Project Engineer (Process Systems)

Requisition ID: 273033 

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

Company Overview

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. Core to Bechtel is our values – ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants – integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.

 

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

 

Preferred Qualifications

• 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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