Senior Project Engineer — Capital Projects & Start-Up

Management Performance Associates; Starkville (MS); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Management Performance Associates is seeking a Senior Project Engineer in the Starkville, MS area to lead a portfolio of chemical and specialty-chemical projects from concept through commissioning and start-up. You will manage scope, schedule, and budget, and coordinate across Operations, Environmental, Safety, and vendors to ensure successful delivery.

The role requires hands-on plant experience, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to travel to job sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical or mechanical engineering.
• 8+ years in engineering with PM, plant ops, or process design.
• Experience managing capital projects from cradle to grave, including scope, schedule and budget.

Responsibilities

• Manage an individual portfolio of projects from concept through commissioning and start-up.
• Develop scope, schedule and budget; monitor costs and execution.
• Coordinate with Operations, Environmental, Safety, contractors, vendors and other stakeholders.
• Provide plant support through troubleshooting, improvement work, and pilot facilities as needed.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Communication

Problem solving

Budgeting

Travel willingness

Industrial troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

P&IDs/PFDs experience

VBA programming

Job description

Management Performance Associates is seeking a Senior Project Engineer in the Starkville, MS area to lead a portfolio of chemical and specialty-chemical projects from concept through commissioning and start-up. You will manage scope, schedule, and budget, and coordinate across Operations, Environmental, Safety, and vendors to ensure successful delivery.

The role requires hands-on plant experience, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to travel to job sites.