Principal Engineer Process

Responsibilities

• Provide strong leadership to help develop scope documents during the early phases of project development
• Translate project design basis requirements, client specifications, and contract documents into definable process tasks and manage a team of individuals who execute this work to meet client expectations and schedule commitments
• Support Zachry quality program, ensuring proper quality checks and verifying proper documentation of input data
• Responsible for engineering and design of the Process engineering scope of assigned projects
• Independently evaluates, selects, and applies standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria
• Manage a portfolio of many small projects or a large/EPC project, as required
• Supervise, coordinate, and review work of a staff of engineers to accomplish objectives
• As needed, support projects as an individual contributor
• Mentors younger engineers, leading by example
• Leads department development initiatives and standards creation/review/update
• Develop process flow diagrams (PFD), piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID), and Process/Mechanical Equipment Datasheets
• Sizes and rates various equipment like pumps, horizontal and vertical vessels, heat exchangers, and air coolers
• Performs hydraulic analysis and calculations for piping systems
• Evaluates systems involving single phase, two phase, slurries, water hammer, slug flow, and distribution networks
• Participates in various client Process Hazard Analysis reviews (i.e. risk review, HAZID, HAZOP/LOPA)
• Designs relief system including contingency analysis, relief valve sizing, flare header design, and flare header analysis
• Presents technical information to peers and/or clients for review and comment
• Analyzes problems and takes appropriate action to ensure continuous and reliable operation of equipment and systems
• Evaluates equipment and process to ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations
• Estimates resource requirements of new project proposals in support of business development
• Collaborates with offshore High Value Engineering Center to determine work split between offices and delegate engineering and drafting scope, as required
• Timely submittal of administrative aspects of project execution including weekly budget tracking, schedule updates, forecasts of effort to complete, and earned value tracking
• Maintain active status in a drug and/or alcohol testing consortium

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering
• 20+ years of experience working as a Process / Mechanical Engineer in industries such as Oil Refining, Gas Processing, Power, or Chemical industries, refining/gas processing or similar PSM regulated industries; 7+ years working in an Engineering firm and managing a team of Process / Mechanical engineers on capital/major maintenance projects
• Comprehensive understanding of processes typically seen in Power / Process plants
• Proven track record leading engineering team on $250 MM or larger size project (or portfolio of many smaller projects)
• Some travel (
• Experience applying standard engineering techniques, procedures, and design criteria to ensure properly designed systems with accurate documentation and designs compliant with safety and environmental regulations
• Experience in PFD, P&ID and Equipment Datasheet development
• Proficient in H&MB development, equipment and instrumentation process specification and performing hydraulic analysis
• Strong background in the development of HMB for Combined Cycle Projects preferred
• Knowledge of Performance Guarantees including emissions compliance
• Experience in the specification of fixed and rotating equipment including STG, CTG, and HRSG
• Strong knowledge of ASME and API 520/521 with proficiency designing relief devices and associated collection headers
• Excellent Communication Skills (Active Listening, Verbal, and Written)
• History of successful project execution while having significant client contact
• Excellent Attention to Detail – in own work as well as demonstrated in checking work of others
• Proven history of meeting schedule commitments and planning resources required
• Proficient with Process modeling software (AspenTech suite preferred)
• Demonstrated desire to learn new technologies and apply learnings to current projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Licensed Professional Engineer
• Experience Utilizing the Thermoflow suite of Software Tools to develop HMB and TIC estimates
• Experience with Cryogenic / Liquefaction processes
• Experience with designing OSBL/Utility scopes required to support Licensor packages
• Past exposure to environmental permitting and citing studies