Process Engineer, Senior

Audubon is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to join a project team in Metairie, LA. This role provides process engineering support to maintain and enhance the safe, efficient, reliable, and environmentally friendly operation of nitrogen fertilizer production units while maximizing production capacity.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure overall project success.
• Identify, recommend, and implement project management best practices using a stage-gate FEL framework and risk management techniques.
• Lead the execution of multiple projects of moderate to high complexity.
• Lead site safety relief valve evaluation and coordination.
• Complete performance evaluations and generate recommendations to resolve identified problems in process equipment, including PSVs, compressors, turbines, heat exchangers, absorbers, strippers, boilers, combustion equipment, and reactors.
• Provide process optimization, design, troubleshooting, data analysis, and technical support to the operations organization.
• Provide detailed engineering support and monitor/expedite assigned jobs through the Management of Change process to ensure timely execution.
• Evaluate and participate in the development of capital improvement projects to improve reliability, increase production capacity, improve energy efficiency, and enhance EHS performance.
• Prepare and review documents including PFDs, P&IDs, scopes of work, and equipment specifications to support capital improvement project budget authorization requests and approved project execution.
• Provide detailed written justifications for management approval.
• Review new operational procedures and conduct training for operations personnel for significant changes.
• Participate in PHAs, HAZOP studies, LOPA studies, and incident investigations.
• Provide direct technical support and inspection of new equipment fabrication or refurbishment of existing equipment at the site or at manufacturing facilities.
• Identify and implement solutions to EHS-related action items to meet schedule requirements.
• Assist Maintenance and Operations during turnarounds by providing pre-turnaround process and project engineering recommendations, planning specialty work, performing equipment inspections, monitoring repairs, coordinating catalyst replacements, and assisting with plant restarts.
• Coach and mentor junior engineers in the department to develop their capabilities.
• Continually evaluate ways to improve site safety.
• Maintain a professional working relationship with all departments.
• Understand and comply with departmental processes and procedures designed to support internal controls efforts.
• Identify and report internal controls deficiencies to department management.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• BS degree in Chemical Engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
• 10+ years of engineering-related experience in the oil, gas, or chemical manufacturing industry preferred.
• 5+ years of experience with capital project development and/or execution preferred.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal); ability to effectively interact with personnel of all backgrounds.
• Ability and willingness to collect field data, enter process equipment for inspections, and work in an operating chemical facility environment.
• Ability and willingness to work alternative shifts/schedules to support 24/7 operations during process unit startups, shutdowns, upsets, vessel inspections, and catalyst reductions.
• Must be able to acquire Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC).