Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer

About the role

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer to function in a Lead Position. This is a full-time role based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical engineering leadership from concept through commissioning, including equipment selection, system integration, and overall technical direction.
• Cook up and participate in the development of mechanical engineering effort-hour estimates for proposed projects.
• Cook up and participate in the development of project schedules for mechanical activities.
• Monitor the schedule, ensure that project objectives are met, monitor project controls and engineering execution within the approved budget.
• Report on engineering, design and equipment development status to the project team and perform monthly or bi-weekly assessments of progress.
• Lead the development, review, and approval of specifications, design calculations, and drawings for pressure vessels, heat exchangers, storage tanks, etc.
• Ensure engineering deliverables comply with applicable regulatory requirements, industry standards, and Worley’s HSE and quality expectations.
• Deliver mechanical engineering services that meet Worley, customer, and statutory requirements, aligned to project schedules and budgets.
• Contribute to studies and project execution activities, including estimates, schedules, and technical inputs.
• Lead technical bid evaluations and provide recommendations to support vendor selection and procurement decisions.
• Review and approve vendor drawings, calculations, and technical data to confirm alignment with project requirements.
• Partner with suppliers and internal stakeholders throughout procurement and vendor document cycles to enable timely delivery.
• Maintain working knowledge of relevant codes, standards, and best practices; apply them consistently across deliverables.
• Review shop drawings and support inspections, as required, to verify conformance to specifications and quality requirements.
• Define scope of work, support planning activities, and develop RFQs (Requests for Quotation) to enable procurement.
• Identify, communicate, and support management of change to project scope.
• Stay current on emerging technologies and engineering practices to support continuous improvement and innovation.
• Provide professional engineering sign-off (stamp) on deliverables, where required and authorized.
• Coach and mentor junior engineers and designers, providing technical guidance and quality oversight with support of Subject Matter Experts.
• Represent the mechanical discipline in client engagements, regulatory interactions, and quality assurance activities.
• Lead or participate in risk assessments, design reviews, and constructability evaluations to support safe and efficient execution.
• Collaborate with cross-functional project teams across multiple Worley offices and time zones to deliver project outcomes; flexibility to support schedule demands may be required.
• Strong coordination with Worley Global Integrated Delivery (GID) counterparts to complete deliverables.
• Conduct site visits and field walkdowns in operating facilities and construction environments to support project execution; this may include short-duration land or air travel for coordination and inspections.

Requirements

• 10+ years of overall experience on capital projects from feasibility through construction.
• 10+ years of applications engineering experience, and 7+ years lead role or related experience with engineering design of oil and gas, petrochemical, and chemical industries (experience in power, battery materials, and bulk solids is a plus).
• Proven experience leading mechanical engineering scope on brownfield and greenfield projects within the oil, gas, chemical, petrochemical, power, and bulk materials sectors.
• Demonstrated expertise in the materials, design, fabrication, inspection, and testing of mechanical equipment.
• Experience with applicable industry standards for a wide range of mechanical equipment (ASME, API, etc.).
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize competing demands and deliver to tight deadlines.
• Able to work effectively with other disciplines; understand engineering sequencing and workflows; and support customer design reviews.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and sound judgment, with the ability to influence outcomes in regulated, safety-critical environments.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement, with a customer-focused approach to delivery.