Senior Project Engineer — Capital Projects Lead

Markent Personnel, Inc.; Starkville (MS); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Markent Personnel, Inc. is representing a Senior Project Engineer opportunity in the Starkville, Mississippi area.

The role focuses on managing a portfolio of capital and improvement projects from concept through commissioning and start-up, with responsibilities spanning scope, schedule, budget, procurement, and vendor coordination. The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering and 8+ years of relevant experience, including leadership and strong communication

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
• 8+ years of engineering experience with a focus on project management, plant operations, or process design.
• Experience managing capital and improvement projects from cradle to grave, including scope, schedule, budget, and execution.
• Projects typically ranging from $1 million to $15 million, with occasional larger projects.
• Hands-on experience with cost estimating, FEED, preliminary P&IDs and PFDs, equipment and vendor selection, procurement, construction oversight, commissioning, and start-up.
• Strong knowledge of mass and energy balances, hydraulic analysis, equipment sizing, process modeling, and heat-transfer calculations.
• Ability to provide plant support through process troubleshooting, improvement work, and pilot-facility activities as needed.
• Proven leadership and decision-making skills with the ability to coordinate Operations, Environmental, Transportation, Safety, contractors, vendors, and other project stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to provide clear project updates, schedules, cost reports, and technical information.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; VBA programming knowledge is a plus.
• Strong organization, time management, and adaptability, along with a willingness to travel to job sites and work in a hands-on manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work around industrial equipment, climb stairs and ladders, wear required PPE, perform prolonged desk and computer work, and lift up to 25 pounds as needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage an individual portfolio of projects from concept through commissioning and start-up.
• Coordinate with Operations, Environmental, Transportation, Safety, contractors, vendors, and other project stakeholders.
• Provide clear project updates, schedules, and cost reports.
• Travel to job sites as needed.
• Oversee procurement, construction oversight, commissioning, and start-up activities.

Skills

Project management

Process design

Leadership

Communication

Cost estimation

P&IDs and PFDs

Travel flexibility

Safety & PPE

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

VBA

Job description

Markent Personnel, Inc. is representing a Senior Project Engineer opportunity in the Starkville, Mississippi area.

The role focuses on managing a portfolio of capital and improvement projects from concept through commissioning and start-up, with responsibilities spanning scope, schedule, budget, procurement, and vendor coordination. The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering and 8+ years of relevant experience, including leadership and strong communication