Lead Process Engineer - Houston, TX (Memorial)

S&B Engineers and Constructors•West, TX

About The Position

S&B is seeking a Lead Process Engineer to work in Houston, Texas. The role plans, schedules, and coordinates Process Engineering activities and oversees multiple small projects or one moderate-sized project. The engineer applies independent judgment to evaluate, select, and adapt conventional Process Engineering methods and procedures. Assignments have clear objectives and are periodically evaluated by a more senior engineer. The Lead Process Engineer may lead a group of less experienced engineers and specialists, coordinating and reviewing the group’s progress. The position normally requires a four-year degree in Chemical Engineering and at least ten years of experience in Process/Design Engineering or a related functional area, or equivalent working knowledge and experience. The preferred candidate has 10–20 years of experience, including substantial refining experience, proficiency with computer software and automated engineering design tools, and preferably professional engineer registration. The normal work environment is a business office with moderate noise. Occasional visits or temporary assignments at operating plants or construction sites may involve outdoor weather, loud noise, moving mechanical parts, electrical energy, construction equipment, vibration, fumes, chemicals, and airborne particles. The position may also involve occasional field trips requiring physical activity and lifting up to 25 pounds.

Requirements

At least a four-year degree in Chemical Engineering is normally required.
A minimum of ten years of experience in Process/Design Engineering or a related functional area, or equivalent working knowledge and experience.
Proficiency in various computer software packages and automated engineering design tools.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
Ability to correspond with clients, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
Ability to present information effectively to senior management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
Ability to work with probability, statistical inference, plane and solid geometry, trigonometry, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions.
Ability to stand, walk, reach, climb, and balance during occasional field visits; normal hearing, clear close and distance vision, depth perception, and ability to focus.
Ability to lift up to 25 pounds may be required.

Nice To Haves

10–20 years of experience, with a good portion in refining.
Registration as a licensed professional engineer.

Responsibilities

Plan, schedule, and coordinate Process Engineering activities.
Oversee multiple small projects or a single moderate-sized project.
Evaluate, select, and adapt standard Process Engineering methods and procedures using independent judgment.
Coordinate and review the progress of group activities when functioning as a group leader.
Analyze client requirements and design process and plant facilities.
Develop process engineering requirements for the design, control, and operation of a process plant.
Prepare PFDs, equipment and instrumentation specifications, and P&IDs.
Communicate process design to clients and other design disciplines.
Participate in process safety reviews.