Project E&I Engineer - Refinery

Title:

Project E&I Engineer - Refinery

Location:

Lemont, ILHire Type:
Long Term Open-Ended Contract (Multi-Year, No End Date)
Pay Rate: $50-75 per hour Compensation & Benefits As a contract employee of Sterling Engineering, you'll receive a full, competitive benefits package, including:

Three Medical Plan Options Dental & Vision Coverage
401(k) Retirement Plan Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays Sterling Engineering is seeking a Project E&I Engineer to support capital improvement projects at a large, highly automated industrial manufacturing and refining facility. You'll gain hands-on experience leading technically challenging projects in a safety-driven, fast-paced environment with significant opportunities to expand your project management and refinery engineering expertise.

Key Responsibilities Manage assigned electrical and instrumentation capital projects from scope development through commissioning and startup

Develop project scopes, cost estimates, schedules, and execution plans

Monitor project budgets, cash flow forecasts, schedules, and overall project performance

Coordinate with cross-functional teams including Operations, Process Engineering, Reliability, Construction, and Maintenance Manage engineering contractors, material procurement, and project documentation throughout the project lifecycle

Review engineering designs to ensure quality, constructability, safety, and regulatory compliance

Lead project change management activities, including Management of Change (MOC) documentation

Facilitate Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSRs) to support safe equipment commissioning and startup

Provide technical support during construction, installation, startup, and project closeout

Ensure projects are completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and meet operational objectives

Qualifications

Must have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university

Must have at least 2 years of Electrical & Instrumentation engineering experience in a refining or chemical processing environment

Experience supporting capital projects in refining, chemical processing, power generation, or other heavy industrial environments

Needs a strong working knowledge of instrumentation engineering standards and best practices

Experience managing project scope, budgets, schedules, and contractor activities

Familiarity with Management of Change (MOC) processes and industrial safety practices

Why You'll Love This Opportunity Work on impactful capital projects supporting one of the nation's critical industrial facilities

Gain experience managing projects from concept through startup and commissioning

Collaborate with experienced multidisciplinary engineering and operations teams

Build expertise in project management, refinery systems, and industrial process engineering

Diverse project work that offers technical challenges and professional growth

Safety-focused culture with established engineering processes and best practices

Excellent opportunity to expand your experience in large-scale industrial project execution#INC1

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