Senior Project Engineer – Water-Chemicals Capital Projects

CareerNerds, LLC; Starkville (MS); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CareerNerds, LLC is seeking a Senior Project Engineer for a client in Starkville, Mississippi, to manage a portfolio of capital projects from concept through commissioning and start-up. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering and at least 8 years of experience in project management, plant operations, or process design, with capital project scope up to $15M.

The role requires strong technical, leadership, and communication skills, willingness to travel, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
• At least 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.
• Projects typically ranging from $1 million to $15 million, with ability to support larger projects.
• Hands-on experience with FEED, P&IDs, 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.
• Willingness to travel to job sites and work in a hands-on manufacturing environment.
• 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.
• Coordinate Operations, Environmental, Transportation, Safety, contractors, vendors, and other project stakeholders.
• Provide regular project updates, schedules, and cost reports.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

VBA

Job description

CareerNerds, LLC is seeking a Senior Project Engineer for a client in Starkville, Mississippi, to manage a portfolio of capital projects from concept through commissioning and start-up. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering and at least 8 years of experience in project management, plant operations, or process design, with capital project scope up to $15M.

The role requires strong technical, leadership, and communication skills, willingness to travel, and