Process & Mechanical Project Engineer

Job Title:

Process & Mechanical Project Engineer

Job Location (Short):
Calvert City, KY, USA, 42029

Posting

Start Date:

1/26/26

Do you want to take responsibility and make a difference with your work? With your expertise, we can achieve great goals together. We are WACKER - Reliable. Determined. Ambitious. As one of the world's most research-intensive chemical companies, we've been making countless products that are an integral part of your everyday life possible for over 100 years. From vegan food to resource-efficient buildings to solar cells, we develop sustainable solutions that change the future.

To strengthen our team in Calvert City
, we are looking for you as a Process & Mechanical Project Engineer
.

WACKER is a global chemical manufacturer that prides itself on “Creating Tomorrow’s Solutions”. WACKER materials are so versatile and adaptable, they have virtually unlimited applications just about anywhere imaginable, making WACKER an integral part of daily life. Whether it’s protecting buildings from the elements, a tube of toothpaste, a cell phone, airbags, or cosmetics, people from all over the world come into contact each day with our products and achievements.

We are looking for capable, innovative, and enthusiastic achievers to join our team and grow with us. We are currently seeking a Project Engineer – Process & Mechanical for our site in Calvert City, KY.

The Process & Mechanical Project Engineer will provide project engineering and project management services in the field of chemical, process, and mechanical engineering related to capital investment projects at Polymers WACKER site in Calvert City, KY. This role offers the opportunity to lead high-impact projects that directly contribute to operational excellence and sustainability goals. It also requires working in a multi-discipline team with multiple interfaces to internal customers, other engineering discipline Project Engineers and external suppliers and contractors to manage Capital Projects.

• Develop and prioritize project execution plans to meet scope, schedule, and budget objectives.
• Coordination of work processes, interface with other departments, external contractors, and resources such as project team members.
• Estimate, review, and edit the effects of future projects in terms of business objectives.
• Conduct assessments of technical results and compliance with legal, internal guidelines, and regulations.
• Processing and implementing all legal, economic, safety, and environmental regulations, standards, and codes.
• Execution of pre‑engineering concepts, studies, alternatives, and strategies.
• Evaluate process optimization, simulations, and risk assessments.
• Conduct overall engineering and project management tasks such as process and system planning; designs; specifications; calculation of cost estimates; expenditure planning; project appropriation requests; scheduling, permit or regulatory planning; safety, quality, and regulatory reviews; and subcontractor and construction management.

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering. Master’s degree or PE License, preferred.
• 8+ years of combined professional experience in the field of project management, project engineering, plant/production engineering & maintenance.
• 2+ years of relevant engineering supervisory experience mentoring junior engineers.
• Chemical industry / Oil & Gas experience in operations and/or maintenance environment a plus.

• Thorough understanding engineering principles, relevant codes, and construction practices to effectively manage projects and to apply efficient and innovative solutions to technical and organizational challenges.
• Thorough understanding of OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) of highly hazardous chemicals; especially regarding process hazard analysis (PHA), management of change (MOC), process safety information (PSI), recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP), and pre‑startup safety review (PSSR) processes.
• Ability to develop and maintain process flow diagrams (PFD), process and instrumentation diagrams (P&), energy and…