Senior Mechanical Engineer

GHD Group Pty Ltd•Houston, TX

153d•Hybrid

About The Position

Help us build the future and we’ll help you build a rewarding and purposeful career. Our global network is made up of architects, designers, planners, engineers, and environmental scientists all working towards the same goal. Join a team that brings inspirational architecture, landscapes, townscapes and places to our world, and we’ll provide you unlimited space to grow. Who are we looking for? At GHD we are looking for a new Senior Mechanical Engineer to join the Engineering Design team at our Houston or Baton Rouge office. In this role you will make decisions and recommendations recognized as authoritative and have important business impact on extensive engineering activities in planning and designing tools, as well as installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment. Demonstrate creativity, foresight, and mature engineering judgment in anticipating and solving unprecedented engineering problems, determining program objectives and requirements performing feasibility studies, organizing programs and projects, and developing standards and guides for diverse engineering activities. Conceive, develop, and evaluate plans and criteria for broad areas of considerable novelty and importance that are regarded as major advances in the field. Solve a variety of unique and complex engineering problems. Assess feasibility and soundness of proposed engineering solutions. Act as an expert and authority in the company in a broad area of specialization. Be part of the dynamic culture! Our workplace thrives on a hybrid model, combining in-office collaboration and flexibility. Join us in office, three days a week to contribute, connect and excel in our vibrant environment. Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in: Engineering Solutions Design: Design engineering solutions and the associated validation process to enable the realization of a design brief (for example, in terms of functionality, performance, aesthetics, and cost) that conforms to organizational and/or regulatory standards. Engineering Standards Specification: Analyze information, draft engineering standards and specifications, and evaluate the effectiveness of those standards within own engineering discipline to ensure work of the required quality is delivered and to inform engineering work in the organization and/or of its suppliers, contractors, and consultants. Technical Developments Recommendation: Discuss and recommend more complex or innovative technical developments to improve the quality of the website/portal/application software and supporting infrastructure to better meet users’ needs. Professional Supervision: Lead and oversee the provision of professional supervision to ensure that there is effective professional supervision that supports practitioners' professional development and embeds reflective practice. Feasibility Studies: Conduct complex feasibility studies from a technological and organizational perspective and document findings to complete cost-benefit analysis on implementing changes to business processes, products, or business unit structure.

Requirements

Bachelor’s and/or Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Professional Engineer (P.E.) License in the state of Texas or Louisiana.
Minimum of 15 years of experience in Oil & Gas industries and others including water, wastewater, storm water, renewable natural gas, hydrogen, agricultural, food and beverage, power generation, co-generation and industrial facility facilities.
In-depth knowledge of ASME piping codes (B31.1, B31.3, B31.4, B31.8), ASME Section VIII Div 1, ASTM, API, and others.
Familiarity with BIM 360, AutoCAD Construction Cloud (ACC), Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Navisworks or similar 3D coordination tools.
A strong foundation in piping or vessel engineering with a demonstrated ability to apply first principles to solve complex design and field challenges
Experience with equipment engineering and design. Including but not limited to: • Brownfield equipment modifications and upgrades • Greenfield equipment design • Evaluation and optimization of operating equipment
Experience with the following industries and/or production environments: • Large-scale chemical production processes • Engineering, procurement, and construction firms

Nice To Haves

Experience in gas handling, compression, and treatment systems for natural gas and/or landfill gas; hydrogen handling, blending and storage for Future Energy projects is a plus.
Experience with Caesar II pipe stress analysis, Energy Institute Guidelines for vibration analysis and engineering support for detailed design packages containing isometric drawings would be well-regarded.

Responsibilities

Perform as a Mechanical Lead for different Oil & Gas projects.
Ensures the mechanical deliverables list satisfies the contracted scope of work to be executed.
Analyse client RFPs, technical specifications and requirements in terms of mechanical and piping engineering principles and requirements.
Prepare budgets and schedules for input into proposals.
Prepare mechanical and piping system designs, calculations, specifications and reports.
Coordinate, Supervise and provide detailed mark-ups to designers to prepare 3D models and drawings.
Communicate the impact of modifications into the projects and escalate concerns regarding schedules or material lead times.
Prepare hydraulic, transient and stress analyses of critical piping systems.
Prepare progress reports for the mechanical discipline on assigned projects.
Review, and mark-up contractor and supplier submittals and shop drawings.
Coordinate / Review PFDs, P&IDs, piping plans, site layouts and interact with other discipline teams (process instrumentation and controls, structural, civil, electrical), as well as internal and external clients to achieve project objectives within the assigned budget and schedule.
Coordinate / Review Pipe Stress Analysis results and pipe support design. Ensure pipe stress analysis results and pipe supports designs are included into the piping deliverables and piping 3D models.
Complete QA/QC reviews and peer reviews completed by others within the mechanical discipline.
Provide PE Stamp to submission packages of the mechanical discipline.
Ensure technical communication is clear, concise, and well understood by partners across different levels of management (both internal and external clients)
Communicate and interface regularly with clients as well as vendors and contractors
Perform as the Regional Design Discipline Lead (RDDL) by collaboration with the Americas Design Discipline Lead (ADDL) to continuously develop and improve standards specifications, templates and technical procedures.
Prepare / Review mechanical engineering calculations, mechanical specifications, data sheets, requisitions for equipment, materials, and subcontracts.
Prepare / Review lists (equipment, valve, piping, tie-in, and specialty items).
Mentor and guide junior engineers, less experienced team members, and high-value engineering partners.
Support onsite construction and commissioning by addressing technical questions and resolving issues in real time.
Serve as the Subject Matter Expert on mechanical and piping design, ensuring compliance with ASME, API and ASTM codes.
Continuously improve project workflows and standards to ensure consistent, high-quality designs for mechanical and piping designs.
Engineering Solutions Design: Design engineering solutions and the associated validation process to enable the realization of a design brief (for example, in terms of functionality, performance, aesthetics, and cost) that conforms to organizational and/or regulatory standards.
Engineering Standards Specification: Analyze information, draft engineering standards and specifications, and evaluate the effectiveness of those standards within own engineering discipline to ensure work of the required quality is delivered and to inform engineering work in the organization and/or of its suppliers, contractors, and consultants.
Technical Developments Recommendation: Discuss and recommend more complex or innovative technical developments to improve the quality of the website/portal/application software and supporting infrastructure to better meet users’ needs.
Professional Supervision: Lead and oversee the provision of professional supervision to ensure that there is effective professional supervision that supports practitioners' professional development and embeds reflective practice.
Feasibility Studies: Conduct complex feasibility studies from a technological and organizational perspective and document findings to complete cost-benefit analysis on implementing changes to business processes, products, or business unit structure.