Senior Process Engineer - Ethanol (Hybrid/Remote)
VAA
- Minneapolis, MN
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Serve as the subject-matter expert and client’s primary point of contact for the specific areas of expertise.
- Prepare technical reports, procurement specifications, and design sketches.
- Review equipment vendors technical proposals, provide bid tab comparisons and recommendations.
- Research, understand and convey client needs to meet client’s expectations for process optimization and upgrades.
- Facilitate internal and external coordination meetings (clients, equipment suppliers) as required.
- Communicate with clients, equipment vendors, controls installers, and other stakeholders regarding the process equipment design, installation, and operation.
- Closely manage budget assigned to them; identify and prepare requests for additional services.
- Closely manage work schedule assigned to them; proactively communicate any potential delays to VAA project manager.
- Keep VAA Project Manager and Principal-In-Charge informed of their work progress, challenges, and successes.
- Mentor and train VAA engineers and technical staff if requested.
- Demonstrate leadership with excellent engineering analysis and judgment providing appropriate results and responsiveness to clients.
- Perform site visits, if requested.
- BS in Chemical, Industrial, or Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Technology.
- 8 + years of experience in design and construction of ethanol facilities and processes.
- Experience with ethanol process equipment and operations required.
- Consulting engineering experience preferred.
- Competitive compensation designed to attract and retain top talent, together with generous profit-sharing.
- Exceptional benefits, including comprehensive and flexible insurance benefits, industry-leading HSA contributions, paid parental leave, a robust employee assistance program… even pet insurance.
- Support for life/work balance: flexible schedule options, onsite wellness resources and fun opportunities for friendly competition.
- Ongoing professional development, including mentoring, online learning and tuition reimbursement.
- An award-winning workplace, recognized by USA Today as a national 2024 Top Workplace USA, by the Star Tribune as one of Minnesota's Top 200 Workplaces (2022/2023) and by Gallagher as a Best-In-Class Employer (2022).