Project Engineer - Construction jobs in Port Arthur, TX

Founded in 1983 by principal shareholder William I. Koch, Oxbow is one of the world's largest recyclers of refinery and natural gas coproducts. Oxbow is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida with approximately 950 employees operating from more than 30 locations in 14 countries worldwide. Oxbow is a world leader in the production and distribution of calcined petroleum coke and the distribution of fuel grade petroleum coke. Oxbow also provides bulk storage and handling for petroleum coke and other commodities. Oxbow’s scale, expertise and leading market positions have allowed it to create a powerful global sourcing platform with superior market intelligence and longstanding relationships with many of its key suppliers and customers. Oxbow’s products are essential in the production of aluminum, steel, glass and cement and our specialty products are used in variety of innovative products, including high performance plastics, solar panels, electronics and batteries.  Oxbow is annually ranked by Forbes as one of the top 500 privately held U.S. companies. Our success as a company and industry leader comes from a winning combination of teamwork, innovative uses of technology, and our talented employees.

Oxbow Calcining LLC is currently looking for a Project Engineer to join our team in our Port Arthur office.  This position will be responsible for the engineering and supervision needed to complete a project. The project engineer works to plan projects, establish project objectives, coordinate project reviews, and ensure the proper implementation of project elements to completion. Cross train and back fill the project manager position in their absence, as required.

Job Responsibilities:

• Prepare and execute projects that improve safety, reliability, and operations of the Plant.
• Focus on projects related to design, construction, maintenance, and sustainability of the facilities.
• Lead and/or assist in all phases of engineering, including technical support for Production and Maintenance activities of major process and auxiliary equipment.
• Monitor performance and execute daily tasks to optimize the availability, efficiency, and utilization of process equipment at the lowest life cycle cost.
• Support Capital and Expense projects using reliability, maintenance, cost centered approaches.
• Resolve technical problems, initiate corrective action, develop maintenance practices, and recommend solutions to issues related to costs, benefits, and risks.
• Work with project engineers, crafts people, contractors, vendors, project coordinators, safety, and environmental personnel to solve problems, drive schedule and meet project goals.
• Understand the design and operation of the Plant’s equipment.
• Emphasize communication and build trust with the other departments, both internal and external to the company to reduce misunderstandings, design revisions, omissions, and errors.
• Maintain continued interaction with the contractor(s) throughout an entire project, including advising of status and identifying overall effects of potential modifications keeping in mind the project’s objectives.
• Overseeing project safety, quality, and installation requirements while executing work in accordance with Oxbow policies and procedures
• Maintain active communication interfaces with Leadership for Progress and Management of Change programs.
• Establishing capital estimates, cash flow forecasts, and integrated schedules
• Working with plant personnel to develop new project ideas from inception to execution to operation including justifying project costs to upper management and securing funding.
• Defining engineering and project execution strategies and ensuring effective use of contractors and resources
• Implementing and managing processes to control project scope, expenditures, and schedule per plan
• Ensuring that all project documentation is completed, archived, and complies with Oxbow Corporate, Plant, and records information management requirements.
• Assist in Plant’s Safety and Environmental Programs