Senior Mechanical Engineer – Heat Transfer Equipment – Oil, Gas & Chemical
Burns & McDonnell
Kansas City, MO
Description
Description
We are seeking to hire a Senior Mechanical Engineer within our Oil, Gas & Chemical Global Practice in our Kansas City, MO office!
The Senior Mechanical Engineer will support projects in a variety of industry sectors, including the strategic areas of renewable fuels and carbon capture/reduction. The Senior Mechanical Engineer will lead the project team throughout the design and construction process, adapting mechanical designs according to budget constraints, design factors or client needs.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Lead mechanical design of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion for project needs and requirements that are set forth by the project managers.
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Specialize in heat transfer equipment and perform thermal and mechanical design of mechanical equipment such as shell and tube heat exchangers, air-cooled heat exchangers, and/or plate and frame heat exchangers
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Prepare technical bid & purchase documents based on process datasheets, client specifications, and industry codes and standards
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Review vendor equipment bids and prepare technical bid evaluations
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Review vendor drawings and other documentation and regularly meet, correspond, and coordinate with equipment vendors
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Apply specialist knowledge of commonly used mechanical concepts, practices, codes and procedures within the mechanical engineering services industry.
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Apply knowledge and experience to complex projects, find non-standard design solutions.
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Interface and coordinate with multiple engineering disciplines to meet project design requirements and effectively manage the internal flow of data and design changes
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Performs inter-discipline document reviews, such as P&IDs
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Provide field installation support for client and construction personnel and have an interest in troubleshooting machinery, and in pre-commissioning and start-up support.
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Provide mentoring of personnel in heat transfer equipment design and add responsibilities such as the opportunity oversee execution of the above activities performed by less-experienced engineers
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Participate sales and marketing efforts and identify key pursuits.
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Lead the development of cost proposals and qualification statements to achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance.
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Prepare and present project budgets and cost estimates. Report project performance.
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Responsible for QA/QC process adherence.
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Responsible for effective communication with other engineering disciplines.
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Responsible for compliance with company and site safety policies.
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All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
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Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program
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Or Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or related Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam
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Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering may be substituted for 1 year experience
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7 years of mechanical engineering experience with industrial heat exchanger design and software such as HTRI, Aspen Plus, HYSIS, or BJAC
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Professional Engineering License (PE) preferred.
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Excellent written & verbal communication skills
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
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Must be a self-starter with the ability to work in a team environment with minimal supervision
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Previous EPC industry consulting experience and/or exchanger fabrication, operations or maintenance/reliability experience is considered a plus.
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Familiarity with design codes and standards such as API, PIP and ASME
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Must be eligible for TWIC
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Experience with leading the discipline design for large projects and delegating work tasks to team members. Ability to lead execution of work and resolve issues in a team environment.
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Demonstrated critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment.
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Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills.
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Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications.
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Ability to travel.
Contact
Burns & McDonnell
9400 Ward Parkway
Kansas City
Kansas United States
www.burnsmcd.com
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