Senior Mechanical Engineer
- Pay Rate: $72.00 – $76.00/hour on W2
- Contract Length: 1 Year
- Location: Houston, TX 77079
- Work Type: Hybrid – In-Office (Mon, Tue & Thu) | Remote (Wed & Fri)
Raise is currently hiring a contract team member on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader.
Responsibilities
- The Mechanical Engineer must have experience in the design of large horsepower (10,000 to 30,000 HP) 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 Qualifications
- 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).
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