CURRENT JOB OPENING

City: Morgantown
State: West Virginia
Title: Principal Project Engineer
Degree/Major Required: BS Chemical Engineer
Salary Range: $140k 15% bonus

Expereince:

BS Chemical Engineer from a good school ABET accredited with a MS in Engineering or MBA a plus. This person should have 10-25 years of experience from an operating company with a laundry list of successfully completed capital projects. This person should have experience from the Chemical Process, PetroChemical, Oil and Gas or related where unit operations are applied. Six Sigma and PSM are highly desired. 

Duties:

This is a 100+ year old company with plants globally and over 3000 employees. There are 4 jobs at 4 of their plants. The positions are practically identical the difference being the size of their plants in those sites. Columbia has about 400, Freeport 200+, Newport about 50 people and Morgantown about 100 people. Will work on Process Related Projects. Projects can range from $500k to multi million is size. There are major expansions on the books and they are spending money and making money. 

General Description:

The Principal Project Engineer is responsible for designing and specifying existing and new product/plant/process projects including technical calculations, flow diagrams, mass and energy balances, and equipment specifications in accordance with company standards and legal requirements. Also responsible for compliance with and adherence to SIG EHS and Quality Systems. The Lead Project Engineer is an experienced Engineer who implements designs and projects independently with little oversight. This role requires delivery of value over an extended period of time, and the individual is recognized by peers for a high level of knowledge and contribution.

Safety/Health/Environment:

It is required of the Lead Project Engineer to be responsible for their own safety and the safety of others at all times.

Adhere to all applicable EH&S regulations and Engineering Standards. Participate as needed in safety audits, incident investigations, PHA/HAZOP studies.

Ensure company and statutory EHS standards are maintained, including Responsible Care.

To participate, as required, in safety audits/inspections, event investigations, Six Sigma teams, project management teams, and project briefings.

Complete all assigned and required safety training in a timely manner.

To maintain, develop, and apply standards that ensure compliance with legislation, Responsible Care, and in fulfillment with the Shareholder’s expectations.

Fulfill TSCA responsibilities as defined in the document titled “TSCA Compliance Management System Manual 2- TCMS Standard Operation Procedures by Job Title.

Project Engineering:

Lead significant engineering projects.

Conceptual scope definitions, risk assessments, design and economic evaluation of processes or facility modifications.

Work with plant stakeholders to develop project scopes while including the appropriate engineering standards pertinent to the projects.

Direct all aspects of project execution to ensure effective, timely and lowest overall cost of capital projects.

Coordinate both in-house resources and external contractors to achieve project objectives.

Provide all required project cost tracking and forecasting to realistically reflect outcomes for assigned projects

Maintain the risk profile on the project to acceptable levels, as defined by the project stakeholders and executive leadership expectations.

Work with external engineering companies to complete the project engineering design and plant installation.

Responsible for project installation, commissioning and process trouble-shooting.

Provide oversight and management of contractors during project construction activities.

Maintain relationships with equipment suppliers and specialists.

Process Engineering:

Conceptual design and economic evaluation of processes or modifications to aid in the smooth transition of projects from conceptual design to plant operations,

by identifying plant/process requirements.

Development of equipment design criteria and performance specifications.

Providing heat and material balances for processes or process modifications, as needed.

Perform detailed engineering review of Process Manual.

Skill Development:

Stay current in the usage of job-related tools such as Excel, Aspen, PI, Autocad, etc.

To participate in training courses and/or in-house training in support of the role and to keep abreast of developments in engineering & construction techniques by attending specialist meetings and exhibitions and by reviewing technical literature.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

B.S. Chem. or Mech. Engineering from ABET accredited program minimum.

5-15 years of experience typical

Specific Functional Competency Requirements:

Experienced technical professional with exceptional organizational skills and written/oral capabilities.

Effective leader capable of managing multiple projects/teams.

Ability to work with little oversight with a high level of motivation.

Serves as a mentor to others and proactively shares and contributes knowledge base.