Project Engineer

Job Requisition ID: 51831

Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The company’s innovation-driven growth model takes advantage of world-class technology platforms, deep customer engagement, and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive end markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables. As a globally inclusive and diverse company, Eastman employs approximately 14,000 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2023 revenue of approximately $9.2 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visit www.eastman.com.

Role Description

Manage small capital projects from conception and ensure the approval, design, procurement, construction and commissioning of capital projects, ensuring that designs are safe, efficient, maintainable and controllable.
Accountable for ensuring that assigned projects comply with all relevant internal & external standards/requirements.
Provide the Project Team Manager (or designee) with expenditure forecasts for assigned projects.
Undertake the chemical/process engineering design for assigned projects.
Actively undertake safety participation activities and assigned site safety actions.
Provide occasional incident/accident investigation support.
Ensuring process safety plant information is kept up to date.

Required Qualification & Experience

The ideal candidate will be a degree qualified engineer, preferably with a degree in Chemical Engineering.

Key experience would ideally include -

Project Management skills.
Working in multi-disciplinary teams.
Chemical/process engineering design.
High degree of initiative and ability to plan, prioritize, and work with minimal supervision.
Experience within heavy industry.

We Offer

Our spirit of innovation and collaboration along with our diversified business line creating challenges and opportunities for growth is what makes Eastman a great place to build a career. Here, you can find opportunities to grow professionally, competitive salaries, outstanding benefits, and a global work environment. Eastman is committed to creating a powerfully diverse workforce and a broadly inclusive workplace, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential each day.

Eastman is committed to creating a powerfully diverse workforce and a broadly inclusive workplace, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential each day.