Job Description
LEAD Process/Project Engineer
Baton Rouge, LA
 - position will report to Engineering Manager along with other degreed engineers, Design Manager, and I&E Manager. The first responsibility is executing projects ($50k to $10M) within the budget and schedule according to internal expectations. The second responsibility is the process engineering related to capital projects and continuous plant improvements.
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Actual day-to-day duties will depend on capital project workload, process improvement requirements, and the skills and knowledge of the employees and others in the engineering group.
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RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Project management including development of bid packages, review of drawings, oversight of contractors, budgeting, and scheduling.
- Development of individual project requirements (Scope of Work) based on input for local and corporate requirements, potential cost savings, increased uptime, etc.
- Development of material and energy balances, sizing and specification of equipment, piping, and valves as related to existing processes and new projects.
- Leadership of commissioning activities related to new installations.
- Teamwork with local production and maintenance personnel in the troubleshooting of technical issues of existing processes, often with some insight necessary from other locations.
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These experiences are deemed to be beneficial in order of importance, but not necessarily all essential:
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- Management of multiple projects.
- Engineering of processes handling solids
- Engineering of process utilities
- Construction oversight and confirmation
- Plant commissioning
- Use of relevant codes and standards (RAGAGEPs).
- Knowledge of instrumentation
- Engineering of processes handling flammable and combustible liquids
- Knowledge of PSM, environmental and other regulatory requirements
- Interaction with maintenance personnel
- Yokogawa VP or other control system troubleshooting, and programming
- French language
- SAP – Project Systems
Requirements
- Degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering
- Relevant capital project experience in the chemical process industry, especially with solids handling experience.
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