New Tech Global is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to support Capital Projects for a client located in Crosby, TX. The ideal candidate will have experience in Capital Projects and working with Oxide products - specialty Alkoxylate. This person will also need to currently live local.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Leadership:
- Lead design, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities for new projects at the Crosby, Texas plant.
- Define and evaluate technical process alternatives to support business growth and improve chemical tolling operations.
- Oversee conceptual and detailed process designs, project engineering, contractor supervision, and quality assurance.
Process Optimization:
- Provide process engineering support throughout the plant, including leadership in Process Hazard Analyses (PHA) or HAZOP reviews.
- Develop corporate and plant engineering standards, including specification sheets for equipment and instrumentation.
- Lead troubleshooting, debottlenecking, and capacity expansion efforts to optimize plant performance.
Collaboration & Compliance:
- Work with cross-disciplinary teams (CADD, instrumentation, structural, mechanical, automation, construction management) to coordinate successful project execution.
- Ensure projects comply with safety regulations, quality standards, and environmental requirements.
Technical Support:
- Support the Project Manager as a lead process and/or project engineer on large-scale projects.
- Serve as the lead project engineer on small to medium-sized projects, managing scope, schedule, and budget.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering.
- 10+ years of experience as a Process or Project Engineer in a chemical manufacturing plant.
- Proficiency in applying core chemical engineering principles, including mass and energy balances, heat transfer, hydraulic calculations, equipment sizing, and MOC selection.
- Demonstrated expertise in process design, automation, troubleshooting, debottlenecking, capacity expansion, P&ID development, and commissioning of new processes.
- Proven experience in leading multidisciplinary project teams and working with external engineering firms and consultants.
- Strong understanding of Process Safety Management (PSM) principles and participation in PHA processes.
- Proficiency in Aspen or ChemCad software.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred:
- Advanced degree in Chemical Engineering.
- 15+ years of experience as a Process Engineer in a chemical manufacturing plant.
- Experience developing corporate and/or plant engineering standards.
- Expertise in various process unit operations, such as batch reactions, bulk storage, railcar loading/unloading, solids handling, distillation, filtration, and thermal oxidation.
- Familiarity with flares, oxidizers, and wastewater treatment systems.
- Knowledge of chemical processes such as Alkoxylation, Maleation, Esterification, and Amine-acid reactions.
- Familiarity with batch and semi-continuous processes.