Senior Process Design Engineer

About the Role

As a Lead Engineer, you will supervise and provide technical direction to a team of engineers and process engineering designers. Responsibilities include delivering process engineering deliverables and services on time, within budget, and meeting quality expectations. This role requires extensive experience in chemical and process design engineering and involves project controls for cost, schedule, and quality. Work will be performed in our Pasadena office.

Responsibilities

• Promote a culture of safety and apply safety-related concepts into process design.
• Review and approve all process engineering deliverables.
• Validate professional service estimates at the beginning of a project and track changes as projects progress.
• Produce professional service estimates in accordance with Hargrove standards for project deliverables, studies, change notices, and proposal efforts.
• Establish design criteria for projects, incorporating client requirements and applicable standards, codes, and permitting needs.
• Support the development of process engineering standards, specifications, guidelines, and procedures.
• Understand project scope and deliverables, initiating project change notices when deviations occur.
• Plan and organize the work of the project team for large or multiple capital projects, communicating plans clearly to the team, leadership, and client.
• Maintain control of projects by tracking budget progress, schedule commitments, and quality standards using project tools.
• Delegate work to engineers and designers based on their skills and experience, ensuring efficient progress and quality.
• Consult with design leaders from other disciplines to ensure inter-disciplinary alignment on projects.
• Produce estimate-level preliminary designs suitable for major capital projects.
• Develop conceptual layouts and cost studies to determine optimal engineering solutions.
• Utilize industry and department standards, procedures, and guidelines in project execution.
• Produce detailed design calculations and drawings, ensuring they are organized for efficient checking.
• Design projects with an emphasis on ease of construction, operability, and maintenance to meet client specifications.
• Check calculations, reports, and studies made by other engineers for accuracy and conformance to codes and good engineering practices.
• Produce equipment and construction specifications.
• Monitor drawings in progress to ensure conformance to design calculations and specifications.
• Assist designers in resolving routine layout and detailing problems, ensuring sufficient information for completion of engineering drawings.
• Review and check vendor information and other discipline inputs for process engineering needs.
• Develop bid packages for procurement of equipment, materials, or services on major capital projects.
• Participate in professional society meetings to build business contacts and stay current with industry developments.
• Engage in sales activities, including pre-bid meetings, client presentations, scope reviews, and proposal development.
• Travel as required for client presentations and project-related tasks.
• Mentor less experienced process engineers.
• Review resumes, conduct interviews, and evaluate candidates for process engineering roles.
• Identify and develop work-sharing packages for interoffice execution support, ensuring communication and execution within scope, schedule, and budget.

Requirements

• Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Biochemical, or Petroleum Engineering from an accredited university.
• Professional Engineering registration or CPIP certification is highly preferred.
• 10 years of relevant industrial experience in chemical, petroleum, or biochemical process design engineering.
• Ability to train others in process safety and site safety requirements.
• Knowledge of process safety and its incorporation into process design.
• Familiarity with specifications and installation details of equipment, instrumentation, and piping.
• Ability to create accurate process engineering documents from vendor equipment data and drawings.
• Experience in estimating and scheduling professional service hours and assessing progress and quality of process engineering work.
• Ability to develop design criteria and scope of work for major capital projects.
• Complete understanding of the skills and experience required to perform process engineering and design functions.
• Knowledge and application of company engineering design and CAD drafting standards.
• Proficiency in CAD software such as AutoCAD or MicroStation.
• Ability to lead a small team on a major capital project to deliver on commitments.
• Ability to deliver convincing presentations of Hargrove’s services to clients.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Knowledgeable in hydraulic simulation software such as AFT Fathom, AFT Arrow, PIPEPHASE, PIPE-FLO, and/or SiNet.
• Knowledgeable in process simulation software such as Aspen Plus, Aspen Plus Dynamics, PRO/II, DYNSIM, HYSYS, CHEMCAD, WinGEMS, or ProMax.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to travel for pre-bid meetings, client presentations, and project site meetings.
• Developed virtual team skills and cross-divisional relationships, with the ability to provide interoffice execution leadership and support.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.

Benefits

• Paid holidays and personal paid time off.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) and other benefits for eligible teammates.

About Hargrove

We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. Our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work. As a 100% teammate-owned company, we are committed to delivering excellence to clients across the globe.