Mechanical Engineer IV

Position: Mechanical Engineer IV

Duration: 12 months contract

Location: Houston, TX (Hybrid)

Local to Houston, TX

Position Summary

To oversee the design for Liquids Pump station facilities for expansion and maintenance capital projects executed by third party engineering firms to ensure compliance with Company standards and specifications and industry standards and managed to the project budget and schedule. Liaison with other *** functional groups within Project Execution, Operations, and Shared Services to ensure project and company requirements are achieved and incorporated into the design deliverables.

Specific Accountabilities:

• The Mechanical Engineer must have experience in the design of large horsepower (10,000 to 30,000 Client) turbine and electrical motor driven centrifugal compressor stations, and experience in industrial systems.
• Oversees the development of the project scope, schedule, capital cost estimate, execution planning, risks and supporting information related to assigned facility projects.
• Ensures that all facilities are designed in accordance with all regulations, applicable industry codes and corporate standards
• Manages the execution of the design deliverables by a third party engineering firm against the project budget and schedule
• Reviews and approves design deliverables for example drawings, technical reports and material listing sheets
• Reviews vendor materials quotations, prepares technical evaluations, and recommends to the supervisor selections based on technical merit along with price and delivery. For example, turbine/compressor packages, equipment vessels, buildings, pipe, valves and fittings
• Provide technical support during the construction phase and the commissioning phase of the project.
• Reviews lessons learned from past projects and incorporates recommendations into future designs
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers within the team or others based upon technical expertise
• Support and/or lead department initiatives as required
• Ensures that development project scope definitions comply with all regulatory, environmental, health and safety requirements through effective management and coordination of internal functional groups.

Scope/Dimension:

• Responsible for the successful operations of the assigned area with significant corporate financial impact.
• Oversee the development and/or implementation of technical solutions, ensuring efficient coordination of technical resources and with other internal and external stakeholders.
• Provides informal leadership to peers.

Required Qualifications

• BSME Engineering degree
• 7 years of progressively responsible experience in engineering and project management.

Preferred:

• PE designation
• Demonstrated ability to be innovative, initiate and manage change.
• Capable of working independently, managing multiple projects and prioritizing tasks accordingly
• Ability to resolve complex issues based on depth and breadth of technical and business knowledge
• Awareness of interrelationships with other stakeholders both internal and external to the project team
• Effectively communicate technical issues and impacts to other technical and non-technical staff.

Working Conditions:

• 80% Office environment working with multiple project teams
• 20% of time is in the field scoping projects or supporting construction and commissioning activities
• Stress levels can be above normal as project work is deadline oriented, highly visible and numerous activities are conducted concurrently

Overnight business trips to the field may be required, usually requires Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).