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Job Description:
Parsons is now hiring experienced mechanical engineers with a desire to work on infrastructure projects in the oil/gas, wastewater, and chemical industries. Parsons extensive experience in these fields, combined with your engineering knowledge, will propel your career forward with opportunities for advancement with top performance. We need our engineers to be versatile and enthusiastic, to work in a highly flexible, team-oriented environment, and to have exceptional communication, analytical, and organizational skills. In this role, you will perform a variety of engineering tasks by applying standard engineering techniques and analyses within the mechanical engineering discipline, which may involve CAE (computer aided engineering)/CAD (computer aided design) applications. Willingness to travel to supplier, client, or construction site locations is expected. This role has the potential for virtual work but may require regular travel to customer facilities in the Houston, TX area.
Responsibilities:
- Completes a variety of assignments such as drawings, specifications, and other materials suitable for permitting, procurement, and construction purposes, utilizing CAE/CAD as applicable.
- Interface with customers to determine requirements, present designs, and resolve concerns.
- Design and evaluate natural gas pipeline systems, stations, terminals, metering facilities, pressure regulation systems, and related equipment.
- Support construction via site inspections, RFIs, and reviewing submittals.
- Responsible for oversight of engineering/design teams, including design reviews, coordination, and making recommendations to owner’s engineering team.
- Prepares standard engineering computations, material quantity takeoffs, estimates, surveys, and designs for gas utility projects.
- Reviews design documents produced by other engineering teams for compliance with applicable codes and owner standards.
- Prepares and issues design drawings, cost estimates, risk forms, permit applications, and other construction documents.
- Prepares permit documents and communicates with permitting entities to coordinate design requirements and interfaces. Navigates numerous entities permitting processes, forms, GIS databases, and websites.
- Tracks the progress of multiple projects simultaneously moving through the design and permitting process.
- Knowledgeable on code compliance requirements and industry standards for the oil, gas, and chemical industries.
- Participate in risk assessment activities, including PHAs and HAZOPs.
- Provides input and technical guidance to CAD Designer/Drafters, Designers, and lower-level Engineers working on the same project.
- Demonstrated ability to work with vendors and contractors, while interfacing with multiple departments, and working with internal customers to manage projects, policies, and procedures.
- Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering (or related field) and 8+ years of related work experience
- Experience in large, complex industrial projects including equipment selection and specification, developing and reading P&IDs, control diagrams, and managing equipment lists.
- Experience with complex piping systems, hydraulic analysis, pipe stress analysis, and material selection.
- Familiar with PIP standards, ASME, and building codes.
- Experience working on interdisciplinary teams to design new facilities and modifications to existing production or distribution facilities.
- Professional Engineer (PE) License preferred.
- Working knowledge of CAD and other PC software packages typically associated with engineering.
- Ability to work in office, industrial, construction, and wastewater treatment environments.
- Occasional exposure to outdoor weather conditions, noise, industrial equipment, confined spaces, chemicals, and uneven terrain.
- Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including hard hat, safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, flame-resistant clothing, and respiratory protection when necessary.
Security Clearance Requirement:
NoneThis position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!Salary Range: $88,400.00 - $154,700.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field
- 8+ years of related work experience
- Experience with large, complex industrial projects, including equipment selection and specification
- Experience developing and reading P&IDs and control diagrams
- Experience managing equipment lists
- Experience with complex piping systems, hydraulic analysis, pipe stress analysis, and material selection
- Familiarity with PIP standards, ASME, and building codes
- Experience working on interdisciplinary teams designing new facilities and modifying existing production or distribution facilities
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
- Working knowledge of CAD and related engineering software
- Ability to work in office, industrial, construction, and wastewater treatment environments
- Ability to wear required personal protective equipment
Parsons Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
