Chemical Process Engineer

Our story begins over 35 years ago when 3coast began as Robert Shields & Associates. Since 1980, our company has been dedicated to helping Houston-area companies solve business pain and drive growth through technology solutions, people and processes. We believe leveraging technology is key to growing a business. As a strategic partner, we examine the business vision of each client and then build technology solutions to support that vision.

The Process Engineer functions as part of the Plant Engineering team to support the Operations and Maintenance staff at a chemical manufacturing facility. As part of the Engineering team, the Process Engineer will provide design engineering and troubleshooting services, resulting in improvements to personnel safety, environmental stewardship, production rates, efficiency and product quality.

* Provide process engineering expertise to initiate and evaluate improvements to site production units. * Provide process engineering support to site engineering staff in development and execution of various projects. * Provide process trouble-shooting assistance to site operations and maintenance staff. * Assist in Process Hazard Analysis studies and management of change evaluations. * Lead assigned projects through development and execution. * Perform economic analyses of various improvement projects.

* B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering required. * 3-7 years of process engineering experience in the chemical process industry. * Hands-on experience in a chemical production unit. * Skilled in process modeling; application of unit operations; development of process flow diagrams; piping and instrument diagrams; process equipment specification and process hazard analysis. * Proficient in Microsoft Office IT environment - must have strong presentation skills sufficient to communicate thoughts succinctly to management. * Strong written and verbal communication skills required. Both informal and formal project written documentation will be required.