Senior Chemical Engineer/Process Design Drafter
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Senior Chemical Engineer/Process Design Drafter
- Posted 29 January 2025
- Salary Competitive
- LocationUnited States of America
- Job type Permanent
- DisciplineRenewable Energy Recruitment, Energy Recruitment
- ReferencePR/076075
- Contact NameFiona Milligan
Job description
At Orion Partner Plus, we are seeking a passionate and skilled Senior Chemical Engineer to join our client’s team and play a key role in revolutionizing waste and water management. Our client is pioneering innovative technology that transforms complex waste into clean water, energy, and minerals—supporting a circular economy and sustainability goals. This is your opportunity to contribute to a groundbreaking cleantech company and make a tangible impact on the environment.
Location: East Coast, U.S. (Ability to travel on-site up to 25%)
As a Senior Chemical Engineer, you will be instrumental in developing and deploying advanced waste treatment systems. You will lead the process design aspects of new projects, perform process modeling, and create and update Pipe and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs). Your expertise will be critical in optimizing system performance and ensuring seamless integration with manufacturing and end-user operations.
Key Responsibilities
Please apply to link or send your resume to fiona.milligan@orioneng.com
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Location: East Coast, U.S. (Ability to travel on-site up to 25%)
As a Senior Chemical Engineer, you will be instrumental in developing and deploying advanced waste treatment systems. You will lead the process design aspects of new projects, perform process modeling, and create and update Pipe and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs). Your expertise will be critical in optimizing system performance and ensuring seamless integration with manufacturing and end-user operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain and develop P&IDs for existing and new projects.
- Conduct heat and mass balances, process modeling, and equipment sizing (heat exchangers, separation vessels, pumps, valves, compressors, etc.).
- Issue Request for Quotation (RFQ) packages, review supplier quotes, and lead discussions with OEMs and equipment vendors.
- Develop technical documentation to support system design and operation.
- Lead the process engineering side of new projects.
- Travel on-site to support commissioning, perform line walks, and update as-built P&IDs post-construction.
- Engage with end-users and project stakeholders to support ongoing operations and new deployments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or a related field (Master’s preferred but not required).
- 8+ years of experience in chemical engineering, preferably in water/wastewater, hydrothermal operations, or a relevant industry.
- Expertise in pumps, heat exchangers, pressure vessels, valves, and knowledge of pressure vessel codes and standards.
- Strong proficiency in AutoCAD, Bricsys, or similar software for 2D drawings and smart P&IDs.
- Experience in fast-paced environments with multiple deadlines and project management requirements.
Please apply to link or send your resume to fiona.milligan@orioneng.com
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
