Senior Project Engineer, Capital Projects Leader

Tom Trese Networking LLC; Starkville (MS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Tom Trese Networking LLC is seeking a Senior Project Engineer for a chemical manufacturing client in the Starkville area. You will manage a portfolio of capital and improvement projects from concept through commissioning and start-up at multiple facilities.

The role requires a chemical or mechanical engineering degree and extensive project-management experience. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in project management, plant operations, or process design, with hands-on FEED, P&IDs, cost estimation,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.
• 8+ years of engineering experience with a focus on project management, plant operations, or process design.
• Experience independently managing capital and improvement projects from cradle to grave, including scope, schedule, budget, and execution.
• Experience with projects typically ranging from $1 million to $15 million, with the ability to support 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.

Responsibilities

• Manage an individual portfolio of projects from initial concept through commissioning and start-up.
• Provide plant support through process troubleshooting, improvement work, and pilot-facility activities as needed.
• Coordinate Operations, Environmental, Transportation, Safety, contractors, vendors, and other project stakeholders.
• Record and present schedules, cost reports, and technical information for stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

VBA

Job description

Tom Trese Networking LLC is seeking a Senior Project Engineer for a chemical manufacturing client in the Starkville area. You will manage a portfolio of capital and improvement projects from concept through commissioning and start-up at multiple facilities.

The role requires a chemical or mechanical engineering degree and extensive project-management experience. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in project management, plant operations, or process design, with hands-on FEED, P&IDs, cost estimation,