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Project Engineer (Process Engineering)

Sterling Engineering, Inc.
  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • $100,000 Per Year
  • Instant Apply
3 days ago

Job Description

Job Title: Project Engineer (Process Engineering)
Location: Salt Lake City, UT area
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Target Salary: $100,000/year
Travel: Up to 40%
Benefits: PTO, paid holidays, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) plan
 
Company Overview:
Our client is a global industrial engineering and construction company that designs and delivers process systems for the food, beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and brewing industries.
 
Job Summary:
We are seeking a Project Engineer to support the engineering and execution of liquid-processing projects across the food, beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and brewing industries. This role combines process engineering and project execution, supporting projects from P&IDs and equipment selection through procurement, fabrication, installation, and field execution. 

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with process equipment, piping, technical calculations, vendors, contractors, and hygienic/sanitary process systems.
 
Job Duties:
  • Complete engineering activities by organizing and controlling project elements.
  • Develop equipment lists from validated P&IDs.
  • Perform technical calculations and equipment sizing for liquid-processing projects.
  • Perform heat and mass balances and calculate/verify pump and piping sizing.
  • Develop equipment and technical specifications and support RFQs, technical offer analysis, and supplier selection.
  • Manage purchase-order requisitions and support Supply Chain with supplier follow-up.
  • Support design reviews including P&IDs, drawings, and 3D models.
  • Manage and perform material control at receipt.
  • Support project delivery within budget, specification, and schedule requirements.
  • Prepare technical bid packages for mechanical installation of process equipment, platforms, pipe racks, piping, and related industrial components.
  • Support contractor bid distribution, technical alignment, contractor recommendations, and bid awards.
  • Coordinate onsite contractors with customer representatives, including safety, construction, and production stakeholders.
  • Monitor contractor compliance with scope and quality requirements and support non-conformance reporting and corrective actions.
  • Support field installation, commissioning, startup, and other project execution activities as needed.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Food Processing, Agricultural, Biological, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
  • 2–3+ years of relevant Project Engineering, Process Engineering, or similar engineering experience.
  • Experience within Food & Beverage, Dairy, Pharmaceutical, Cosmetics, Brewing, or another hygienic/sanitary process environment.
  • Working knowledge of P&IDs and process equipment.
  • Ability to perform technical calculations including heat and mass balances, pump sizing, and piping sizing.
  • Experience with process equipment such as tanks, pumps, piping, valves, skids, and instrumentation.
  • Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work independently and willingness to work in the field.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and related software tools.
  • Ability to travel up to 40%.
Preferred Experience:
  • Liquid processing systems and hygienic/sanitary process design.
  • Food or dairy processing.
  • Sanitary piping and process systems.
  • Process equipment and skid design.
  • Supplier RFQs, technical bid comparisons, procurement, and material control.
  • Mechanical installation bid packages and contractor coordination.
  • Field installation, construction coordination, commissioning, or startup exposure.


Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

Numbers & Facts

LocationSalt Lake City, UT
IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Year Founded1969
Websitehttp://www.sterling-engineering.com

About Company

Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:

 

  • Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.

 

  • Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.

 

Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.

Skills

  • 3D Modelingunmatched
  • Agricultureunmatched
  • Bid Packagesunmatched
  • Bioengineeringunmatched
  • Biotech and Pharmaceuticalunmatched
  • Brewingunmatched
  • Budget Managementunmatched
  • Chemical Engineeringunmatched
  • Commissioningunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Constructionunmatched
  • Construction Engineeringunmatched
  • Construction Safetyunmatched
  • Corrective Actionunmatched
  • Engineeringunmatched
  • Equipment Selectionunmatched
  • Equipment Specificationunmatched
  • Food Deliveryunmatched
  • Food and Beverage Industryunmatched
  • Industrial Engineeringunmatched
  • Instrumentationunmatched
  • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Materials Managementunmatched
  • Microsoft Officeunmatched
  • Pipingunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Process Engineeringunmatched
  • Procurement Managementunmatched
  • Project Controlunmatched
  • Project Engineeringunmatched
  • Project Executionunmatched
  • Proposal Writingunmatched
  • Pumpsunmatched
  • Purchase Ordersunmatched
  • Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
  • Request for Proposals (RFP)unmatched
  • Requirements Managementunmatched
  • Startupunmatched
  • Supply Chainunmatched
  • Technical Supportunmatched
  • Vendor/Supplier Evaluationunmatched
  • Vendor/Supplier Selectionunmatched
  • Willing to Travelunmatched

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