Group Lead

About the role

The Pressure Vessel Group Lead position is within the Mechanical Engineering Division at Becht, a multidiscipline engineering firm serving the energy sector. The role involves leading and growing a team focused on solving complex pressure vessel and fixed equipment challenges for clients in the refining, petrochemical, chemical, power generation, and heavy industrial sectors.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate strong technical judgment in pressure vessel engineering while ensuring project scopes are practical, efficient, and aligned with client needs.
• Supervise and mentor a team of engineers, emphasizing trust-building, technical capability development, career growth, and maintaining high-quality standards.
• Collaborate with other groups within the Mechanical Division and across Becht to deliver integrated solutions, working closely with specialists in piping, tanks, materials, high temperature and fracture, inspection, process engineering, and other disciplines.
• Act as a primary liaison for pressure vessel technical inquiries and project leads, engaging proactively with clients to build relationships, establish trust, and identify value-added opportunities.
• Balance management responsibilities with direct technical contributions, sometimes in urgent or field-driven environments.

Requirements

• Innate passion for building trust, empowering, mentoring, and motivating team members and peers.
• Self-motivated with strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or closely related field.
• Strong grasp of engineering fundamentals, mechanics of materials, pressure vessel design and repair.
• 10+ years of work experience in refining, petrochemical, chemical, power generation, or other heavy industrial applications.
• Experience with pressure vessel engineering, including design, analysis, evaluation, repair, alteration, rerating, or troubleshooting.
• Working knowledge of applicable engineering codes and standards, such as ASME Section VIII, ASME PCC-1 and 2, NBIC, API 510, API 579-1/ASME FFS-1, and related fixed equipment standards.
• Experience leading engineering projects to completion, including scope development, technical execution, quality review, budget management, and client communication.
• Experience managing multiple client relationships or serving as a trusted technical advisor to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to independently solve complex problems, sometimes in an urgent or field-driven environment.
• Ability to collaborate across disciplines to develop practical, cost-effective solutions.
• Strong written communication skills, including the ability to develop technical reports, guidance documents, blogs, papers, or presentations.

Desired

• Experience supervising direct reports or leading a technical team.
• Licensed engineer in an applicable jurisdiction, such as PE or P.Eng.
• Experience participating in industry committees, codes, standards, or technical organizations.
• Experience presenting at conferences, client workshops, webinars, or technical training events.
• Familiarity with finite element analysis tools such as Abaqus or Ansys.
• Experience with pressure vessel inspection planning, mechanical integrity programs, damage mechanisms, or risk-based inspection.
• Experience with field troubleshooting, turnaround support, or repair planning.
• Demonstrated ability to grow client relationships and develop new work opportunities.