Chemical Engineer

Job Scope

In this role, you would be responsible for the continuous improvement and reliability of our utility systems, ensuring they meet the demands of our production processes while adhering to stringent safety and environmental standards.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain the performance of steam generation, industrial water treatment, cooling towers, and compressed air systems.
• Ensure all water and air discharge parameters remain within mandated environmental limits.
• Assist with upgrades for utility infrastructure, from conceptual design through commissioning.
• Promote a culture of working safely and apply safety-related concepts into process design.
• Establish design criteria, incorporate client requirements, estimate and/or scope basis, and design basis meeting applicable state, local, and federal standards and codes.
• Ensure that any requirements for permitting have been established and communicated to the project team.
• Understand and familiarize yourself with project scope, specifications, and design criteria upon assignment to a project task team.
• Advise the Lead Engineer of potential design or scope changes.
• Delegate work to engineers and designers in proportion to their technical skills and experience, then follow up for support to ensure efficient progress and quality.
• Consult with design leaders from other disciplines to ensure inter-disciplinary alignment on projects.
• Produce estimate-level preliminary designs and material take-offs suitable for the level of estimate being performed on a project.
• Develop conceptual layouts and cost studies as necessary to determine the most ideal and efficient approach to solving engineering tasks at hand.
• Familiarize yourself with and utilize department standards, procedures, and guidelines.
• Produce detailed design calculations and drawings for the project.
• Check calculations, reports, and studies made by other engineers to ensure accuracy, as well as conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria, and good engineering practices.
• Produce equipment and construction specifications.
• Monitor drawings in progress to ensure conformance to design calculations and specifications.
• Aid the designers in resolving routine layout and detailing problems.
• Ensure that sufficient information and details are provided for completion of engineering drawings.
• Review and check vendor information and other discipline information needs for process engineering input.
• Review fabrication drawings and other vendor submittals for conformance to engineering drawings and specifications.
• Develop engineering and equipment specifications.
• Perform fieldwork necessary to gather process information, check tie-ins, and provide construction support.
• Develop bid packages enabling process engineering purchase inquiries to be issued for procurement of equipment, materials, or services.
• Participate in professional society meetings to make new business contacts and stay current with new developments in the industry.
• Participate in sales activities including pre-bid meetings, client presentations, scope review meetings, and proposal development.
• Travel as required for client presentations, project-related tasks, and training opportunities.
• Actively participate in the mentoring of less experienced process engineers.
• Develop small work-sharing packages for interoffice execution support.

Required Background

• Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Biochemical, or Petroleum Engineering from an accredited university is required.
• Professional Engineering registration or CPIP certification is highly preferred.
• This position requires 3+ years of relevant industrial experience in chemical, petroleum, or biochemical process design engineering.
• Basic knowledge of chemical/biochemical process engineering and chemical/biochemical process computer programs.
• Familiarity with specifications and installation details of equipment, instrumentation, and piping.
• Ability to create accurate process engineering documents from the information provided in vendor equipment data and drawings.
• Complete understanding of the skills and experience required to perform process engineering and design functions.
• Working knowledge of CAD software preferred, either AutoCAD or Microstation (or both).
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Working knowledge in the use of hydraulic simulation software such as AFT Fathom, AFT Arrow, PIPEPHASE, PIPE-FLO, and/or SiNet.
• Working knowledge in the use of process simulation software such as Aspen Plus, Aspen Plus Dynamics, PRO/II, DYNSIM, HYSYS, CHEMCAD, WinGEMS, ProMax, etc.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Virtual team skills and cross-divisional relationships are developed and able to provide interoffice execution support with general supervision.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.

Hargrove Culture

We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a "team mentality" so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. We know that each person on our team contributes to the success of our company by pairing expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe. Our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Hargrove is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexual identity, marital or family status), disability, military service or obligations, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Hargrove is a drug-free workplace. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.