Senior Chemical Project Engineer (Water Treatment)

Solstice Consulting Group is seeking a Senior Chemical Project Engineer (Desalination) for an energy related client located in Houston, Texas.

- Base up to $180k DOE plus up to 20% bonus, LTI and benefits package

- Role is 4 days per week in North Houston office / 1 day WFH

- This position is a combination of Project Management and Chemical Engineering responsibilities

- Experience with desalination, water management, water treatment for industrial applications required

- Up to 25% travel within North America as needed

Engineering Responsibilities:

- Ensuring projects are compliant with ISO standards and meet all associated requirements.

- Develop PFD drawing and produce material and energy balances for all new or existing operations.

- Use CAD programs to build or modify line drawings.

- Performs complex chemical engineering calculations.

- Staying on top of the latest chemical blending market updates and industry trends

- Developing new and improving existing products and processes and applying new technologies.

- Using scientific, mathematical, and engineering principles to solve problems and improve processes.

- Designing, proposing, implementing, reviewing, and correcting plans to ensure company goals are achieved.

- Observing production processes, conducting research, and finding ways to increase efficiency and quality.

Project Management Responsibilities:

- Help establish and manage scope of project(s) associated with desalination and water treatment. Define goals and objectives with sufficient detail to facilitate understanding, planning, and correct action.

- Oversee communication and project interface(s) to appropriate parties.

- Responsible for project timelines and ensuring all deliverables are met within allotted timeframes.

- Develop new processes from concept to the finished operating process.

- Oversee all project risks to ensure that the project is performed safely and to the quality standards required, at the minimum practical cost and within budget.

- Works with R&D, Operations, Sales and all other related teams to provide both guidance and expertise.

- Will lead projects by building team and an executable scope or works, building a solid cost model (OPEX and CAPEX), acquire equipment, write procedures, and test plans, conduct start up and turn over the finished new or modified process to Operation’s management team.

- Provide training that will aid in developing others on process improvements.

- Manage a team staff of 4-5 professionals.

- Overseeing policy, process, and system development.

- Promoting a culture of HSE within the organization.

Requirements:

- Bachelor of Chemical Engineering or related degree and 10+ years of engineering/PM experience

- Strong Project and People management skills including supervisory experience

- Experience with Desalination, membrane technology, water management, and/or water treatment required

- 5+ years of project management and people management experience

- PMP and PE certification are highly desired

- Lean experience preferred – Six Sigma: Yellow, Green, Black Belt