Industrial Project Engineer

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Houston, TX, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Hardware • Industrial • Manufacturing
The Role
Manages industrial and commercial electric heat trace projects from design and procurement through installation and commissioning. Oversees project profitability, costs, schedules, invoicing, scope, customer expectations, safety, and contract compliance. Performs technical design reviews, supports engineering verification, and participates in field walks, constructability reviews, and installation verification. Requires travel to customer sites and knowledge of industrial or petrochemical environments.
Summary Generated by Built In
Chemelex is a global leader in electric thermal and sensing solutions, protecting the world’s critical processes, places and people. With over 50 years of innovation and a commitment to excellence, we develop solutions that ensure safety, reliability, and efficiency in diverse environments – from industrial plants and data centers to people’s homes. We deliver future-ready technologies, advanced engineering capabilities and local expertise backed by global standards. Our offering includes a leading portfolio from our trusted brands: Raychem, Tracer, Nuheat and Pyrotenax.
Industrial Project Engineer

What YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

In this position, you will get to: 
  • Manage profitability of industrial and commercial EHT (Electric Heat Trace) projects, by ensuring that appropriate cost and schedule controls are utilized. 
  • Plans, organizes and directs all design engineering, procurement, system installation, and commissioning activities for projects. 
  • Manage revenue, costs and gross margin against cost estimate for industrial and commercial projects.  
  • Monitors project financial status and controls costs during execution to maintain profit margins. 
  • Ensures that schedules are maintained and the projects proceed in accordance with the contract documents and customer expectations. 
  • Promote a safety first culture. 
  • Establishes customer relationship at appropriate level and manages expectations relative to scope, price and schedule. Captures scope change and effectively communicates this to the customer. 
  • Oversees the timely invoicing for an assigned project and ensures all monies are collected in an acceptable time frame. 
  • Verifies scope of work definition for assigned projects and ensures that the executed contract documents accurately reflect that which was portrayed in the commercial quotation.  
  • Technical design review/analysis as needed. 
  • Support design reviews and verify that engineering work complies with customer specifications, company standards, applicable codes, and industry regulations.   
  • Participate in field walks, constructability reviews, and installation verification activities.   

You have:

  • Construction Management or Engineering Bachelor’s Degree required, technical degree (engineering) preferred.  

  • Position will require travel to customer sites ~ 25 % of the year.    

  • Previous experience in or with: 

    • 5+ years of Engineering or Construction experience 

    • Exposure to Heat Tracing technology is an asset. 

  • Skills: 

    • Strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as the ability to present and influence views in a clear and compelling manner 

    • Knowledge of the engineering, maintenance and/or operations experience at a petrochemical facility or industrial site.  

    • Microsoft Office and reporting/scheduling software (P6, Microsoft Project, Access, etc.) 

At Chemelex:

We protect places of progress through electric excellence.

Pioneering plants, sprawling data centers, busy transport hubs, and your own home. These are the places that bring progress to the world, and the places that we protect with time-tested technologies, advanced engineering, and a suite of services. Because here, excellence is everything.

Our Dimensions of Excellence reflect the core values of Chemelex. Together, they inspire our decisions and guide our actions – defining excellence in our work for colleagues, customers and communities.

  • Experts with empathy

  • Explorer mindset

  • Example for others

  • Exceptional impact

​We are committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, federal, state or local law.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or Engineering
  • 5+ years of engineering or construction experience
  • Approximately 25% travel to customer sites
  • Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
  • Knowledge of engineering, maintenance, or operations at a petrochemical facility or industrial site
  • Experience with Microsoft Office and reporting or scheduling software such as P6, Microsoft Project, or Access
  • Technical engineering degree
  • Exposure to heat tracing technology
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The Company
HQ: Houston, TX
1,272 Employees
Year Founded: 1957

What We Do

Chemelex is a global leader in electric thermal and sensing solutions designed to protect critical processes, infrastructure, and people worldwide. Its business focuses on engineered technologies for thermal control, sensing, and operational protection in demanding environments. These solutions help customers safeguard essential assets, improve process reliability, and support critical operations across diverse industrial and infrastructure settings around the world for industrial customers.

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