Process Engineer | Generation, Renewables Gas

Process Engineer – Generation, Renewables, & Gas

SCS, Technical Shared Services, Environmental Solutions – Process Engineering & Chemistry

• This position will be located in Birmingham, AL
• This position requires travel (up to 50%), including air travel. Valid U.S driver’s license required.
• This position will require a mix of both field and office work.
• Some relocation assistance is available if the selected candidate currently resides outside the Birmingham area.

The Environmental Solutions department within Southern Company’s Technical Shared Services is currently seeking candidates for the position of Process Engineer. This position supports Southern Company Generation electric power plants and Southern Company Gas facilities across the United States. Specific project support within these plants and facilities includes water treatment, wastewater treatment, air emissions control, battery energy storage systems (BESS), liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, and other chemical processes.

This role will include aspects of process engineering and process safety. The successful candidate will have the flexibility to expand as the needs of the organization and the engineer’s career evolve.

• Provide process engineering support for projects across the Southern Company fleet
• Develop and review design basis documentation, technical specifications, and recommendations
• Review engineering drawings and packages to ensure compliance with company specifications & guidelines as well as pertinent codes & regulations
• Support the design and execution of pilot programs and/or testing to demonstrate process performance and environmental compliance
• Participate in design and process safety reviews of existing and planned facilities
• Participate in and facilitate Process Hazard Analyses (PHA, HAZID, HAZOP, etc.), Hazard Mitigation Analyses (HMA), Design Hazard Reviews, and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR)
• Administer the Management of Change (MOC) process
• Review and validate process equipment design specifications, safeguard specifications, commissioning and test data in support of PSSR process
• Perform PSM/RMP audits and reviews
• Effectively communicate complex topics to various working groups both internal and external to Southern Company
• Effectively work with various stakeholders across Southern Company

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering is preferred.
• Other degrees may be considered with significant relevant experience.

Experience:

• At least 2 years working in power generation, paper mill, petrochemical, refinery, gas operations, pipeline or other heavy industrial processes
• Exposure to plant environments
• Specification, commissioning, and troubleshooting of mechanical and chemical processes preferred
• Water treatment experience preferred
• Project and/or team leadership experience desired
• Designing hazardous substance processes, especially LNG, gas storage, anhydrous ammonia, chlorine, or other PSM / RMP covered systems preferred
• • Facilitating HAZOPs, PSSRs, and MOC processes strongly preferred

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Familiarity with process safety and inherently safe design principles
• Familiarity with processes and operation of power plants, chemical plants, LNG plants, and natural gas processing plants
• Knowledge of fossil-fueled combustion systems, gas/liquid contacting systems, and emission control systems is desired
• Strong analytical ability to grasp advanced technical concepts for use in problem solving and troubleshooting
• Familiarity with codes and standards applying to LNG and natural gas engineering, plant construction, and operation
• Ability to successfully manage multiple projects with varying deadlines and priorities
• Strong communication & presentation skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Power Automate, and Power Apps a plus

• Demonstrate Southern Company Our Values – Safety First, Intentional Inclusion, Superior Performance, and Act with Integrity
• Safety focus and a strong personal safety record
• Able to contribute in a working team environment

• Competitive Pay
• Excellent benefits package which includes:
• Medical and dental coverage
• Cash Balance Pension Plan
• Performance-sharing plan
• 401(k) plan with generous company match
• Bonus opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement

Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.