Senior Pulp & Paper Engineering Consultant

Hargrove Engineers & Constructors

Full‑service engineering, procurement, construction management and technical services firm

Senior engineer overseeing pulp & paper process projects & teams.

16 days ago ago

Experienced (8-12 years)

Full Time

Mobile Metropolitan Area

Office Full-Time

Company Size

2,000 Employees

Service Specialisms

Engineering

Procurement

Construction

Project Management

Design

Consulting

Turnkey

Technical Services

Sector Specialisms

Industrial Process

Petroleum

Energy

Manufacturing

Infrastructure

Life Sciences/Pharma

Biotechnology

Specialty Chemicals

Role

What you would be doing

process modeling

design calculations

cost estimating

scope development

safety design

project control

Leading the development of early project scopes, designs, estimates, and cost tracking.
Producing detail design calculations and sketches associated with the project. Calculations produced will be neatly prepared and organized for efficient checking by others and efficient use by drafters/designers for preparing drawings and as a deliverable when required.
Producing project designs with efficient use of construction materials with an overall emphasis on ease of construction and completed product meeting the expectations of the client.
Knowing your scope and deliverables. Initiating timely change notices when deviation is made from your scope, affecting schedule, deliverables or cost of the work.
Promoting the culture of working safely and applying safety related concepts into process design.
Develop design criteria and scope of work.
Planning and organizing the work of your team. Communicating the plan to your team, the project leadership team and the client.
Develops project engineering standards and specifications.
Producing engineering and equipment specifications.
Producing estimate level preliminary designs and material take-off suitable for the level of estimate being performed on a project.
Producing professional service estimates in accordance with the department standards for project deliverables, project studies and estimates, change notices and for the development of new work through proposal efforts.
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.
Monitoring drawings in progress to ensure conformance to design calculations and specifications.
Travel as required for client presentations and project related tasks.
Participate in professional society meetings to make new business contacts and keep current with new developments in the industry.
Mill process modeling and simulations (using tools like WinGEMS® or CADSIM)
Responsible for reviewing resumes, conducting interviews, and completing interview evaluations for process engineering candidates.
Producing conceptual layouts, process simulations, and detailed engineering studies (including mill mass balances and debottlenecking).
Debottlenecking of existing mill operations
Delegating work to engineers and designers in proportion to their technical skills and experience, then following up for support to ensure efficient progress and quality.
Developing conceptual layouts and cost studies as necessary to determine the simplest, most efficient approach to solving engineering tasks at hand.
Validating professional service and construction estimates at the beginning of a project, and then tracking changes as the project progresses.
Producing bid packages enabling process equipment purchase inquiries to be issued for procurement of materials or subcontract pricing.
Participating in the planning of training programs, continuous education opportunities and professional development of staff.
Assisting the drafting group in resolving routine layout and detailing problems. Ensuring that sufficient sketches and details are provided for completion of engineering drawings.
Applying safety-driven design thinking and industry codes throughout project execution.
Reviewing and approving all process deliverables.
Participate in sales activities including pre-bid meetings, client presentations, scope review meetings, and proposal development.
Actively participates in the mentoring of less experienced process engineers.
Consulting with design leaders from other disciplines in proportion to their technical skills and experience, then following up for support to ensure efficient progress and quality.
Reviewing and checking vendor drawings and other discipline drawings for process input.
Overseeing engineering deliverables and ensuring high standards across drawings, specifications, and calculations.
Maintaining control of the project by tracking and maintaining discipline performance budget progress, schedule commitments, and quality standards. Understanding and utilizing the project tools that are in place for project control.
Checking calculations, reports and studies made by other engineers to ensure accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria and conformance to good engineering practice.

What you bring

autocad

wingems

p&ids

mass balance