Senior Mechanical Engineer

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Key Responsibilities

This position serves as seconded Owner’s Engineer Lead, generally responsible for performing all aspects for a complete design of complex mechanical engineering assignments.

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Responsibilities

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Provide technical leadership and oversight of the Third-Party Engineering Firm and its subcontractors throughout all phases of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup
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Coordinate with the Owner's project team, operations, and the Third-Party Engineering Firm to ensure timely communication and alignment of technical, scope, cost, schedule, and project execution activities
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Perform comprehensive technical reviews of mechanical and piping engineering deliverables, including but not limited to drawings, 3D models, specifications, calculations, datasheets, and engineering reports, to ensure compliance with project requirements, applicable codes and standards, and Owner's engineering practices
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Review and approve equipment vendor documentation, calculations, fabrication drawings, and technical submittals to verify compliance with project specifications, design intent, operability, maintainability, and long-term reliability
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Evaluate existing mechanical systems, utilities, and infrastructure to ensure seamless integration of new equipment and facilities while maintaining safe, reliable, and uninterrupted plant operations
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Verify compliance with applicable industry codes, standards, and regulations, and ensure engineering deliverables satisfy Louisiana and Texas Professional Engineering licensing and stamping requirements
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Provide technical direction and challenge the engineering contractor to optimize designs by identifying opportunities to eliminate over-design, correct under-design, improve constructability, reduce capital cost, and enhance long-term operability, maintainability, and reliability
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Review engineering packages for completeness, technical accuracy, interdisciplinary coordination, and readiness prior to procurement, bid issuance, and construction.
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Participate in constructability, operability, maintainability, and value engineering reviews, providing recommendations to improve safety, project execution, lifecycle performance, and overall project value
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Evaluate technical risks, engineering changes, and design deviations, assessing impacts to scope, cost, schedule, quality, safety, and plant operations while recommending appropriate mitigation strategies
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Provide technical support during procurement, construction, equipment installation, commissioning, startup, and project closeout by resolving field engineering issues and coordinating technical interfaces between disciplines
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Actively participate in Process Safety Management (PSM) activities, including Management of Change (MOC), Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), and resolution of associated action items

Nice to Have

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Experience with retrofit projects in existing manufacturing plants
Experience with equipment in a hard asset manufacturing environment, chemical, oil & gas, cement, paper, etc. is preferred
Experience with both rotating equipment (fans, blowers, high speed mills, compressors), and static equipment (storage tanks, and silos) is required
Experience with construction and equipment installation in chemical/oil & gas/cement/paper manufacturing plants is desired
Experience with solids handling (metering, storage, conveying) and solids handling equipment is highly desired
Experience with piping design and materials specification for high temperature is preferred.
Experience collaborating with Process, Instrumentation & Controls, Civil/Structural/Architectural and Electrical disciplines
Ability to travel to the Project sites (Texas & Louisiana), and Third-Party Engineering Firm office in Houston
High level of proficiency with project controls (cost and schedule) program

Requirements

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Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.

We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. We know that each person on our team contributes to the success of our company by pairing expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe.

Our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work.

As a 100% Teammate owned company, we proudly offer a comprehensive benefits package including, paid holidays, personal paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible Teammates.

Hargrove is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexual identity, marital or family status), disability, military service or obligations, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Hargrove is a drug-free workplace.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.