Mechanical-Chemical Biofuels Engineer

Title:

Mechanical-Chemical Biofuels Engineer

KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World.

KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology, and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives. In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values:

• We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected, and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential.

• We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders.

• We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence, and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business.

• We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools, and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change and to succeed.

• We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company.

The preferred candidate will be able to function in multiple technical roles with the specific roles to be dependent upon the candidate’s background and skills as explained below.

• A licensed Professional Engineer with proven track record of managing multiple mechanical design efforts from conceptual design through construction support for world class Chemical and Biofuel clients. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of a team leading new technology deployment on a wide range of sustainability initiatives for our key clients. In-depth knowledge of mechanical equipment normally found in the chemical industries and biofuels industries along with industry codes is critical to provide leadership on these challenging projects.

• In addition to the work group lead role described above, be able to bring to the table an area of focused technical leadership; the specific areas are open and somewhat flexible with the current areas of interest noted below:

  • Broad experience with any sustainability technologies and / or biofuels experience.

  • Heat transfer technology and equipment such as boilers, heat exchangers, char boilers, gasification, mechanical vapor recompression systems etc.

  • Large complex packaged equipment systems such as thermal oxidizers, cooling towers, process units etc.

The selected candidate will be expected to function in this dual role depending upon the project mix and technical demands of our Clients. Candidate must be flexibility to accommodate a varying blend of each role depending upon the specific needs of the Projects.

These roles are expected to function in a hybrid work environment and must have the ability to travel to client sites to attend walk-downs, kick-off meetings and design reviews.

*Fully remote work will be considered for the right candidate*

RESPONSIBILITES – MECHANICAL WORK GROUP LEAD ROLE

• Early project planning and coordination while handling two to three small to mid-cap sized projects with ability to quickly provide engineering work hour estimates and risk memos.

• Develop and manage the preparation, review and checking of mechanical specification packages in accordance with Client requirements and industry best practices.

• Manage and successfully influence the entire procurement life cycle while working closely with all disciplines.

• Managing development of complex multi-discipline Construction packages including diagrams, drawings, equipment schedules, details, and Scopes of Work.

• Maintain positive relationships with clients, vendors, and contractors in a professional manner.

• Track Project Scope and Schedule and notify project manager of deviation from original design, budget, or schedule.

RESPONSIBILITES – TECHNICAL SPECIALIST ROLE

• Actively engage key clients while extending our already successful collaborative relationships in the candidate’s area of specialty.   

• Act as subject matter expert for KBR local office and participate in KBR’s worldwide network of SME’s.

• Train and mentor early-to-mid career engineers in the candidate’s area of expertise. 

• Provide consultation services to in-house projects on as-