Relief System Engineer 3

POSITION DESCRIPTION

A Little About Us: ZAP is a full-service engineering, design, and construction management firm servicing the oil & gas, heavy industrial, mining, and manufacturing sectors.  From our Lakewood, Colorado office, we execute projects across North America spanning from California to Florida and Canada down to Mexico.  Our projects range in size from simple engineering studies or maintenance repairs to full-scale design of large facilities.  ZAP operates at a fast pace while providing a team-centric approach to our work. 

About your role:

This is a professional position for a Relief Systems Engineer – E3 working for an engineering consulting firm in the oil and gas, mining, and heavy industrial industries.

Essential Duties and Major Responsibilities:

• Project and Client Management
  • Complete overpressure protection sizing and analyzing tasks
  • Conduct QA/QC efforts on deliverables
  • Participate in regular meetings with client
  • Participate in site visits for data gathering
• Other Responsibilities
  • Conduct relief device sizing calculations
  • Conduct flare and relief header hydraulic modeling (Aspen Flarenet, VMG Flare)
  • Generate process simulation for emergency relieving conditions (HYSYS, Promax, Symmetry, UniSim)
  • Update Process Flow Diagram (PFD) for protected systems
  • Update Piping & Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) for protected systems
  • Conduct peer checks and reviews

Interface with mechanical engineering for relief device stress analysis

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
• 4 years’ experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Type of Experience Needed to be Successful

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Outlook, Excel
• Working knowledge with relevant industry codes and standards such as API 520/521
• Experience with iPRSM, Salus, SuperChems and/or PSPPM preferred
• Self-starter with ability to work multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Specialized Skills

• Intermediate communication (written and verbal) skills, to deliver more complex information effectively.
• Intermediate problem-solving skills to be able to manage complex tasks and work through to solution with little guidance and direction.
• Advanced leadership skills with experience leading large or technical teams through complex deliverables.
• Proficient user of technology and software required to execute daily tasks.
• Advanced mathematical, organizational, and time-management skills.

Supervisory Expectations:

• The position does not have any regular responsibility for overseeing or supervising the work of other team members.

Independence of Action

• Results are defined and existing practices are used as guidelines to determine specific work methods and carry out work activities independently; supervisor/manager is available to resolve problems.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: (The phrases "occasionally," "regularly," and "frequently" correspond to the following definitions: "occasionally" means up to one third of working time, "regularly" means between one third and two third of working time, and "frequently" means two third and more of working time.)

• The work environment is the typical office, and construction environment. The employee must complete their work satisfactorily in an environment where there are significant distractions, including staff, clients, and vendors walking through and conversing, telephones ringing, conversations carrying over, loud noises, and interruptions to answer questions from others. As well as loud noises, OSHA hazards, industrial materials, machinery & equipment, dangers chemical substances, and interruptions requiring the employee to answer questions from others.  Must be able to drive to sites or meetings with clients.
• The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. In many cases, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and should do so in a sound and safe manner. This job's specific vision abilities include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
   

Work Hours:

Core Competencies:

• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed. Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting.
• Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and principles; upholds organizational values.
• Initiative - Volunteers readily; undertakes self-development activities; seeks increased responsibilities; takes independent actions and calculated risks; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; asks for and offers help when needed.
• Job Knowledge - Competent in required job skills and knowledge; exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills; keeps abreast of current developments; requires minimal supervision; displays understanding of how job relates to others; uses resources effectively.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.