Senior Project Engineer

Syensqo • Anaheim, MD

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Syensqo is seeking a Project Engineer for Capital Projects, Multidisciplinary Leadership & Equipment Engineering. The Project Engineer will be responsible for the planning, engineering, project management, and execution of capital projects up to $5 million. This role provides end-to-end project leadership from concept development through closeout, leading multidisciplinary teams. Additionally, the Project Engineer may act as the Lead Equipment Engineer, providing technical leadership for major process and mechanical equipment. The core accountability is to deliver projects safely, on schedule, within budget, and according to company standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or a related technical discipline.
• More than 5 years of experience in engineering, capital projects, equipment engineering, construction, or project management.
• Demonstrated experience managing capital projects with values up to $5 million.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary project teams.
• Demonstrated experience with the specification, selection, procurement, or installation of major industrial equipment.
• Strong understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project controls.
• Ability to manage project budgets, schedules, contractors, consultants, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong technical, leadership, communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineer (PE) license or progress toward licensure.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience serving as Lead Equipment Engineer on large capital projects.
• Experience with rotating equipment, fixed equipment, process equipment, utilities, or other major industrial equipment.
• Experience with FEL/stage-gate capital project processes.
• Experience managing EPC/EPCM engineering and construction contractors.
• Experience developing capital cost estimates and detailed project schedules.
• Experience with SAP or other ERP/project management systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Project Manager for capital projects up to $5 million, providing leadership for scope, cost, schedule, quality, safety, and execution.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams through all project phases, establishing objectives, responsibilities, milestones, and performance expectations.
• Coordinate resources across engineering disciplines and functional organizations, facilitating collaboration between various departments, contractors, and vendors.
• Establish clear ownership and accountability for project deliverables, resolve conflicts, and drive timely project decisions.
• Lead project meetings, design reviews, risk reviews, constructability reviews, and project status meetings, providing regular updates to management.
• Manage project scope and changes through the established change-control process.
• Serve as Lead Equipment Engineer for major equipment packages and large capital projects, providing technical leadership for selection, specification, design, procurement, installation, commissioning, and startup.
• Develop equipment specifications, datasheets, design criteria, and technical requirements, evaluating technologies based on various factors including lifecycle cost and project requirements.
• Lead technical evaluations of equipment suppliers, review vendor proposals, and coordinate equipment engineering activities with other disciplines.
• Review and approve vendor drawings, calculations, specifications, and other technical documentation, managing vendor engineering interfaces.
• Identify and resolve equipment design, integration, constructability, and operational issues, participating in design reviews, HAZOPs, and testing.
• Provide technical support during equipment fabrication, installation, commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting, ensuring designs meet reliability, maintainability, operability, and safety requirements.
• Develop capital project concepts, scopes, business cases, and preliminary estimates, leading teams through FEL and stage-gate processes.
• Coordinate feasibility studies, alternatives analysis, constructability reviews, and project risk assessments, establishing project budgets, schedules, and execution strategies.
• Coordinate engineering activities across multiple disciplines to ensure integrated project design, establishing deliverables, design criteria, and interfaces.
• Identify and resolve discipline interfaces and design conflicts, leading multidisciplinary design reviews and ensuring deliverables meet codes and standards.
• Balance technical requirements with cost, schedule, constructability, reliability, maintainability, and operational needs.
• Develop procurement strategies and technical specifications for equipment, materials, and services, coordinating bid evaluations and vendor selections.
• Manage vendor engineering and equipment documentation, coordinating engineering and construction contractors, and monitoring their performance.
• Manage contractor and vendor changes, RFIs, technical queries, and commercial issues.
• Establish and maintain project budgets and schedules, managing project costs, commitments, expenditures, forecasts, and contingency.
• Monitor project performance against baselines, identify trends, and develop corrective actions, providing accurate project reporting.
• Lead the project team during construction and field execution, coordinating activities with operations and maintenance.
• Provide technical oversight for installation, testing, commissioning, startup, and performance verification of equipment and systems.
• Lead or support troubleshooting during startup and ensure punch-list items are closed.
• Establish and reinforce safety expectations, ensuring safety is incorporated into all project phases.
• Participate in project safety reviews, HAZOPs, risk assessments, and contractor safety meetings.
• Ensure projects and equipment comply with regulatory requirements, codes, standards, and company practices.
• Promote quality throughout engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover.

Benefits

• The U.S. base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this position is $112,000 - $140,000 per year.
• Total compensation for this role also includes bonus and/or other incentives.
• 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations
• Training platform for all employees
• Free language courses (24 languages available)
• Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)

What This Job Offers

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