Project Engineer (Process Systems)

Requisition ID: 265840 

•  Relocation Authorized: None 
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework 
• Work Location: Houston, TX 

Career growth opportunities for a chemical or mechanical engineer, or other engineering degree with relevant work experience, seeking a technical challenge in a fast-paced environment executing the design of a range of facilities including, refining, LNG, petrochemical, and gas processing projects.

This role focuses on hydraulic expertise and applicants should have experience in developing and issuing hydraulic calculations.

Position Summary:

• Executes process systems major deliverables according to a set engineering design criteria utilizing approved engineering procedures and practices.
• Prepares, coordinates, and reviews designs, studies, reports and proposals.
• Uses specialized engineering hydraulic programs such as Flare System Analyzer (Flarenet), PIPENET, AFT Fathom, VMGSim, etc to interpret or complete calculations.
• Uses 3D model software such as SmartPlant Review or PDSView in order to review the physical design of a plant or drive the client attended model review.
• Takes the initiative to coordinate the detailed design development of a system with other engineering disciplines while managing workload and meeting schedule due dates. 

Responsibilities:

• Hydraulic calculation development for pumps, compressors, control valves, and line sizing including complex configurations
• Flare system design including development from scratch of flare network configuration and sizing
• PSV inlet lateral sizing calculation development and review
• Design Pressure and Temperature Diagrams (DPDTs) development – analyzing and determining piping systems design conditions
• Piping & Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs) development and review
• Line Designation Tables (LDTs) development and review – line lists with process and mechanical design conditions captured
• Technical Lists development – scoping documents such as equipment list, PSV list, Specialty Piping (SP) Items list
• 3D Model Review execution – organizing and running a review of the physical design of systems
• Vendor print review execution – commenting on deviations from a set of technical design criteria provided to a vendor
• HazOp review execution – organizing technical documentation and participating in a hazard and operability review of a system
• Speciality Piping (SP) item and Relief Valve Datasheet development – define a set of technical criteria and conditions for vendors to use to design engineered items 

Qualifications and Skills:

Basic Qualifications

• A recognized degree in chemical or mechanical engineering from an accredited college or university and minimum 5 years relevant experience
• Excellent knowledge of technical theory, engineering principles, good engineering practices and how to apply them for design execution
• Familiarity with major regulations and industry codes and standards affecting standard design, quality, or processes
• Previous hydraulic calculation experience
• Professional Engineer license (PE), or willingness to complete

Industry Experience: 

Relevant industrial experience in multiple types of facilities such as:

• Petrochemicals
• Energy Transition (hydrogen production, CCS, methanol synthesis etc)
• Refining
• Gas Processing

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