Job Description

Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. Our purpose-we bond people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress-is a call to go beyond, to reinvent future forms of progress and create sustainable shared value for all through the power of science. In a world facing an ever-growing population and quest for resources, we aim to be the driving force triggering the next breakthroughs to enable humanity to advance while protecting the planet we all share.

We bond with customers and partners to address today and tomorrow's megatrends. As a global leader in Materials, Chemicals and Solutions, Solvay brings advancements in planes, cars, batteries, smart and medical devices, water and air treatment, to solve critical industrial, social and environmental challenges. You can count on our innovative solutions to contribute to safer, cleaner and more sustainable future.

On-site position in Welland, Niagara Falls facility (ON, Canada)

Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's Level Degree or Equivalent
Target Degrees: Mechanical or Materials Engineering with direct experience in executing projects on Chemical Processes
Minimum Years of Industrial Work Experience: 5
Experience must be in a facility operated to world class standards in the areas of Safety, Health & Environment as they pertain to process safety, maintenance work and the use of contractors.

General Description: Experienced Project Engineer to support the Chemical Manufacturing facility at the Solvay Niagara Falls, Canada site and to responsible for maintain the site's static equipment and piping standards and specifications. Primary responsibilities will be to lead capital project installations at this site with a mechanical and materials focus. Typical Project budgets will be in the range of $50,000 - $1,000,000 and focus on process and capacity improvements, new product introduction in existing assets and equipment replacement activities. Compliance with all applicable regulations, codes, standards and safe work requirements is a core expectation for this position.

Direct reports: none; interacts with other Project Engineers, Area Process Engineers, discipline engineers and specialists, and the Site Maintenance, Quality and Operations Teams

Specific areas of experience desired:

• Demonstrated ability to directly complete all activities in project planning and execution including:

• complete investigations into alternative solutions to identified problems and prepare associated assessment grade cost estimates on proposed solutions
• complete or oversee necessary detailed process design elements
• prepare necessary project planning packages to support the final project funding request including definition phase cost estimate, resource loaded project schedule, project execution plan; ensure completion of appropriate Safety (Hazards) reviews. Must have familiarity with Process Safety elements impacting project design.
• advocates the project through the funding approval stage
• able to manage project procurement and contracting phase
• lead project execution phase including field supervision of construction activities; ensure safe work practices by contractors and field personnel
• proper turnover of completed project to the operating unit and proper completion of final project documentation.
• Overall ownership of assigned projects to deliver the agreed scope of each one on time, on budget and with no safety or environmental incidents
• As part of the annual Capital Budgeting process, makes proposals for areas of upgrade or operational improvement to the manufacturing process or utility systems.
• Has experience in materials of construction selection for equipment in new services
• Has experience in procurement of mechanical (rotating and static equipment), development of specifications and inspection test plans for procured equipment
• Experience in overseeing mechanical integrity inspections and resulting repairs
• Experience in working with applicable ASME codes for design of pressure vessels, piping and atmospheric vessels
• Have completed projects in manufacturing units that handle hazardous materials including corrosives, flammables and pyrophorics

Preferred skills/knowledge:

• Have some experience or exposure in Process Design and implementing Process Safety Management requirements or recommendations coming from Process Hazards Analyses
• Have experience in both batch and continuous chemical process environments
• Have experience in implementing projects where the manufacturing systems interface with a Distributed Control System (DCS)
• Have directly supervised contractor personnel in all disciplines in the execution of project work in an operating chemical manufacturing facility
• Have experience in start-up and commissioning new systems or units after project completion

You will get:

• Competitive salary
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• 16 weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave
• Free language courses (24 languages available)
• Additional local benefits

Additional information:

• Location: Welland, Niagara Falls facility (ON, Canada)
• Applicants not currently fully authorized and certified for work in Canada will not be considered.
• Applicants who do not have or not eligible to obtain their Professional Engineering licence in Ontario will not be considered.
• Applicants located outside Ontario must demonstrate local ties in Ontario and a willingness to accept wage and benefits packages consistent with the southeastern Ontario job market.
• Limited financial support is available for relocation expenses, if necessary.

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Solvay's purpose is to bond people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. We can only fulfill this purpose with a diverse workforce that feels respected and appreciated, and has equal opportunities to work, grow and thrive. Our differences, visible or not, are valued. As Solvay seeks to promote unity and not uniformity, we invite you - regardless of background, age, gender, race, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity - to consider a future with us.