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Senior Mechanical Engineer

Full-time

NES Fircroft

Job Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer



Location: Beaumont, TX



Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time



Industry: Chemical Manufacturing / Industrial Processing




NES Fircroft is a leading global technical recruitment company providing professional contract and permanent staff to a diverse worldwide client base within the energy, chemicals, and process industries. Our client, a growing Chemicals Operator, has a permanent opportunity for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to be based in Beaumont, TX.



Overview
Our client is a leading petrochemical manufacturing organization seeking a Mechanical Engineer with deep expertise in both fixed and rotating equipment reliability . To be located at one of the largest methanol production facilities in the US.
This position will serve as the subject matter expert for fixed and rotating equipment across the facility, driving reliability improvements, asset effectiveness initiatives, maintenance strategy development, and equipment lifecycle management. The successful candidate will work closely with operations, maintenance, engineering, and project teams to improve equipment performance, reduce downtime, and support long-term asset reliability.
This role is best suited for an engineer with significant experience supporting both fixed and rotating equipment within chemical, petrochemical, refining, industrial gas, or other heavy manufacturing environments.
This role sits within the Reliability Department and supports an organization of approximately 140 employees and a 13-person Reliability team. We are seeking hands-on, cross-functional mechanical engineers who can operate across reliability, maintenance support, project execution, and turnaround activities.







Key Responsibilities




Candidates must have meaningful experience with both static and rotating equipment, including:







Static Equipment
  • Pressure vessels
  • Heat exchangers
  • Distillation columns
  • Piping systems
  • Storage tanks


Rotating Equipment
  • Pumps
  • Compressors
  • Turbines
  • Fans and related rotating equipment
Reliability & Project Experience
Candidates should demonstrate experience in:
  • Reliability engineering
  • Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)
  • Equipment troubleshooting and failure analysis
  • Preventive and predictive maintenance strategies
  • Turnarounds and outages
  • Capital project execution
  • Construction management and contractor oversight
  • Equipment replacement and commissioning activities


Field Presence is essential.
The successful candidate should be comfortable:
  • Spending significant time in the plant
  • Working directly with Operations, Maintenance, and Reliability teams
  • Shadowing technicians to understand equipment and failure modes
  • Troubleshooting equipment issues in the field
  • Supporting plant outages, turnarounds and major maintenance activities


Essential Experience & Qualifications







Education
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
  • 7-15 years of experience preferred; candidates with up to 20 years of experience may be considered if they remain highly engaged in hands-on field and technical work
  • Experience in process manufacturing industries such as: Methanol, Petrochemical, Refining, LNG, Chemical Manufacturing.


Professional Skills
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting capabilities.
  • Excellent planning, organizational, and project management skills.
  • Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional reliability initiatives.
  • Proactive, data-driven approach to problem solving.






















Why Work Here
This is a unique opportunity to become the enterprise-wide fixed/rotating equipment reliability subject matter expert for a growing industrial manufacturer with one of the largest operating facilities across the United States.
Key advantages of the role include:
  • High visibility position supporting multiple sites and critical production assets.
  • Ownership of fixed/rotating equipment reliability strategy across the organization.
  • Opportunity to influence maintenance programs, asset life planning, capital projects, and long-term reliability initiatives.
  • Direct involvement in complex equipment including compressors, turbines, pumps, motors, VFDs, gearboxes, and other critical rotating assets.
  • Exposure to both plant operations and corporate engineering leadership.
  • Ability to lead reliability improvements that directly impact safety, production performance, and asset effectiveness.
  • Diverse responsibilities spanning reliability engineering, root cause failure analysis, maintenance strategy development, turnarounds, and capital project execution.






















































About the Company
This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a growing Chemicals Operator. An industry leader in US. The successful applicant will receive a competitive base salary, annual bonus, strong medical benefits, PTO, matching 401K, holidays, and more. Candidate must have the authorization to work in the US without a visa or ongoing work permit. If interested in learning more about this opportunity, please apply directly or contact NES Fircroft for a confidential discussion, please contact Christopher Moore View email address on us.fitly.work

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
Vacancy posted 27 days ago
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