client engagements, regulatory interactions, design reviews, risk assessments, constructability reviews and quality assurance activities.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams, suppliers and Worley Global Integrated Delivery (GID) counterparts across multiple offices and time zones to deliver successful project outcomes.
• Conduct site visits and field walkdowns in operating facilities and construction environments to support project execution, commissioning, troubleshooting and inspections; occasional travel may be required.

What You Will Bring

Technical and Industry Experience

• Demonstrated ability to lead mechanical engineering activities on multidisciplinary capital projects from concept through detailed design and execution on brownfield and greenfield projects within the oil, gas, chemical, petrochemical, power and bulk materials sectors.
• Familiarity with the various project phases (Pre-FEED, FEED, Detail Design) and the scope and deliverables required.
• Demonstrated expertise in the materials, design, fabrication, inspection and testing of mechanical equipment.
• Experience with applicable industry standards for a wide range of mechanical equipment (ASME, API, etc.) and regulatory requirements.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing demands and deliver to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively with other disciplines; understand engineering sequencing and workflows; and support customer design reviews.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication and sound judgement, with the ability to influence outcomes in regulated, safety-critical environments.
• Commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement, with a customer-focused approach to delivery.

Required

Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training

• Recognised bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in mechanical engineering from an ABET accredited college or university.
• 15+ years of overall experience on capital projects from feasibility through construction.
• 10+ years of applicable engineering experience, and 7+ years lead role or related experience with engineering design in oil and gas, petrochemical and chemical industries (experience in power, battery materials and bulk solids is a plus).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Preferred

• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) licence or eligibility for registration in the State of West Virginia.
• Advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel, OneNote).