Sr Project Engineer Job

Sr. Project Engineer

Job Dimensions for Senior Project Engineer:

• Capital project engineering for all Durable Goods /Advanced Packaging sites, buildings and process equipment
• Design, construct and install capital projects according to all applicable internal and external codes, construction standards, safety standards and procedures
• Typical project work load is 1 to 5 capital projects up to $10 million or more
• Provide engineering support for Management of Change of buildings, sites and process equipment
• Provide engineering support as part of the capital management process, including stage gate requirements
• Define and write equipment definitions for RFQ and PO requirements as part of purchasing process
• Issue PO's according to purchase procedure
• Manage the equipment and building installation as part of the capital management process
• Manage and report capital project spending budget to forecast
• Manage and report project work time and travel expenses budget to forecast
• Senior Project Engineer will peer review other projects to relevant engineering and project process standards
• Provide process engineering support for projects at sites with no process engineering or resources available
• Support Process Safety Management (PSM) program

Activities for Senior Project Engineer:

• Practice safe work habits in accordance with OSHA, EPA and Bostik EHS guidelines and expectations
• Works with plant and BU project teams to support initiatives with capital project engineering
• Assist manufacturing plants in throughput enhancements and efficiency improvements
• Provide cost estimates for capital project planning process
• Provide trouble-shooting support for production issues
• Coordinate with plant maintenance on equipment best-practice maintenance and repairs
• Take part in team based capital projects with commercial team, plant operations, process engineering, finance, quality, Arkema engineering, procurement, supply management and EHS functions.
• Write cost justifications for Authorization of Expenditures
• Take part in drafting and updating internal equipment and construction standards.
• Take part in PHA's as necessary
• Conduct project commissioning, which includes start-up and validation activities
• Sound process engineering understanding and ability to fill in as process engineer if needed - provide support to smaller sites without dedicated process engineering resource or larger sites depending on resource availability.
• Work directly with external contractors to complete responsibilities as required

Context and Environment for Senior Project Engineer:

• The job involves travelling to potentially all the Bostik Us and Mexican facilities and various equipment vendors to design, construct and install capital equipment as part of a multidisciplined project team. Taking part in the evaluation and selection of equipment vendors and general contractors for all project disciplines and plants.

Accountabilities for Senior Project Engineer:

• The project engineer is held accountable for the design, construction and installation of the capital project in a way that meets all applicable codes, equipment and building standards as well as safety and environmental compliance.
• All capital projects will be completed in a way that does not compromise the safety of Bostik employees, people of our communities or environments in and around the facilities.

Qualifications / Experience Required for Senior Project Engineer:

• B.S. Chemical or Mechanical Engineering
• Familiarity with Process Safety Management
• Understand the application of general chemical plant mfg codes and standards such as OSHA, NFPA, NEC, API, ASME, etc
• Strong computer skills, MS Office, AutoCAD, understanding of PLC ladder logic
• Team focused mindset
• A senior project engineer will have > 7 years of project engineering experience in chemical manufacturing plant environment managing capital projects > $500K or more
• Limited travel up to 25%, however dependent on project scope and the maturity of the project.

A career with Bostik offers a collaborative work environment and supportive development to reach your career goals, with benefits starting day one as part of our competitive total rewards strategy.  Bostik, an Arkema company, is a leading global adhesive specialist in construction, consumer and industrial markets. For more than a century, it has been developing innovative adhesive solutions that are smarter and more adaptive to the forces that shape daily lives. From cradle to grave, from home to office, Bostik’s smart adhesives can be found everywhere. With annual sales of €2 billion, the company employees 6,000 people and has a presence in more than 50 countries. www.bostik.com.  The diversity of our employees is an asset we value and commit to from recruitment through career management.  Bostik is an EEO/AA/Drug Free Workplace.  The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications