Hargrove Engineers & Constructors

Senior Pulp & Paper Process Engineering Consultant

Hargrove Engineers & Constructors

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Generally responsible for supervision and technical direction over a team of engineers and process engineering designers
  • Expected to work as an individual contributor
  • Performing advanced engineering work serving as a technical specialist for complex engineering assignments
  • Leading the development of early project scopes, designs, estimates, and cost tracking
  • Overseeing engineering deliverables and ensuring high standards across drawings, specifications, and calculations
  • Producing conceptual layouts, process simulations, and detailed engineering studies
  • Applying safety-driven design thinking and industry codes throughout project execution
  • Promoting the culture of working safely and applying safety related concepts into process design
  • Reviewing and approving all process deliverables
  • Validating professional service and construction estimates at the beginning of a project
  • Producing professional service estimates in accordance with the department standards for project deliverables, project studies and estimates
  • Establishing the design criteria, incorporating client requirements, estimate and/or scope basis and design basis meeting applicable state, local and federal standards and codes
  • Ensuring that any requirements for permitting have been established and communicated to the project team
  • Developing project engineering standards and specifications
  • Communicating the plan to your team, the project leadership team and the client
  • Maintaining control of the project by tracking and maintaining discipline performance budget progress, schedule commitments, and quality standards
  • Delegating work to engineers and designers in proportion to their technical skills and experience
  • Producing estimate level preliminary designs and material take-off suitable for the level of estimate being performed on a project
  • Producing detail design calculations and sketches associated with the project.

Requirements

  • Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or Paper Chemistry from an accredited university
  • Professional Engineering registration is highly preferred
  • 15+ years of relevant experience in pulp and paper engineering
  • Familiarity with specifications and installation details of construction bulk materials and equipment
  • Ability to create accurate process documents from the information found on vendor equipment drawings
  • Ability to develop process and equipment specifications
  • Ability to accurately estimate completion of assigned tasks
  • Ability to develop a project cost estimate, a detailed engineering schedule and a man-hour budget for a small project or an area for a larger project
  • Develop design criteria and scope of work
  • Ability to develop Process and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs)
  • Experienced in estimating and scheduling professional service hours and assessing the progress and quality of process work
  • Complete understanding of the skills and experience required to perform engineering and design functions
  • Knowledge and application of company engineering design and CAD drafting standards
  • Knowledge of CAD software, either AutoCAD, Microstation or both is preferred
  • Working knowledge of project simulation software such as WinGEMS® and CADSIM or the ability to gain the skills needed to work with the software
  • Ability to calculate pressure and flow for systems used throughout the Pulp and Paper Industry
  • Ability to lead teams to deliver on commitments
  • Ability to deliver convincing presentations of Hargrove Engineers & Constructors services
  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook
Benefits
  • Paid holidays
  • Personal paid time off
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • 401(k) plan

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
Mechanical EngineeringChemical EngineeringPaper ChemistryProcess and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs)Engineering designCost estimationProject schedulingDetail design calculationsProcess simulationsSafety-driven design
Soft skills
LeadershipCommunicationDelegationTeam collaborationProject managementProblem-solvingAttention to detailClient interactionPresentation skillsBudget management
Certifications
Professional Engineering registration