Senior Project Engineer

FPC Franchise; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled process engineer to lead project management initiatives in the chemical and petrochemical sectors. This role involves developing project plans, managing resources, and ensuring safety performance goals are met. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in engineering and project management, with a strong focus on collaboration and stakeholder engagement. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will contribute to maximizing operational efficiency and achieving project success.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience in chemical/petrochemical industry.
• 5+ years of project management experience with strong safety focus.

Responsibilities

• Develop project plans, manage issues, and drive resolution.
• Track milestones and adjust plans to meet stakeholder needs.

Skills

Project Management

Process Engineering

Safety Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Contracting Knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Provide process engineering expertise and project implementation management in support of operations, technology and the business group ensuring that raw materials and products are used and produced as efficiently as possible in order to maximize profits while consistently achieving the highest safety performance goals.

Job Description

• Develop project plans, manage issues and risks, drive issue resolution, direct resources to accomplish project tasks, and maintain control over projects
• Create scope documents based on approved charters and project plans across department
• Create detailed work breakdown structures for successful implementation strategies
• Track key milestones and adjust project plans, budget requests and/or resources to meet the needs of stakeholders
• Manage both internal and external resources to ensure project success
• Able to manage multiple projects concurrently
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with vendor resources and vendor management
• Communicate status of projects, including project risks, to stakeholders
• Create project status update documentation on a weekly basis
• Assist in quality assurance and defining testing strategy and risks
• Assist with onsite end user training and associated documentation when needed

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience in the chemical/petrochemical industry with at least 5 years of project management experience
• A leader in safety on assigned projects including setting expectations and being visible in the field.
• Ability to align project objectives and justifications with various stakeholder groups.
• Knowledge of contracting and contracting strategies.
• Experience leveraging outside services in completion of engineering, procurement, and construction services to complete projects either as a whole or in pieces.
• Ability to judge the quality of engineering and construction documents.
• Ability to supervise multi-disciplined teams.
• Ability to drive collaboration across multiple sites.
• Thorough knowledge of project controls and cost forecasting.
• Ability to prepare and analyze critical path schedules.
• Thorough understanding of engineering and construction productivity measurement.
• Basic estimating skills and knowledge of engineering and construction cost structure.
• Ability to drive project definition and secure team alignment.