Sr. Process Engineer, PE

ITAC serves Process & Industrial clients with integrated engineering and construction services for complex capital projects.

We also offer specialty services including power systems services and products, custom machine fabrication, and fall protection services and equipment.

Founded in 1988 on a dream and a $5K loan, ITAC is a true success story. From humble beginnings to an ENR-Ranked Top Design Firm with a nationwide footprint and over 450 employees operating from 6 offices in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, we provide Fortune 500 companies with innovative design-build solutions.

We specialize in power generation & utilities, chemicals, food & beverage, forest products, advanced manufacturing, and minerals & metals.

ITAC’s purpose is to make life better. For our employees, this means providing them with the resources and flexibility they need to have both a rewarding career and a fulfilling family life.

ITAC is 100% employee-owned. Through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and Direct Stock Ownership, every team member has the unique opportunity to be an owner who shares in the company’s growth and earnings.

We offer our team a comprehensive benefits package and numerous employee incentives. Rooted in love, we serve and care for our employees like family.

We hire passionate and motivated people with an innovative mindset and the desire to grow. If the thought of challenging, fast-paced projects excites you, then you’ve come to the right place.

At ITAC, you’ll be part of a collaborative team that works hard to make life better. For more information, visit itac.us.com .

Job Qualifications

General Description of the Job (tasks, duties, roles, expectations) :

The senior engineer / consultant requires extensive technical experience and exercising of judgment in the performance of the position objectives.

The senior engineer / consultant must optimize solutions through analysis of varied alternatives. The positions require working with a variety of industries, clients, and technical issues.

The senior engineer / consultant will be expected to lead others, delegate work, and work on / lead multiple projects at one time.

Assignments will have clear and specified objectives, but will require the investigation of several variables to provide the customer with an engineered solution that will meet stated objectives.

The senior engineer / consultant is required to track costs on each project to prevent the project from exceeding its budget.

The incumbent is also required to meet design milestones agreed to early in the project. The senior engineer / consultant will meet with customers to discuss engineering related questions and project timing.

Documentation of each phase of the project is required for internal use and transmittal to the customer. Technical competence is necessary for the incumbent to apply current, industry accepted technology to meet the project objectives.

The senior engineer / consultant may be expected to act as project manager on single discipline projects within their department, and sometimes small multidiscipline projects.

Project responsibilities :

The senior engineer / consultant is responsible for the successful delivery of the discipline deliverables, quality, and administrative portions of the project.

In some cases (small single discipline projects), the engineer / consultant will also be responsible for the project management.

The following summary does not include the project management responsibilities :

Scope - The senior engineer / consultant is responsible for the discipline portion of all scope documents. In many cases the senior engineer / consultant will develop the scope documents although these may be developed by others.

The senior engineer / consultant is responsible for using the correct documents (from the ITAC network) and assuring that these documents meet their intended purpose.

Scope documents include :

Scope of Work defines project deliverables and schedules

Discipline Narrative / Project Execution Plan defines the details of the discipline design

Specification defines the details equipment or programming effort (when applicable to your discipline)

The purpose of these scope documents is to communicate the project objectives to the client, project manager, and design team.

These documents must have enough detail to allow the discipline design team to proceed in the absence of the lead engineer.

These documents must specify the deliverables and schedule.

Schedule The senior engineer / consultant is responsible for aiding in the developing and maintaining the project schedule as defined in the scope documents.

The senior engineer / consultant must assure proper resources are assigned and the project is proceeding on schedule.

Budget The senior engineer / consultant is responsible for tracking and maintaining all of the discipline budgets as defined in the proposal and project estimate.

The senior engineer / consultant must assure that the task codes are defined for weekly cost reports. This is done by giving a project budget setup sheet to the project manager.

• Quality The senior engineer / consultant is responsible for the quality of all discipline deliverables. The senior engineer / consultant positions are responsible for obtaining quality control checks of all deliverables.
• Execution Plan The senior engineer / consultant is responsible for aiding in the development and execution of the Project Execution Plan, identifying and communicating areas of risk and delays in that execution plan.

At all times during the execution of the project, the senior engineer / consultant is responsible for maintaining the scope documents, schedule, budget, and quality.

The senior engineer / consultant is responsible for helping develop and follow the project execution plan; this includes updating the lead engineer and / or project manager on the status of upcoming items in the execution plan.

By the time the discipline budget is 10-20% complete, the lead engineer must reconcile the scope, schedule, and budgets and produce a change request alert if there are discrepancies.

Throughout the execution of the project, the senior engineer / consultant is responsible for reconciling all scope, schedule, and budget issues by maintaining the proper project documentation (e.

g., CRA, telephone confirmations, meeting minutes, needs lists). All conversations and issues involving the scope, schedule, and budget are to be discussed with the project manager and then documented.

The senior engineer / consultant must assure that the proper information is available for the project to proceed efficiently (on schedule and on budget).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Process Engineering (or equivalent working knowledge / experience)
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a team-oriented environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Benefits

From internships to seasoned professionals, our growing company provides career opportunities for all levels of experience.

We offer our team a comprehensive benefits package and numerous employee incentives. For life’s challenges, we also provide our employees and their immediate families with certified chaplains for around-the-clock encouragement and support.

Rooted in love, we serve and care for our employees like family. ITAC provides benefits such as

• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• 401k & ESOP
• Life Insurance
• Short & Long-Term Disability
• Sick Time Off
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Professional Development
• Wellness Program
• Mentorship Program
• Safety Incentive Program
• 24 / 7 Chaplain Care
• Flexible Schedule & Remote Working
19 days ago