Senior Engineer - Process

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The Senior Engineer - Process leads Engineering and Design-Build projects from the FEL/FEED stage through Detailed Design and into Construction Support in a multitude of industries, including Food and Beverage, Consumer Products, Manufacturing, and Utilities. The primary responsibilities will be to perform work pertaining to process and utility design, equipment requirements, and overall system operations.

Design & Consulting Services:

Haskell’s Design & Consulting Services (DCS) Group unites architecture, engineering, and consulting professionals from across industries and geographies. While some clients are looking for turnkey design-build or engineer-procure-construct projects, the DCS Group serves clients who need specialized, fee-for-service design or consulting projects. These types of projects allow our team to form a strong rapport with client teams, marshaling them as they grow and helping them address industry and market challenges. The DCS Group serves four primary markets: Government, primarily the Department of Defense, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Air and Army National Guard, and the U.S. Naval Facilities Command; Industrial, focusing on food and beverage, consumer products, and utilities; Civil Infrastructure; and Healthcare.

Responsibilities/Duties:

Application of Knowledge of Process Systems

• Requires applying experience and knowledge of Chemical and/or Mechanical Engineering to develop technical proposals and execute projects in a lead role.


• The Senior Engineer will plan, conduct and coordinate all process engineering functions based on their review of the project scope of work about both process operations and utility systems with a focus on process design, operation, and equipment selection.

Requires experience in engineering project procedures, and the ability to communicate often and effectively with other Engineers, Project Managers, Clients, and Suppliers, and to multi-task at times in a fast-paced environment.

Design

• Responsible for leading and providing engineering design by applicable industry codes and standards for all phases of the process and utility engineering work.


• Leads the technical review of project technical requirements with the Process team to define the work plan.


• Develops and/or reviews mass balances, process flow diagrams (PFD), and piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID) for assigned projects, and provides guidance and input for similar technical documents provided by Design and Project Engineers


• Determines detailed equipment requirements based on the process design and prepares technical datasheets for Specifications for all process and utility equipment, and/or provides review and input for the requirements.


• Defines and performs and/or checks engineering calculations and analyses used for piping and process equipment requirements.


• Creates and/or reviews Equipment Lists, Line and Valve Lists, Tie-In Lists to existing piping and/or equipment, etc.


• Prepares and/or reviews Equipment Bid Packages for process and mechanical equipment.


• Coordinates with Piping Designers for final piping layout for utility and process piping.

Construction Support: If Engineering support is required after the final design and in the construction phase, the Project Engineer may be responsible to serve a lead role, providing both office and on-site support. Duties include providing clarification of the design, responding to Contractor inquiries, and providing site support for equipment installation and start-up and commissioning efforts.  Requires extensive knowledge of the process and project, as interactions with Contractors and Client is critical.

Project Management

• Represent Process Team in both internal and external (Clients/Vendors) design reviews throughout the project


• Serves a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for select equipment and/or processes.


• Serves as Mentor for Design and Project Engineers.


• Manages Equipment Bid Packages in terms of evaluating bids for technical conformance, participates in overall Vendor selection, and provides technical support to the Procurement team throughout the purchase cycle.


• Leads in creating and/or updating Standards and Procedures for executing projects effectively and efficiently in the Process and Mechanical Department.


• Leads and/or coordinates work with other disciplines and participates in interdisciplinary coordination checks and QA/QC reviews to minimize deficiencies, errors, and omissions in drawings and


• Writes Scope of Work (SOW) and develops/assembles all technical drawings required to issue Mechanical Contractor Bid Packages


• Provides technical guidance, mentorship, and training for Design and Project Engineers

Planning/Scheduling and Profitability

• As a Project Lead, tracks actual hours worked each week for themselves and their project team, and determines how much their work is over or under budget and ahead or behind schedule.


• Support the Process Discipline Lead in developing baseline labor and expense forecasts for the duration of the project as part of the discipline Estimate package for new projects.


• As Project Lead, responsible for ensuring his/her process team produces a well-coordinated, technically sound, complete set of documents reflecting the required scope of work on time and within the budget.


• Assists in  evaluating plans for major projects utilizing front end loading (FEL) and best practices to facilitate cost-effective process engineering and project

Professional Development

• Opportunities to pursue FE or PE License working with Professional Engineers


• Participate in professional organizations in terms of memberships and/or educational courses and seminars


• Encouraged to consider further educational opportunities in Chemical and/or Mechanical Engineering

Leadership

• Role requires a self-starter who can work well within groups and individually to further improve and contribute to the growth and effectiveness of the Department.


• Provides guidance and mentorship to Design Engineers and Project Engineers.

Education

• B.S. or M.S. Chemical or Mechanical Engineering


• 10 years of experience in Engineering position and/or Leadership Role


• FE and PE preferred, but not required


• PMP preferred, but not required

Specific Knowledge, Skills, License, Certifications, Etc.

• Experience and/or knowledge in food and/or beverage (particularly beer, wine, and/or spirits) processing equipment/fermentation and distillation


• Experience and/or knowledge with standard process equipment in terms of operation and applications: Pumps, Piping, Valves, Tanks, Heat Exchangers, Pumps, Filtration, etc.


• Experience and/or knowledge with the following utility operations and functions: Boilers, Compressed Air, Water Treatment, Ammonia, and Glycol Refrigeration, Waste Water, CIP/SIP Systems, Cooling Towers, Furnaces,


• Knowledge of engineering role in equipment procurement (Data Sheets, Specifications, Bid Packages, Technical Bid Evaluations, ).


• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients are


• Strong analytical and problem-solving Individual should apply intensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of assignments.


• Must  be proficient in computer software (i.e., Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), experience with Data Management Software, Bluebeam, AutoCAD/Smart P&lDs


• Motivated, self-starter with a desire to continue to learn and take leadership roles for projects.

Environmental Factors and/or Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, this position is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, and arm, hand and finger dexterity, including the ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application/form information. The associate frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability, or protected veteran status.

Haskell will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008. The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessities. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

Haskell is a Drug-Free Workplace.

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