Lead Process Engineer - Houston, TX (Memorial)

S&B Houston•Memorial Office (West), TX

About The Position

S&B is seeking a Lead Process Engineer to join its team 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 position may function as a group leader for less experienced engineers and specialists, coordinating and reviewing the progress of group activities. It involves designing process and plant facilities, developing process engineering requirements for plant design, control, and operation, and communicating process designs to clients and other design disciplines. The engineer also participates in process safety reviews. The normal work setting 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. S&B is a privately owned EPC company working across industries including Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Petrochemicals, Energy Transition, Power, and Pulp & Paper. The company describes its culture as collaborative and focused on innovation and excellence, and offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits program.

Requirements

Normally requires at least a four-year degree in Chemical Engineering.
At least 10 years of experience in Process/Design Engineering or a related functional area, or equivalent working knowledge and experience.
Proficiency with 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, and members of the business community.
Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
Ability to effectively present information to senior management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
Ability to work with probability, statistical inference, plane and solid geometry, and trigonometry.
Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
For occasional field trips, normal hearing; ability to stand, walk, reach, climb, and balance; clear close and distance vision, depth perception, and ability to focus; and ability to lift up to 25 pounds.

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 conventional 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 designs to clients and other design disciplines.
Participate in process safety reviews.
Occasionally conduct or participate in field trips to operating plants or construction sites.