Senior Process Engineer

RINA • Chicago, IL

6d • $130,000 - $180,000 • Onsite

About The Position

RINA is recruiting a Senior Process Engineer for its Plant Engineering Division, based in Houston, Texas, or Chicago/Lisle, Illinois. The engineer will serve as the lead process engineer for a major oil product storage terminal project, leading and coordinating process engineering throughout project execution. The role defines and develops the facility’s overall process design and operating philosophy to support safe, reliable, efficient, and compliant operation, provides technical leadership to the process engineering team, and coordinates with project management and other engineering disciplines.

The role leads process design development and review, including design bases and criteria, process flow diagrams, heat and material balances, piping and instrumentation diagrams, process and hydraulic calculations, equipment sizing and datasheets, and control and operating philosophies. It also supports process safety and regulatory compliance, design optimization, procurement and vendor reviews, and construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and start-up activities as required. Travel of up to 25% may be required based on business needs. Compensation is $130,000–$180,000, commensurate with education and experience.

Requirements

• Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum of 12 years of relevant Process Engineering experience.
• Experience as a Lead Process Engineer or Senior Process Engineer coordinating Process Engineering activities.
• Strong knowledge of liquid storage, pumping, hydraulic systems, and product transfer operations.
• Strong experience in hydraulic calculations, pump sizing, line sizing, and defining operating scenarios.
• Experience preparing and reviewing PFDs, P&IDs, process calculations, equipment datasheets, and process philosophies.
• Good knowledge of applicable Process Engineering codes, standards, and industry practices.
• Experience with process simulation and hydraulic calculation software, such as Aspen HYSYS or equivalent engineering tools.
• Experience participating in HAZID, HAZOP, and multidisciplinary design reviews.
• Strong technical leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to coordinate Process Engineering activities within multidisciplinary and geographically distributed project teams.
• Ability to manage multiple technical priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced project environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to interface effectively with clients, project management, engineering disciplines, vendors, and construction and commissioning teams.
• Ability to travel up to 25%, including to project and job sites, based on business needs.
• Valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in oil and gas, downstream, terminals, tank farms, or energy infrastructure sectors.
• Experience designing oil product storage terminals, tank farms, liquid hydrocarbon handling facilities, or similar facilities.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or equivalent professional certification.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the process engineering technical lead and plan and oversee discipline activities and deliverables.
• Define the design basis, criteria, operating philosophy, operating cases, and facility process requirements.
• Coordinate and review assigned engineers’ work and ensure consistent, high-quality discipline deliverables.
• Manage interfaces with other engineering disciplines and project functions.
• Lead development, review, and execution of process design bases and criteria, PFDs, heat and material balances, P&IDs, process and hydraulic calculations, line sizing and pressure-drop calculations, pump sizing, equipment and instrument datasheets, and process control and operating philosophies.
• Define product receipt, storage, transfer, recirculation, and dispatch requirements, including design flows, operating cases, simultaneous-operation cases, and equipment capacities.
• Develop and review terminal transfer and distribution hydraulic models, and help define and optimize tank farms, pumps, manifolds, and loading and unloading systems.
• Guide and mentor assigned Process Engineers and technically review and approve engineering calculations, specifications, datasheets, diagrams, and other deliverables.
• Coordinate with Piping, Mechanical, Instrumentation & Control, Electrical, Civil, Layout, Fire Protection, and Process Safety teams; help the Project Engineering Manager resolve multidisciplinary issues.
• Participate in client and stakeholder technical meetings and design reviews, and identify and resolve technical risks, design issues, interface gaps, and missing information.
• Ensure designs meet project requirements and applicable codes, standards, and regulations; provide process input to hazard identification and safety activities, including HAZID and HAZOP as required.
• Support shutdown, isolation, safeguarding, and emergency operating philosophies, and align Process Safety and Fire Protection input with design and operating scenarios.
• Optimize facility configuration while maintaining safety, operability, reliability, and maintainability; evaluate alternatives and recommend technically justified solutions.
• Define process requirements and constraints for plot plans and equipment layouts; support equipment selection, procurement, and vendor document reviews.
• Assess process impacts of design changes and track discipline progress and issues affecting schedules or deliverables.
• Support construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and start-up as required; review commissioning and operating procedures, support readiness reviews and troubleshooting, and assist with testing and initial operations.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and operations teams; communicate technical information, updates, and recommendations to stakeholders and project managers; promote teamwork, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Travel up to 25%, including to project and job sites, based on business needs.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Medical Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Spending Account, and Health Savings Account.
• Transit and parking benefits.
• Basic Life, Basic AD&D, Voluntary Life, and Voluntary AD&D insurance.
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability insurance.
• Voluntary Accident and Voluntary Critical Illness coverage.
• Identity Theft Protection and Pet Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid time off and company holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Nursery grant.
• Travel resource services.
• 401K plan with company discretionary match.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior