Senior Project Engineer

Job Summary

The Senior Project Engineer is accountable for all aspects of engineering necessary to deliver water treatment systems (primarily Reverse Osmosis systems treating seawater and brackish water) to be operated by Seven Seas Water (Operations Group) on a long term basis delivering water to municipal and industrial customers. The Project Engineer has ownership of all engineering activities necessary to delivery turn key solutions on green field and brown field sites. This includes in house engineering, 3D design, I&C engineering, full SCADA development, and 3rd party engineering subcontracts for civil, structural, building, permitting, etc. as needed to support the turn key project delivery.

Requirements

• Act as the lead engineer for assigned projects; support the project manager in execution of engineering project deliverables. Liaise with project team and customer in delivering the project.
• Take ownership of the P&ID’s and the Integration of the project across all disciplines to ensure a consistent design across all disciplines and documentation.
• Prepare engineering documents within specified dates, such as P&ID (Piping and Instrument Diagram), foundation loading charts, valves list, rotating equipment (pumps, blower etc.) data sheets, static equipment data sheets (storage tank, pressure vessels) heat exchanger data sheet, paint and lining matrix, piping and valve specs.
• Prepare Material Purchase Specifications (MPS) for equipment, valves, instruments, vessels, piping, paint, lining, etc. along with review and release of technical bid evaluations (TBE’s) for the packages. After the PO, review and approve supplier submittals as needed to ensure compliance with on schedule execution.
• Cook up coordination heavily with 3D Plant Design Team to complete 3D Plant Design of new water treatment facilities. The Project Engineer will not do CADD work, but is responsible for delivering annotated construction drawings of high quality to deliver a safe, operable, and efficient plant design.
• Facilitate HAZOP and Plant Design Reviews for new plants built by the company.
• Maintain detailed BOMs into company ERP system (IFS) and issue purchase requisitions using ERP system.
• Direct and approve the work of mechanical AutoCAD designers completing mechanical and process drawings.
• As required, assist Business Development with costing on new plants proposed by the company.
• Aid in the completion of operational procedures for new plants built by the company.

Qualification/Requirements

• Strong technical knowledge of seawater and brackish water reverse osmosis technology and applications, domestic and industrial wastewater treatment technologies, and related water industry technologies, trends, and standards.
• Expert in the reading and interpretation of mechanical drawings such as P&IDs, PFDs, and GA’s.
• Proficient in the use of standard business software such as Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint.
• Proficient in the use of MS Visio and/or AutoCAD design software preferred.
• Must be able to direct design personnel.
• Must have solid mechanical engineering skills.
• Process design skills are a plus.
• English fluency required; Spanish speaking ability is strongly preferred, or multi-lingual skills are highly desired.
• Ability to work hybrid schedule (multiple days per week in Tampa office) required.
• Ability to travel 10-20% internationally as well as in the U.S.
• PE License is highly desired.
• PMP certification is a plus.

Education/Experience

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline required. Chemical or Mechanical Engineering Degree preferred.
• 5-10 yrs minimum professional work experience highly preferred.
• Relevant experience in the water treatment industry, to include experience with reverse-osmosis system design; sea water reverse osmosis (SWRO) experience highly preferred.
• Candidate must have mechanical design experience of various piping materials including PVC, stainless steel, and FRP. Must also have experience with design of mechanical support systems for piping, valves, pumps, and instrumentation.
• Candidate must be experienced with all facets of project execution with primary focus on detailed engineering of reverse osmosis and related process equipment design.