Project Engineer at Oxbow Calcining LLC in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Job Description:

Founded in 1983 by principal shareholder William I. Koch, Oxbow is one of the world's largest recyclers of refinery and natural gas coproducts. Oxbow is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida with approximately 950 employees operating from more than 30 locations in 14 countries worldwide.Oxbow is a world leader in the production and distribution of calcined petroleum coke and the distribution of fuel grade petroleum coke. Oxbow also provides bulk storage and handling for petroleum coke and other commodities. Oxbows scale, expertise and leading market positions have allowed it to create a powerful global sourcing platform with superior market intelligence and longstanding relationships with many of its key suppliers and customers.Oxbows products are essential in the production of aluminum, steel, glass and cement and our specialty products are used in variety of innovative products, including high performance plastics, solar panels, electronics and batteries.Oxbow is annually ranked by Forbes as one of the top 500 privately held U.S. companies. Our success as a company and industry leader comes from a winning combination of teamwork, innovative uses of technology, and our talented employees.
Oxbow Calcining LLC is currently looking for a Project Engineer to join the team in Baton Rouge, LA. This position will be responsible to provide project engineering and technical support to Operations and Maintenance. Prepare and execute projects that improve safety, reliability and operations of the Plant. Cross train and back fills the calcining process engineer position in their absence, as required.
Position Duties:
Work on projects related to design, construction, maintenance, reliability, and sustainability of the facilities. Responsible for Capital and Expense projects using reliability and maintenance centered approaches, establishing capital estimates, cash flow forecasts, and integrated schedules Work with project engineers, corporate specialists, crafts people, contractors, and vendors, turn around coordinators and safety and environmental personnel to solve problems, drive schedule and meet project goals. Defining engineering and project execution strategies and ensuring effective use of contractors and resources. Responsible for project construction safety, cost, and schedule performance and compliance with Oxbow standards. Maintain continued interaction with the contractor(s) throughout an entire project, including advising of current status and identifying overall effects of potential modifications keeping in mind the projects objectives. Responsible for individual project accounting to total project completion. Lead and/or assist in all phases of engineering, including technical support for Production and Maintenance activities of major process and auxiliary equipment. Participate in equipment design, installation and evaluation, as well as support ongoing routine group activities. Monitor performance and execute daily tasks to optimize the availability, efficiency and utilization of process equipment at the lowest life cycle cost. Resolve technical problems, initiate corrective action, develop maintenance practices, and recommend solutions to issues related to costs, benefits and risks. Understand the design and operation of the Plants equipment including Mechanical, Electrical and Control components. Emphasize communication and build trust with the other departments, both internal and external to the company to reduce misunderstandings, design revisions, omissions, and errors. Maintain active communication interfaces with Leadership for Progress and Management of Change programs. Implementing and managing processes to control project scope, expenditures, and schedule per plan. Ensuring that all project documentation is completed, archived and complies with Oxbow Corporate, Plant, and records information management requirements. Responsible for maintaining computer files for individual projects and kiln histories. Integrating any required Operations and Maintenance personnel training into the overall cost and schedule. Assists in Plants Environmental Compliance Program. Partners with site leadership to establish priorities and deliver results.