Project Engineer

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Project Engineer

Fortune 500 Chemicals

NW Oklahoma

Job Overview:

You will be working under the Lead Project Engineer on managing the capital project plans for the plant, with an aim to take over the Lead Engineer's role.

You will focus on engineering, capital planning, and project execution at the plant, leading a capital portfolio of medium to large capital projects for the. You will have the opportunity to be responsible for EHS excellence and project management activities including project leadership, planning, execution, controls, and business results.

This position presents a superb opportunity to manage capital and engineering projects and provide assistance to Operations and Maintenance organizations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Coordinates cross-functional teams to ensure overall project success.
• Identifies, recommends, and implements project management best practices using a stage-gate FEL framework and risk management techniques.
• Provides supervision of project field construction work ensuring EHS excellence in all phases of work.
• Champions and leads strong safety process throughout every phase of the project ensuring all projects are planned and executed in compliance with client Best Practices/Policies, state, federal and local laws and regulations including plant Process Safety Management (PSM) and Management of Change (MOC) compliance.
• Participates in Process Hazard Analysis and other PSM activities.
• Provides direct technical support and inspection of various new equipment fabrication or refurbishment of existing equipment at the site or at the equipment manufacturing facilities.
• Leads the execution of multiple projects of moderate to high complexity.
• Coordinates and leads in Root Cause Analysis and Failure Analysis studies and recommendations.
• Uses project management framework to achieve technical project objectives delivered safely, on time, and on budget with realized operability and reliability results.
• Regularly measures and monitors project progress to identify variances from the plan and works to make needed corrections
• Provides sponsor and stakeholders with a routine status of projects, actively communicating technical issues and risks, and ensuring that leadership alignment is a priority.
• Ensures that projects meet the operability requirements laid out in the project objectives by the business.
• Accountable for achieving strategic and tactical metrics from internal and external benchmarking, which include safety, operability, cost, and schedule objectives.

Job Requirements:

• Degree (Ideally Mechanical or Chemical Engineering)
• 5+ years experience in industry
• Experience in project engineering or management position and familiarity with capital project and plant responsibilities; construction focus desired.
• PMP training/certification is preferred, but not required
• Working knowledge, and understanding with various rotating equipment currently utilized, or planned to be utilized, within the operating facility is a plus.
• PSM experience

TEC Group International is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.