Project Engineer

About the role

The Project Engineer is responsible for enhancing plant operations by managing capital and expense projects in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner. This results in improvements to plant facilities, safety and quality, unit efficiency, and overall operating reliability. Additional plant and process support assigned outside of projects, as needed.

Responsibilities

• Ensure ESH Compliance:

  • Promote good safety/housekeeping standards.
  • Attend safety meetings.
  • Complete all required ES&H training.
  • Comply with all ES&H regulatory requirements
  • Comply with ISO/cGMP/HACCP/Food Safety requirements.
  • Conduct necessary ES&H project safety reviews.
  • Utilize JHA/Hazop process to conduct safety reviews.
  • Ensure projects comply with all plant and regulatory safety standards.
  • Affirm contractors utilized are qualified and meet ICL safety programs.
  • Support and participate in HOP safety system.
  • Issue MOCs to document changes due to project work.

• Ensure Project Management:

  • Ensure compliance with all relevant project management and engineering standards.
  • Orderly and timely execution of projects.
  • Effective utilization of capital dollars.
  • Projects on budget, schedule and operability per design.
  • Ability to handle multiple capital projects.
  • Meet estimating cost expectations.
  • Projects written and championed through approval process.
  • Communicate extensively with project customers to clearly define requirements (scope, budget, timing, expectations, etc.).
  • Support improvements in equipment reliability and efficiency.
  • Spare parts are identified and approved.

• Ensure Cost Management:

  • Intimate involvement with local and corporate Procurement throughout all phases of project in order to meet corporate policies and maximize cost competitiveness.
  • Intimate involvement with local cost accountant to thoroughly document and track costs.
  • Project status and cost reports issued/maintained.
  • Provide leadership to plant improvement or expansion projects.
  • Provide innovative solutions in projects that display extensive development and analysis of alternatives.
  • Working knowledge and management of capital cost accounting system.
  • Control and management of projects completed within level of monetary authorization.

• Project Development:

  • Ability to develop, justify and execute projects from concept through start-up.
  • Proven success with technically difficult and challenging projects.
  • Maximize utilization of internal resources.
  • Use project management best practices.
  • Manage new and increasingly challenging projects.

• Ensure Project Execution:

  • Supervise outside contractors and maintenance forces on assigned projects.
  • Support operations/maintenance for equipment/process troubleshooting.
  • Be an effective technical, maintenance, and operations resource.
  • Supporting the plant in driving improved equipment and process reliability

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical) or related field with equivalent job experience.
• A minimum of 2 years project engineering work experience in chemical manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Project management/engineering experience.
• Ability to work independently and/or in a team/leader capacity.
• Outstanding communication, organization and interpersonal skills.
• Understand chemical processes.
• Understand basics of control systems.
• Experience in projects utilizing external engineering and construction firms.
• Ability to safely exit out of the plant in the event of an emergency.

Skills

• Understanding of chemical processes.
• Understanding of basics of control systems.
• Experience in projects utilizing external engineering and construction firms.
• Ability to safely exit out of the plant in the event of an emergency.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and performance bonus
• Medical, dental, vision, and life benefits that start quickly – the first of the month after hire.
• Wellness Incentive Program to lower your health insurance cost
• Inclusive benefits for growing families, covering fertility, adoption, and parental leave
• Generous Leave and FMLA policies
• Tax-advantaged health savings and spending accounts (when applicable)
• Prescription program that provides most generic maintenance medications at no cost (including Insulin products)
• 401k eligibility from day one of employment with a generous company matching contribution. 100% vested after one year of service
• Crisis assistance available to support employees during unforeseen circumstances
• Employee Assistance Program that includes comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
• Student Loan Assistance
• Business travel reward points are eligible for personal use
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation

Pay

$81,000 - $139,000

Schedule

N/A