Principal Process Engineer

What you will bring
Technical/Industry Experience and Qualifications Requirements:

• Typically 12 years of process engineering experience supporting refining chemical petrochemical industrial energy or similar facilities and projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading process engineering work on multidisciplinary projects in brownfield sustaining capital revamp debottlenecking expansion or similar operating facility environments.
• Excellent knowledge of process engineering fundamentals process safety principles applicable local and international codes and standards and statutory and regulatory specifications.
• Strong ability to lead diverse teams coordinate project execution communicate with clients and make sound technical decisions with limited supervision.
• Competent use of MS Office Suite and process engineering software such as Aspen HYSYS Aspen Plus PIPE-FLO AFT Fathom/Arrow or similar tools.
• Ability to support the Baton Rouge LA office and travel periodically to local client sites and operating facilities as project needs require.

Education Qualifications Accreditation Training:

Required:

• Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from a recognized college or university.

Preferred:

• Professional Engineer (PE) status is preferred.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging connection and innovation. Were building a diverse inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong can be themselves and are heard.

And were not just talking about it; were doing it. Were reskilling our people leveraging transferable skills and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in todays low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition theres a path for you here.

And theres no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons explore diverse opportunities and be part of delivering sustainable change.

About us

Worley is a global company of energy chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting engineering procurement and construction across the project lifecycle with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet todays needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

Purpose:

Worley is seeking a Principal Process Engineer to serve as a process engineering lead for Baton Rouge/Gulf Coast projects. This role provides technical leadership and supervision within the process engineering team manages process engineering scope and ensures deliverables meet Worley client statutory regulatory HSE quality budget and schedule requirements. The Principal Process Engineer leads process engineering execution on small to large projects supports proposals and studies interfaces directly with clients and project leadership and guides engineers and designers through complex technical and execution challenges.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the Process Engineering Lead on assigned projects including planning coordinating checking and approving process engineering deliverables.
• Define process engineering scope estimates schedules staffing plans deliverable lists and execution strategies for proposals studies FEED and detailed design projects.
• Lead development review and approval of heat and material balances PFDs P&IDs process simulations hydraulic calculations relief/flare analyses equipment specifications process data sheets and technical studies.
• Manage process engineering requirements and ensure changes are evaluated and controlled through project change management processes.
• Direct and coordinate process engineering work with multidisciplinary teams Worley Global Integrated Delivery resources project managers customers vendors and construction/commissioning teams.
• Lead support for HAZOP LOPA design reviews model reviews constructability reviews field walkdowns tie-in planning and technical issue resolution for operating facilities.
• Provide technical leadership mentorship and supervision to process engineers and designers; assign tasks monitor progress and support development of less experienced personnel.
• Identify issues and problems develop appropriate solutions and proactively resolve discrepancies between Worley client statutory regulatory HSE and quality requirements.