Senior Project Engineer

Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.

We are looking for: 

Project Engineer – Capital Projects, Multidisciplinary Leadership & Equipment Engineering.

• The Project Engineer is responsible for the planning, engineering, project management, and execution of capital projects with values up to $5 million.
• The position provides end-to-end project leadership from concept development and FEL through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
• The Project Engineer serves as the project leader and is responsible for leading multidisciplinary project teams consisting of process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and controls, civil/structural, operations, maintenance, EHS, procurement, finance, contractors, and external engineering resources.
• In addition to project management responsibilities, the Project Engineer may serve as the Lead Equipment Engineer on larger capital projects, providing technical leadership and engineering oversight for major process and mechanical equipment.
• This includes developing equipment requirements, evaluating technical solutions, coordinating vendor engineering, reviewing equipment specifications and designs, and supporting equipment procurement, installation, commissioning, and startup.
• The Project Engineer is accountable for delivering assigned projects safely, on schedule, within approved budget, and in accordance with company standards and project objectives.

We count on you to:

Project Management & Leadership

• Serve as the Project Manager for capital projects up to $5 million.
• Provide overall leadership and accountability for project scope, cost, schedule, quality, safety, and execution.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams through all phases of project development and execution.
• Establish project objectives, responsibilities, milestones, deliverables, and performance expectations.
• Coordinate resources across engineering disciplines and functional organizations.
• Facilitate collaboration between engineering, operations, maintenance, procurement, construction, EHS, finance, contractors, and vendors.
• Establish clear ownership and accountability for project deliverables.
• Resolve conflicts between disciplines and drive timely project decisions.
• Lead project meetings, design reviews, risk reviews, constructability reviews, and project status meetings.
• Provide regular project status updates to management, including cost, schedule, risks, issues, and required decisions.
• Manage project scope and changes through the established change-control process.

Lead Equipment Engineering

• Serve as Lead Equipment Engineer for major equipment packages and large capital projects, as assigned.
• Provide technical leadership for the selection, specification, design, procurement, installation, commissioning, and startup of major equipment.
• Develop equipment specifications, datasheets, design criteria, and technical requirements.
• Evaluate equipment technologies and alternatives based on safety, reliability, performance, maintainability, lifecycle cost, and project requirements.
• Lead technical evaluations of equipment suppliers and review vendor proposals and quotations.
• Coordinate equipment engineering activities with process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and controls, civil/structural, and other disciplines.
• Review and approve vendor drawings, calculations, specifications, data sheets, equipment layouts, and other technical documentation.
• Manage vendor engineering interfaces and ensure equipment deliverables meet project requirements and schedule.
• Identify and resolve equipment design, integration, constructability, and operational issues.
• Participate in equipment design reviews, HAZOPs, constructability reviews, factory acceptance testing, inspections, and vendor meetings.
• Provide technical support during equipment fabrication, installation, commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting.
• Ensure equipment designs address reliability, maintainability, operability, safety, and long-term performance requirements.
• Develop and maintain equipment-related technical documentation and lessons learned.
• Serve as the technical point of contact for major equipment suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Capital Project Development

• Develop capital project concepts, scopes, business cases, and preliminary estimates.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams through FEL and applicable stage-gate processes.
• Coordinate feasibility studies, alternatives analysis, constructability reviews, and project risk assessments.
• Establish project budgets, schedules, resource requirements, and execution strategies.
• Ensure project scope is sufficiently defined before proceeding to detailed engineering and execution.

Multidisciplinary Engineering Management

• Coordinate engineering activities across multiple disciplines to ensure an integrated project design.
• Establish engineering deliverables, design criteria, schedules, and discipline interfaces.
• Coordinate process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and controls, civil/structural, and other technical disciplines.
• Identify and resolve discipline interfaces and design conflicts.
• Lead multidisciplinary design reviews.
• Ensure engineering deliverables meet applicable codes, standards, specifications, safety requirements, and company practices.
• Balance technical requirements with cost, schedule, constructability, reliability, maintainability, and operational requirements.

Procurement & Contractor Management

• Develop procurement strategies and technical specifications for equipment, materials, and services.
• Coordinate technical bid evaluations and vendor selections.
• Manage vendor engineering and equipment documentation.
• Coordinate engineering and construction contractors.
• Establish contractor expectations for scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, and deliverables.
• Monitor contractor and vendor performance and resolve issues affecting project execution.
• Manage contractor and vendor changes, RFIs, technical queries, and commercial issues.

Project Controls & Financial Management

• Establish and maintain project budgets and schedules.
• Manage project costs, commitments, expenditures, forecasts, and contingency.
• Maintain an accurate estimate-at-completion throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor project performance against approved scope, cost, and schedule baselines.
• Identify cost and schedule trends and develop corrective actions.
• Provide accurate and timely project reporting to management.

Construction, Commissioning & Startup

• Lead the multidisciplinary project team during construction and field execution.
• Coordinate construction activities with operations and maintenance.
• Provide technical oversight for installation of major equipment and systems.
• Ensure equipment is installed in accordance with approved engineering documents and manufacturer requirements.
• Coordinate equipment testing, commissioning, startup, and performance verification.
• Lead or support troubleshooting of equipment and system issues during startup.
• Ensure punch-list items are identified, assigned, and closed.

Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Establish and reinforce safety expectations across the project team.
• Ensure safety is incorporated into equipment selection, engineering design, procurement, and project execution.
• Participate in project safety reviews, HAZOPs, risk assessments, constructability reviews, and contractor safety meetings.
• Ensure projects and equipment comply with applicable regulatory requirements, codes, standards, and company practices.
• Promote quality throughout engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover.

You will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or a related technical discipline.
• More than 5 years of experience in engineering, capital projects, equipment engineering, construction, or project management.
• Demonstrated experience managing capital projects with values up to $5 million.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary project teams.
• Demonstrated experience with the specification, selection, procurement, or installation of major industrial equipment.
• Strong understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project controls.
• Ability to manage project budgets, schedules, contractors, consultants, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong technical, leadership, communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license or progress toward licensure.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience serving as Lead Equipment Engineer on large capital projects.
• Experience with rotating equipment, fixed equipment, process equipment, utilities, or other major industrial equipment.
• Experience with FEL/stage-gate capital project processes.
• Experience managing EPC/EPCM engineering and construction contractors.
• Experience developing capital cost estimates and detailed project schedules.
• Experience with SAP or other ERP/project management systems.

Key Competencies

• Project Leadership: Successfully leads capital projects from concept through completion.
• Multidisciplinary Leadership: Builds alignment and drives accountability across diverse technical and functional teams.
• Equipment Engineering: Provides strong technical leadership for major equipment and equipment packages.
• Technical Judgment: Balances technical requirements, safety, reliability, cost, schedule, and operational needs.
• Project Ownership: Takes accountability for project performance and drives issues to resolution.
• Financial Management: Effectively manages capital projects up to €4 million.
• Vendor Management: Effectively manages equipment suppliers and technical interfaces.
• Risk Management: Identifies and mitigates technical, commercial, safety, and execution risks.
• Communication: Clearly communicates project and technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Safety Leadership: Demonstrates a strong commitment to safe project design and execution.

Success Measures

Success in this position will be measured by the ability to:

• Successfully manage and deliver capital projects up to $5 million.
• Effectively lead multidisciplinary project teams.
• Serve as a trusted Lead Equipment Engineer for large capital projects.
• Select and deliver equipment that meets safety, performance, reliability, operability, and lifecycle-cost requirements.
• Deliver projects safely, on schedule, and within approved budget.
• Effectively manage project scope, changes, risks, and interfaces.
• Maintain accurate cost forecasts and project reporting.
• Successfully coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup.
• Establish strong relationships with equipment suppliers, contractors, consultants, and internal stakeholders.
• Deliver projects that achieve their intended operational and business objectives. 

You will get:

• The U.S. base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this position is $112,000 - $140,000 per year. Since actual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted base salary range. Total compensation for this role also includes bonus and/or other incentives.
• 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations
• Training platform for all employees
• Free language courses (24 languages available)
• Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)

Additional Informaion: (Reporting Relationship)

Reports to: Project Engineering Manager

Project Leadership: Leads multidisciplinary teams for capital projects up to $5 million.

Technical Leadership: Serves as Lead Equipment Engineer on large capital projects and major equipment packages, as assigned.

Key Interfaces: Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Procurement, HSE, Finance, Quality, contractors, vendors, and external engineering firms.

About us

• Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
• At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.
• Syensqo is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.