Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Job Profile

• This position reports directly to the Global Mechanical Engineering Manager.
• Coordinate, influence and lead the activities of the discipline engineering team.
• Prepare engineering deliverables in accordance with Company Management System, current legislation, project requirements and international standards. Check deliverables produced by others.
• Manage the scope of engineering work to eliminate cost / time growth.
• Identify any project scope growth and correctly document it and apply the project procedures for cost and time reimbursement. Commercial awareness of the impact of changes in scope, budget and schedule overruns.
• Manage scope, budgets and schedules as required.
• Identify and communicate cost reduction and schedule improvement opportunities.
• Identify project risk and address risk mitigation measures.
• Attend technical design/project reviews to ensure compliance with customers' needs and QHSE requirements.
• The role will interface with other internal engineering disciplines as well as external project team members such as the client, fabricator and site contractor representatives.

Background Profile:

• Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering is required.
• PE License Required in Texas and Louisiana
• 10+ years of related experience in engineering design of oil& gas, petrochemical or plastics plants
• General understanding of the entire cradle to grave workflow for an EPC Project, interdepartmental dependencies, recognition of the importance of TIC rather than individual constituents that make up the whole.
• Knowledge and understanding of industry codes, product safety standards, regulations, etc.
• Comfortable with occasional opportunities for international travel.

Preferred Skills

• ASME Section VIII, Division 2 High Pressure Experience Preferred
• Knowledge of ASME VIII Division 3 and other codes / regulations preferred not essential (AD Mekblatt, EN13445, EU PED etc)
• Knowledge of FEA analysis and fitness for service assessments such as API 579 would be of interest but not essential
• Experience with other Machinery/packages such as Thermal oxidizers, Pneumatic conveying systems, Extruder/pelletizers, and other types of packaged equipment would also be of interest (but is not mandatory).
• Experience in the high -pressure LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene process) would also be of interest (but is not mandatory).
• Material selection knowledge and familiarity with international codes for steel types used in the petrochemical sector required, familiarity with high strength steels preferred.
• Knowledge of thermal rating for heat exchangers would be of interest but not essential.