Process Engineer
Company
NANA WorleyParsons
Department
Process Engineering
Location
AK - Anchorage
Schedule
Regular Full Time
Job Description
This position provides process engineering project leadership and/or discipline support for various projects by researching, specifying, developing, designing, engineering, or testing components, and/or systems.
Essential Duties
Designs and plans layout of projects engaged in constructing, controlling, and improving equipment to carry out processes on commercial scale. Develops process flow diagrams (PFDs) and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs). North Slope arctic design experience preferred.
Uses computer modeling software to design processes. Prior experience should include process modeling software (HYSYS, ProII, PipePhase).
Assists in preparing scopes of work and manhour estimates for new project work.
Designs equipment to control movement, storage, and processing of petroleum liquids and gasses.
Designs process safety systems including PSV sizing and ESD control philosophy. Performs hydraulic calculations.
Determines most effective arrangement of unit operations exercising judgment to compromise between process requirements, economic evaluation, operator effectiveness, and physical and health hazards.
Directs Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) of process systems. Addresses resultant findings.
Writes operating procedures for new process systems.
Researches and analyzes data such as client design proposals, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application.
Works with clients to develop a project’s scope of work, estimates, and/or schedules. Reviews and approves project drawings, standards and specifications.
Consistently demonstrates professional skills in structuring assigned activities, creativity, teamwork, and analyzing and solving problems.
Other duties as assigned
General requirements:
Must be a self-motivated team player with the ability to prioritize work. Must be able to pursue business objectives with energy, drive and initiative. Must be able to work effectively with a minimum of supervision or support. Must be able to balance multiple activities while still paying a great deal of attention to detail. Must be able to understand how basic business work processes interact. Must be dedicated to relationships with clients and others. Monitors compliance with client criteria as well as all state and national codes and regulations. Ensures that all assigned activities and operations comply with applicable regulations and laws.
May provide technical direction to other engineers, designers and drafters.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Experience:
Bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering or other appropriate engineering or science degree from an accredited institution. Overall relevant experience in industry or process engineering design equivalent to 5 to 15 years is required. Alaska North Slope, arctic or production facility design experience a plus. Alaska Professional Engineer (P.E.) highly desired.
Language Skills:
Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from clients, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management and client groups.
Mathematical Skills:
Comprehend and apply principles of calculus, modern algebra and statistical theory. Ability to work with concepts such as limits, rings, quadratic and differential equations and proofs and theorems. Ability to apply mathematical operations to work projects.
Reasoning Ability:
Apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with non-verbal symbols (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.) in the most difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
Computer Skills:
Possess a working knowledge of Microsoft Word word processing software; Excel spreadsheet software; Outlook e-mail software; and any other discipline-specific design or analysis software, as required.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to travel and work in a remote location overnight or longer, including the north slope of Alaska. The employee is occasionally exposed to work near mechanical parts; work in high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals and adverse outdoor weather conditions. The employee is expected to abide by all required safety regulations, behaviors and conditions, as required at the local or remote work locations. The noise level in the work environment is usually low.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel, talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus. The employee is occasionally exposed to severe outside weather conditions and perhaps the risk of electrical shock. The noise level is usually quiet.
