Senior Lead Mechanical Engineer - Oil, Gas & Chemical (Houston)

Description

Burns & McDonnell's Oil, Gas & Chemical global practice is searching for a Senior Lead Mechanical Engineer in its Houston, TX regional office. Burns & McDonnell is a 100% employee-owned firm ranked numerous times on FORTUNE's List of 100 Best Companies to Work For and voted as a Best Place to Work in cities across the United States.

The Oil, Gas & Chemical global practice works on projects from gas plants and midstream facilities to refining assets, chemical production plans, and stand-alone storage and logistics facilities. The Senior Lead Mechanical Engineer will support projects in several industry sectors, including the strategic areas of renewable fuels and carbon capture/reduction. The Senior Lead Mechanical Engineer will lead the project team throughout the design and construction process, adapting mechanical designs according to budget constraints, design factors, or client needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion for project needs and requirements that are set forth by the Project Managers.

• Specialize in leading multiple Mechanical personnel in an EPC project environment in the Oil, Gas & Chemical industry

• Prepare and review Mechanical engineering discipline deliverables

• Apply specialist knowledge of commonly used mechanical concepts, practices, codes, and procedures within the mechanical engineering services industry

• Apply knowledge and experience to complex projects, find non-standard design solutions

• Interface and coordinate with multiple engineering disciplines to meet project design requirements and effectively manage the internal flow of data and design changes

• Perform inter-discipline engineering document reviews, such as P&ID's

• Provide field installation support for client and construction personnel and in pre-commissioning & start-up support

• Provide mentoring of personnel and additional responsibilities such as the opportunity to oversee execution of the above activities performed by less experienced engineers

• Participate in sales and marketing efforts, lead the development of cost proposals and qualification statements to achieve financial performance targets

• Prepare and present project labor hour budgets and equipment cost estimates

• Report Mechanical discipline progress

• Prepare technical bid & purchase documents based on process datasheets, client specifications, and industry codes and standards

• Review vendor equipment bids and prepare technical bid evaluations

• Review vendor drawings and other documentation and regularly meet, correspond, and coordinate with equipment vendors

• QA/QC process adherence

• Effective communication with other engineering disciplines, Procurement, Supplier Quality, and Construction

• Compliance with company and site safety policies

• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program

• Or Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or related Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam

• Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering may be substituted for 1 year experience

• 7 years of mechanical engineering experience with Oil, Gas and Chemical EPC projects

• Professional Engineering License (PE) preferred.

• Excellent written & verbal communication skills

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a problem-solving environment

• Must work in a team environment with minimal supervision

• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, and organization

• Familiarity with design codes and standards such as API, PIP, and ASME

• Experience with leading the Mechanical discipline design for large projects and delegating work tasks to team members. Ability to lead execution of work and resolve issues in a team environment.

• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, and organization

• Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications.

• Must possess or be eligible for TWIC

• Ability to travel.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled

EEO/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

Job Mechanical Engineering

Primary Location US-TX-Houston

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Req ID: 233465

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-DS #OGC