Entry Level Process Engineer (Start Jan 2025)
On-site
Job Description
Dennis Group’s Process Engineers are key in our projects of designing and building food and beverage processing facilities. Process Engineers work in every aspect of a project - controls, packaging, mechanical, electrical, building system, architecture, etc., from the conceptual stages to design completion, and throughout construction. They provide expertise in flow diagrams, alterations, constraints, piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID), layout, install, and commissioning and start-up. Process Engineers enable operational efficiencies for the food and beverage process plants of our clients.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
Responsibilities
- Develop process design basis and select unit operations
- Develop operation specifications
- Coordinate with other project disciplines (engineers, designers, architects, etc.)
- Prepare process flow and piping and instrumentation diagrams
- Create process flow diagrams
- Prepare mass and energy balances
- Size and specify process and process utility equipment
- Equipment procurement and bid evaluation
- Assist project management with the development of project scope, budget and schedule for all process related work
- Help to coordinate the schedules and work of contractors for process equipment installation
- Work with clients, vendors, and suppliers to develop cost estimates and proposals
- Provide client assumptions on supply recommendations
- Develop process and instrumentation drawings (P&IDs)
- Oversee process and utility equipment installations
- Provide onsite construction start-up and commissioning support
- Research process engineering best practices
- Supporting talent growth within our organization
Job Requirements
Required Education Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Process Engineering.
- 0-3 years of work experience or schooling developing process designs
- 0-3 years of work experience or schooling preparing process flow diagrams and P&IDs
- 0-3 years of work experience or schooling sizing and specifying process and process utility equipment.
- 0-3 years of work experience or schooling developing project scopes, budgets and process-related work schedules
- Co-op, intern or work experience with professional services, process engineering, and food and beverage firms is a plus
- Interest in food safety and sanitary design principles and a desire learn about various food and beverage industry standards, practices, and regulations
- Proficiency with MS Office, MS Project, and AutoCAD
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with proven client interaction and experience
- Must meet Travel Requirement - On-site construction project coordination and management with travel requirements between 30-50% of the year
Physical Requirements
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift-up to 15 pounds at times.
Travel Requirement
- Up to 50% travel required to visit project site and other offices.
