Project Engineer

Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.​

The Engineer provides engineering design, and assists with the construction of expense and capital projects as assigned. The Engineer provides engineering support to the organization to allow the plant to meet its cost and production goals and performs the primary thinking encompassed by this job description.

The Engineer complies with all Company policies and procedures and fully supports Company goals of continuous improvement and operational excellence at strategic and tactical levels including reviewing area of responsibility for improvement opportunities to initiate projects or communicate ideas to management as well as active participation on project teams.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops the general plan for a project, prepares a budget estimate, and obtains approval for the plan.
• Provides a detailed design in accordance with good engineering and safety practices, governmental regulation, plant specifications, applicable codes and underwriter requirements. Designs piping and associated equipment, makes inquiries on and selects equipment. Coordinates the activities of consulting firms when necessary.
• Initiates procurement of materials and communicates with purchasing, vendors and stores to control expediting and receiving of material.
• Inspects new equipment for quality and conformance to specification.
• Directs draftsmen, checks drawings and submits for approval.
• Prepares work descriptions and drafts of engineering contracts for outside contract work, contacts contractors as necessary to obtain quotations on work to be performed. Prepares bid comparison, selects contractor, prepares requisition and submits for approval.
• Coordinates field installation, inspects and accepts work. Prepares contractors information list and reviews it periodically to check the performance of each contractor.
• Maintains engineering records.
• Performs other duties as required and assigned to ensure an effective Engineering Group.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• B.S degree in mechanical engineering discipline.
• 1 year or more engineering design experience.
• AutoCad, Navisworks, SAP, Aspen, and MS Office Suite experience preferred.
• Excellent organization and communication skills
• Chemical or petrochemical plant experience preferred.

Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.

If you are an active Westlake employee (or an employee of any Westlake affiliates), please do not apply here. You will apply via the Jobs Hub application in Workday.