Project Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

The Project Engineer is responsible for the engineering documentation for their assigned projects. They shall review customer specifications, provide input on the Piping and Instrument Diagram, develop material requirements, build bill of materials for valves and instruments and coordinate with vendors. Typical equipment includes modular process equipment (gas conditioning, pumping skids, etc.)

Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions:
Essential functions may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. This list of tasks is illustrative only, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class perform all of the duties listed, nor does it necessarily list all possible duties that may be assigned.

Read and review customer specifications
Prepare and manage all engineering documentation for a project
Final selection of all valves and instruments
Verify and provide input on the P&ID
Provide mechanical and process data to support piping and instrumentation design.
Interface with the Project Manager and shop personnel
Design and optimization of mechanical components for process equipment
Interfaces with outside vendors for component selection, manufacturing, and assembly
Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports.
Confer with system engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information.

Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Any other duties as assigned by management.

Competencies, Skills, and Knowledge:
Required
Thorough understanding of selection valves of all types, flow meters, pressure
transmitters, temperature transmitters and other instrumentation on process and
instrument diagrams
Thorough understanding of the ASME/ANSI piping codes
Work independently and with a team of peers to produce PID designs including specifying the PID components.
Demonstrate an understanding of gas and liquid hydrocarbon processes.
Familiar with process simulation software such as PROMAX
Understanding of and ability to perform ASME code calculations is a plus
Support activities of design and drafting department and adjust to fabrication schedules as needed
Ability to use INVENTOR is a plus
Excellent technical and analytical skills
Detail-oriented
Skill planning, reporting and communication (oral and written) skills