Senior Process Engineer

Position Title: Senior Process Engineer
Department: Engineering
Reports to: Director, Engineering
Location: Franklin, Tennessee
FLSA exemption status: Exempt

Position Summary:

Aries Clean Energy is developing a pipeline of waste recycling bio-energy projects at sites across the US. The Process Engineer will be responsible for process and engineering design work for the Engineering department from the home office base under the direction of the Director of Engineering, in developing the front-end engineering packages (FEL1, FEL 2) and supporting preliminary (FEL 3) and EPC detailed engineering phase work undertaken by third party engineering and EPC companies. Key areas of work will include project objectives, design basis, H&MBs, PFDs, P&IDs, data sheets, etc. and preparing design package proposals, and cost estimates.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Preparing and supporting home office engineering package development, including preparing designs and design information for FEL 1, 2 and 3 packages
• Supporting plant construction through such activities as factory acceptance tests, inspecting equipment, walkdowns, and responding to construction RFIs
• Use Aries operational data, literature, and modeling to perform heat and material balance, estimate emissions data, design process equipment, and improve existing designs.
• Prepare operating guidelines and develop design and operating procedures (normal, startup, shutdown, etc.)
• Perform process engineering tasks as needed to ensure design goals are met
• Gain understanding of Aries’s proprietary downdraft and fluid bed gasifier designs and performance specifications
• Build relationships with Aries team members, contractors, vendors and suppliers
• Ensure permitting activities and requirements are aligned and integrated with the design scope
• Prepare and compile design package documentation
• Obtain costing data, prepare and manage RFQs from Vendor and sub-vendors
• Prepare bid tabs and review proposals
• Field support work, including startup, commissioning, and project controls
• Travel up to 20%, including on-call and weekends if needed at certain times of year to meet project requirements for site visits, project team meetings, meetings with regulatory entities, site inspections, and/or meetings with clients and vendors.

Minimum Qualifications (Education and Experience)

• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
• 10+ years working experience
• Knowledge of or familiarity with gasification, gas processing, fluidized beds, and/or materials handling
• Knowledge of project execution systems (Stage gate processes)
• Preparing bidders list, evaluating technical proposals, generating bid tabulations, and recommending equipment for purchase
• Troubleshooting process unit operations and in process improvement
• Experience and exposure to equipment sizing
• Startup and commissioning
• Must be able to function well in a fast-paced environment under demanding deadlines and changing priorities and conditions.
• Ability to multi-task, maintain flexibility and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Effective written/verbal communication

Required Skills

• Application of engineering and process simulation software, such as Aspen, Hysys, Aspen CCE,
• Aspen EDR, and AutoCAD Experience in moving projects through front end engineering and detailed design
• Ability to do initial process controls design and work with controls engineer to finalize control scheme
• Candidate should have demonstrated ability to set process specifications for equipment, prepare equipment datasheets and specifications, and work with vendors to find the correct equipment for a given application
• Understanding cost estimating
• Excellent innovative problem-solving skills
• Good report writing and presentation skills
• Ability to multi-task, maintain flexibility and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Effective written/verbal communication
• Attention to detail
• Analytical thinking
• Assertive self-starter who takes initiative, versatile, and service-oriented mentality
• Self-motivated to accomplish the individual and company goals and objectives
• Team oriented / ability to work in a team (e.g. ability to contribute as a team member through a positive “can-do” attitude).

Physical Demands and Work Conditions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently required to sit, walk, bend, use hands (i.e.: type, write), talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. Employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds of basic office equipment.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Note:
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

It is the policy of this organization to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, citizenship status, religious preference, or veteran status in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.