Chemical Process Engineer

Junior Project Engineer (1-2 years of experience) to physically locate at the Gainesville, FL site from May 2025 through May 2026.  Responsibility would be to do as the Client asks, 50-60 hrs/week during construction, overseeing construction and ensuring alignment with site safety, design and quality requirements. We would consider a more experienced candidate.

Client Expectation:
Chemical or mechanical engineer with experience in executing capital projects within the chemical industry. This role would be similar to that of a project engineer, so a diverse knowledge of all discipline design activities required to execute projects is desired. Selected individual would be required to be on-site a high percentage of time to interact with the chemical plant engineering staff on our client’s behalf. Most of the processes are covered by OSHA 1910.119 Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements, so an intimate knowledge of OSHA PSM would be preferred.

Specific activities would include, but not be limited to the following:
  • Interacting with client personnel to develop project scope and definition
  • Generating Microsoft Project schedules across multiple projects to coordinate and baseline client personnel and contractor activities
  • Developing RFQ’s for design activities and interacting with client staff to execute and coordinate that work
  • Work with client personnel to develop preferred vendor lists for equipment and instrumentation
  • Work with client and chemical plant personnel to obtain quotes for equipment and instrumentation and generate bid tabulations of those quotes
  • Work with client procurement to procure and then expedite purchase orders
  • Receive, QA and manage equipment deliveries to the site
  • Work with client personnel to obtain contractor bids for the work associated with the capital project
  • Coordinate project construction activities with operations personnel
  • Maintain records for OSHA 1910.119 PSM requirements
  • Work with client personnel to plan and coordinate commissioning activities
  • Other activities as needed to get the project executed and complete
  • This would be a long term (6 month minimum, may go multiple years) contract assignment at the plant site in Gainesville, FL.  There is always a chance of being hired as direct employee by our client.

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