{"id":3543735,"url":"https://alion.io/job/methanex-sr-project-engineer-ie","title":"Sr Project Engineer - I&E","company":{"id":2220242,"name":"Methanex","domain":"methanex.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/methanex-com","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Jobvite","truth_index":null},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Geismar, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":86000,"max_usd":162000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":6333},"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"AutoCAD","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-30T20:09:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-30","last_verified_at":"2026-11-02T20:24:47Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"Description\nPosition Summary\nThe Senior Project Engineer - I&E facilitates the development of a portfolio of capital and OPEX projects for the Geismar site. During the development of projects, they will perform engineering tasks including engineering analysis of drawings, system and functional requirements, hazard analysis and vendor performance specifications. This will involve collaborating with multiple partners from all levels of the organization to determine data and requirements for technical solutions. A key aspect of these activities includes a focus on improving life-cycle costs by evaluating emerging technologies and technical solutions, meeting project development milestones, and ensuring quality, integrity, safety, and regulatory compliance of projects in accordance with all applicable codes and Methanex standards and procedures.\nFor capital projects, this includes the initial 3 stages of a capital project (Visualization, Conceptualization and Basic Engineering), as well as monitoring the successful completion of detailed engineering, utilizing the Manufacturing Capital Management Process (MCMP). Once detailed engineering is complete, and capital funding is granted, the Senior Project Engineer - I&E will provide support to the execution lead and follow through with formal project closeout activities.\nOPEX project development will be more tactical in nature than capital projects and may include aspects related to the instrumentation and electrical fields, including instrumentation systems design, process control elements, control loops, low, medium and high voltage systems, or to provide solutions for problems presenting operational, safety or maintenance challenges through the utilization of a Management of Change (MOC) process.\nProvides Q/A support and Subject Matter Expert (SME) support to peer Project Engineers on other assigned capital and OPEX projects and along with tactical support for site electrical issues.\nPosition Responsibilities\nUtilizes the Manufacturing Capital Management Process (MCMP) procedure to progress a project from initiation to completion.\nManages Technical small to mid-sized capital projects from Stages 1 to 3 as per MCMP.\nSupports the execution leads on projects progressing from Stage 4 to close-out as per MCMP.\nProvides Q/A support to other project leads and their portfolios.\nLeads the selection of alternative studies during Stage 2 as per MCMP.\nManages contract engineering services related to conceptual studies and Front-End Engineering Design (FEED).\nLeads the request for funding (AFE) on capital projects assigned as per MCMP.\nUtilizes appropriate codes and standards, calculations and specifications.\nEnsures all assigned Instrument and Electrical tactical issues, such as modifications, troubleshooting and OPEX projects are managed such that the safety, quality, cost and schedule targets are achieved.\nDevelops scopes of work for I/E OPEX modifications following the global Management of Change (MOC) process.\nEffective collaboration with the Maintenance Department on the troubleshooting, assessment, evaluation, inspection and recommended solutions related to I/E system issues in general.\nContributes to the design approval process on assigned OPEX projects and small modifications to ensure input is obtained from the appropriate disciplines and changes are made to the design as required.\nEnsures appropriate hazard and risk reviews are conducted and all issues identified are actioned. Participates as Instrumentation and Electrical SME during HAZOPs and similar risk assessments, when required.\nSupports plant Operations, Maintenance and other stakeholders with Instrumentation and Electrical engineering services requests related to safety and reliability vulnerabilities in the plant. These may be identified through various work processes including work orders, incident investigations or technical service requests.\nEnsures the plant Management of Change (MOC) process is followed for all plant modifications.\nEnsures all Instrument and Electrical drawings and documentation are controlled according to the Methanex Geismar procedures and standards.\nAdvises and assists in the development of plant control loops and related control systems.\nProvides support to troubleshoot and navigate basic control system issues to verify instrumentation is working correctly.\nResponsible for ensuring AMS for instrumentation is functional.\nFamiliar with control valve specification and loop tuning.\nAdvises in the development of maintenance plans to ensure the I/E systems are operating with optimal efficiency and reliability.\nConducts investigations for all system failures and identifies the system modifications, upgrades or changes required for prevention.\nProvides technical advice and assistance to the I/E Supervisor, I/E Technicians and the Operations Department on Instrument and Electrical systems.\nAdvises the Operations Department in the development of operational procedures relating to Instrumentation and Electrical systems.\nIdentifies Instrumentation and Electrical systems training requirements for Maintenance Technicians.\nMaintains an understanding of the Electrical Safety Code and ensures the plant follows all applicable electrical and instrumentation standard. Ensures Power System Studies are updated.\nDevelops procedures for specialized system tests and calibrations.\nPrepares a high-level Schedule during Stage 1 of an assigned project.\nPrepares an Order of Magnitude cost estimate during Stage 1 of an assigned project.\nSupports Schedulers, Cost Estimators, or similar roles within the Maintenance execution organization on the preparation of classified cost estimates and detailed schedules.\nMonitors the performance of contractor companies to meet project priorities and minimize schedule delays/cost increases.\nSupports SMT requests related to project engineering issues.\nCollaborates with Project Cost Accountant to track project cost against AFE budget, developing and communicating requirements for addendums as needed.\nActively promotes compliance with Methanex policies, procedures and applicable standards with engineering, construction and construction support contractors.\nCollaborates with the Technical team in developing and actioning the annual department plan; ensures individual activities align with Geismar business plan and Corporate Strategy.\nEnsures individual compliance with all Methanex HR policies and procedures, including performance optimization.\nEnsures compliance with local, state, and national regulation requirements regarding pressure equipment, safety and environmental.\nRevises priorities on an ongoing basis in response to project needs.\nLeads or participates in project hazard and HAZOP reviews.\nNetworks with other Methanex sites to the mutual benefit of all sites.\nResponsible for ensuring awareness of all controlled documents relating to this position as per Document Awareness Report from Document Management Database.\nContributes to the ‘operational excellence’ for Methanex USA as an effective member of the Technical Department.\nContributes to the organizational vision of Global Methanol Leadership and as a team member demonstrates the core values of integrity, trust, respect and professionalism.\nDemonstrated through feedback from team and leaders.\nUndertakes all aspects of the role through living the Methanex values.\nRemains current with all safety and procedural training related to the role.\nActively participates in the site’s behavioral based safety program, Everyone Owns Safety (EOS), by completing safety observations monthly.\nConducts all business in a manner which supports the Responsible Care® ethic.\nPosition Qualifications\nBachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution required; Mechanical or Electrical Engineering preferred.\nMinimum of 10 years engineering experience preferred. Previous experience with Project Management is required.\nProficiency with the PMI standards for Project Management and familiarity with stage gate processes for project management.\nUnderstanding of mechanical/piping engineering and design in a petrochemical environment.\nKnowledge of the petrochemical industry.\nKnowledge of standards and procedures and industry best practices.\nProject management fundamentals.\nFamiliarity with industry codes and regulations.\nSafety culture in design and construction.\nComputer literacy and proficiency with Microsoft Office software.\nAutoCAD competency - considered an asset.\nFamiliar with variable frequency drives (ABB, Eaton, Innomotics & Yaskawa), protective relays (SEL & GE), MCCs (Eaton), electrical switchgear (Eaton), generators, transformers, control systems, and other power system components at low, medium and high voltages up to 13.8kV.\nFamiliar with, and takes ownership of, programming instrument and electrical devices as needed.\nUtilizing Power System Studies to apply to Electrical Power Distribution System.\nAble to represent Methanex Geismar instrumentation and electrical interests technically within Methanex Globally and national standards bodies as needed.\nAble to create or update Methanex instrumentation and electrical standards, including Methanex Geismar Electrical Safety Program.","description_format":"text","description_chars":9239,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Electrical & Electronic Engineering"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-30T20:09:00Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":34,"reasons":["conf:3","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-02T06:13:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/methanex-sr-project-engineer-ie","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/methanex-sr-project-engineer-ie.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-02T21:55:09Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":30709,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-03T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2220242},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2220242"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fmethanex-sr-project-engineer-ie"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fmethanex-sr-project-engineer-ie"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fmethanex-sr-project-engineer-ie"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/methanex-sr-project-engineer-ie\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fmethanex-sr-project-engineer-ie"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3543735}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"methanex.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3543735},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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