Senior Process Engineer

About the role

The Senior Process Engineer provides first-line process technical support to plant operations and to future growth projects, ensuring safe and efficient operation. The engineer identifies and implements improvements to process unit designs, keeps changes and designs compliant with company procedures and government regulations, and acts as the primary technical expert for the operations process.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor, support and optimize daily plant operations
• Contribute to the continuous improvement program for EHS, efficiency and production
• Support the Process Safety Management program, including PSI, MOCs, PSSRs and PHAs
• Troubleshoot process upsets, share lessons learned and implement permanent enhancements
• Evaluate abnormal events and implement corrective and preventive actions
• Lead plant trial plans and evaluate data for process enhancement
• Assist with environmental reporting and documentation
• Contribute to scope development, design reviews and start-up support for capital projects
• Partner with Maintenance to improve equipment reliability and develop turnaround scopes
• Design and size new equipment, and investigate and develop tests to optimize process conditions

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering
• Minimum 10 years of experience
• Manufacturing process chemical experience in major hazard production, engineering or EHS, supporting large multi-discipline projects
• Experience in a highly regulated chemical environment

Required skills

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and process data interpretation skills
• Standard chemical engineering calculations: fluid flow, pressure drop, relief valve and rupture disc sizing, distillation, reaction, material and energy balances, physical properties and heat exchanger calculations

What we offer

• Compensation typically in the range of $140,000 - $170,000, depending on knowledge, skills, experience, location and internal equity
• Possible short- and long-term incentive compensation
• Healthcare coverage, 401(k) retirement plan, paid holidays, vacation and sick time, parental leave, disability leave and an employee assistance program