Senior Project Engineer

Worley•Monrovia, CA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Worley is seeking a Senior Project Engineer for its Monrovia or Long Beach, California offices. The role manages and mentors engineering and design teams to deliver oil, gas, and chemical projects safely, efficiently, and in compliance with project requirements and client expectations. It typically involves managing multiple small projects, a single medium project, or a portion of a large or mega project, with daily operational responsibilities. The position works with multidisciplinary project teams to develop technical and functional solutions to strategic project objectives. The Senior Project Engineer coordinates project plans, contractual arrangements, schedules, activities, and milestones in accordance with Worley policies, procedures, systems, and approved requirements. The role supervises project personnel through subordinate leaders, bridges technical coordination between the Project Manager and engineers, and may function as an assistant project manager with an engineering background. It helps ensure engineering work follows the plan, supports design interpretation, and reviews bills of materials, schedules, and forecasts for accuracy. The position makes independent decisions and sets priorities in complex situations, considering cost and schedule impacts. It defines and leads project teams, assigns work, provides technical guidance, reviews work for accuracy and adequacy, and may have direct reports and authority to conduct performance evaluations affecting pay. The role oversees project scope, schedule, productivity, budget, quality, and timely delivery; tracks project costs and schedules; manages change control; and develops plans to address project issues. The role manages customer and stakeholder relationships, coordinates with vendors and suppliers, and communicates project status and challenges transparently. It identifies and manages project risks using Worley procedures, maintaining and communicating a current risk register. The position is based in a Worley office in Monrovia or Long Beach and is not eligible for remote work. Travel to vendor facilities may be required.

Requirements

University degree or equivalent in engineering.
At least 12 years of experience in petrochemical and refining involving project design, execution, and construction.
Oil and gas experience.
Refinery experience.
Advanced understanding of Worley Management and Knowledge Systems, processes, and tools, with ability to assist others and troubleshoot issues.
Competence in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint.
Competence in Microsoft Access and Visio.
Ability to organize information from multiple sources and retain it in prescribed formats in accordance with policies.
Commitment to health and safety and ability to provide safety leadership to project teams.
Experience meeting project safety compliance requirements, including Safety by Design, constructability, and maintainability.
Participation in Constructability, Operability, and Maintainability Workshops.
Ability to apply knowledge of project disciplines, including engineering, procurement, and quality control, to oversee execution of a project plan.
Understanding of EPC project delivery workflow and coordination.
Basic exposure to and understanding of procurement, subcontracting, and on-site construction support.
Ability to communicate effectively and take a leadership role in preparing and presenting proposals and reports to staff and management.
Ability to clearly communicate project requirements, deliverables, and expectations to project teams.
Ability to proactively address technical coordination issues as a technical customer interface.
Ability to foster open communication and collaboration, keep stakeholders informed, and resolve project-team issues and conflicts.
Ability to make independent decisions and set priorities for complex situations while considering cost and schedule impacts.
Experience with project execution planning, controls, cost and schedule tracking, forecasting, and change control.
Understanding of customer contracts, business drivers, financial reporting standards, project cost buildup, and gross margin.
Experience with successful multi-office workshare execution.
Ability to identify and manage project risks and maintain a current project risk register.

Nice To Haves

Licensed Professional Engineer.

Responsibilities

Coordinate project plans, contractual arrangements, schedules, activities, and milestones in accordance with approved policies, procedures, systems, and requirements.
Manage and mentor engineers and designers, guiding technical direction and reviewing deliverables for quality, compliance, and efficient project delivery.
Manage multiple small projects, a medium project, or a portion of a large or mega project, including daily operational responsibilities.
Work with multidisciplinary project teams to develop technical and functional solutions to project objectives.
Supervise project personnel through subordinate leaders; assign project work, provide technical guidance, and review work for technical accuracy and adequacy.
Define and select the team needed to deliver the scope of work, set objectives and targets, and monitor team performance and timely completion of assignments.
Establish communication processes and tools to keep team members informed about project status and key performance indicators.
Translate contractual project scope requirements into Worley scope of services and deliverables.
Develop and use project schedules and resource plans; manage execution and coordination; and conduct regular progress reviews and controls.
Develop action plans for project tasks and issues, track costs and schedules, forecast trends, and ensure change-control processes are used.
Apply knowledge of customer contracts, business drivers, financial reporting, project cost buildup, and gross margin to project oversight.
Manage customer representatives and other stakeholders, and nurture relationships with customers, vendors, and suppliers.
Communicate project requirements, deliverables, expectations, progress, challenges, and issues clearly and transparently.
Identify potential and emerging project risks; develop mitigation, contingency, and resolution plans; and maintain, track, and communicate the project risk register at least monthly.
Use risk-register items as the basis for project contingency budgets and follow Worley risk-management procedures.
Provide safety leadership and ensure project safety compliance, including Safety by Design, constructability, and maintainability.
Ensure Worley methodologies, processes, tools, and systems are used and compliance requirements are met.
Ensure design teams understand and comply with the customer's Basis of Design and applicable codes and regulations.
Review bills of materials, project schedules, and forecasts for accuracy.
Participate in proposal and report preparation and presentation, and resolve technical coordination issues as the technical customer interface.