Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Title: Project E&I Engineer - Refinery

Location: Lemont, IL
Hire 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

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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