Process Principal Design Engineer

Delan Associates, Inc

Process Principal Design Engineer

Greenville, SC
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Work Location: Greenville, SC (In office, Onsite)

    Job Title: Process Principal Design Engineer
    Job Description

    The purpose of this position is to provide the essential administrative processes, technical knowledge and leadership as described below. This position has oversight of a specific project area and acts as a representative of the engineering discipline ensuring technical accuracy in project execution in all phases. This is a lead position on assigned projects performing engineering assignments of advanced complexity.

    • Under general supervision of the Discipline Lead Engineer, serve as a Supervising Lead providing guidance/supervision to other engineers and designers
    • Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding technical solutions to problems of advanced complexity in accordance with project requirements
    • Develop and review specifications and design criteria
    • Perform and check engineering analyses and calculations; specify materials, equipment and systems; and solve technical problems of advanced complexity
    • Coordinate technical issues with other disciplines, project management, vendors and clients
    • Execute work in compliance with Project Quality Plan and procedures
    • Execute work in accordance with the approved project scope, cost and schedule baselines
    • Develop and review estimates, schedules and progress reports including effort-hour estimating and staff forecasting
    • Establish, control and report on material key quantities; provide analysis and forecasts
    • Provide technical support to activities associated with equipment and material procurement and subcontracting including scopes of work, technical bid evaluations and review of vendor submittals
    • Provide technical support to activities associated with construction administration including response to construction requests-for-information and field changes
    • Other duties as assigned

    Basic Job Requirements

    • U.S. Citizenship required

    • Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical or Nuclear Engineering and minimum fifteen (15) years of work-related experience

    • Working knowledge of applicable federal (including Department of Energy orders), state, and local codes and standards

    • Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to project management, coworkers, clients, vendors, and subcontractors

    • Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job

    • Advanced knowledge of discipline codes and standards

    • Intermediate computer and software skills to include proficiency in the use of word processing, e-mail, spreadsheet and electronic presentation programs

    • Significant experience providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services on large industrial projects

    • Proficiency executing large EPC projects utilizing engineering analysis, 3D modeling and 2D computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) automation tools in a multi-discipline environment

    Discipline Specific Job Requirements

    • Prepare and review calculations and specifications relating to Piping & Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) development

    • Demonstrated design experience in areas such as utility and/or process systems and specification

    • Advanced knowledge in development of the following:

    • - Process design criteria; process calculations; process simulation

    - Hazops/Process Hazards Analysis

    - Heat and material balances; utility summaries/balances

    - Block flow diagrams; process flow diagrams - Piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs)

    - Equipment list

    - Equipment process datasheets

    - Control systems datasheets

    - Functional logic narratives

    - Piping design data/line list; tie-in data

    - Hazardous area classification

    - Power requirement - electrical load list

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Professional Engineer license
    • Experience with design of systems, structures and components for nuclear facilities under the requirements of ASME NQA-1
    • Advanced knowledge of commercial availability and cost of materials
    • Demonstrated experience managing and leading large projects
    • Proficiency with project set-up, development of control-level schedules, progress reporting and project close-out
    • Practical field experience

    EPC project experience for the following industries:

    - U.S Department of Energy or other U.S. Federal Government Agency

    - Nuclear facilities under a nuclear quality assurance program

    - Manufacturing, pharmaceutical or biotechnology