Senior Process Engineer

As a Senior Process Engineer, you will provide process engineering services to Client and its customers, perform process engineering tasks with oversight from a Lead Process Engineer, and provide mentorship to others within the process engineering team. You will bring oil refining, pipeline, and gas processing, and/or chemical industry experience to specifically support Client's client local to Denver, CO.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver process engineering services that meet Client', its customers' and applicable statutory and regulatory specifications, on time and within budget.
• Initiate, manage and if required supervise process engineering project requirements.
• Perform process engineering services such as:
  • participate in relevant meetings, prepare progress reports, and follow required checking procedures.
  • ensure the project scope is clear and that changes comply with project change management processes.
  • provide assistance and advice during procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.
  • outline project requirements including actively promoting workshare, where appropriate, assign tasks and supervise progress; and
  • proactively resolve any discrepancies between Client and its Customer's requirements.
  • communicate resource plan and needs for assigned projects to the Process Engineering Manager and seek resources with the assistance of the manager.
  • communicate effectively with the process engineering team and project stakeholders, including the Customer.
• Identify issues and problems, develop appropriate solutions, and ask for assistance when required.
• Provide technical oversight, assign tasks to junior or mid-level engineers, and monitor progress for projects as needed.
• Develop, check and be the technical owner and approver of process engineering deliverables including, but not limited to, the following:
  • Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs)
  • Heat and Material Balances (HMBs)
  • Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
  • Process models in Aspen HYSYS, Unisim Design, or other simulation software.
  • Line sizing, velocity and pressure drop calculations.
  • Equipment sizing calculations and specifications for bulk separation vessels, heat exchangers, pumps, compressors, control valves and PSV's.
  • Pressure Safety Valve (PSV) overpressure analysis and sizing, familiar with Iprism.
  • Relief system (flare) evaluation and analysis

Technical/Industry Experience and Qualifications Requirements:

• 10+ years of process engineering experience executing projects in the oil, natural gas, and/or chemical industries.
• Demonstrated capability as a process engineering lead.
• Substantial experience of working in multi-disciplinary projects and teams.
• Highly effective technical and practical engineering skills and ability to consistently deliver quality, accurate, and timely work to Client and its customers.
• Knowledge of the fundamental requirements of the process engineering, and the basic requirements of other engineering fields.
• Knowledge of applicable local and international standards, statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Competent use of process engineering specific software.
  • AspenTech products (HYSYS, Flare System Analyzer, etc.)
  • Client Unisim products
  • BRE ProMax
  • Hydraulic modeling software
  • Other internal and external calculation tools and software
• Competent use of relevant software such as MS Office Suite.
• OGLA experience preferred.
• Pipeline Hydraulic Analysis preferred.
• Flow Assurance experience is a plus.

Education - Qualifications, Accreditation, Training:

• Bachelor's or master's degree from an ABET accredited university or college in Chemical Engineering or related field.

Preferred:

• Professional Engineer (PE) status preferred.
• CO and CA PE license preferred.

Additional Information:

Pay Range: $62.50/hour - $91.91/hour