Engineering Jobs in Port Allen

I'm currently partnering with a client to hire an experienced Distributed Control System (DCS) Engineer for a 2+ year W2 contract based in the Baton Rouge area.

Pay: $65-$80/hour

Location: Baton Rouge, LA (on site)

This is a hands on role supporting critical plant operations, with a strong focus on process control systems and automation. You'll be working closely with engineering and operations teams to ensure system reliability, efficiency, and safety across large scale industrial environments.

Key Responsibilities:

* Maintain and troubleshoot DCS, PLC, fbgCADA, and HMI systems

* Support process optimization, including PID loops and advanced control strategies

* Assist with system upgrades, configurations, and ongoing improvements

* Partner with cross functional teams on plant projects and initiatives

* Ensure compliance with safety standards, including SIS and HSE protocols

Ideal Background:

* Experience in industrial automation within oil and gas, chemicals, power, or similar industries

* Strong troubleshooting and analytical skillset

* Familiarity with major platforms like Emerson DeltaV, Siemens PCS7, or Honeywell systems

* Engineering degree preferred (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, or related)

If you're open to new opportunities or know someone who could be a great fit, feel free to reach out directly or drop a comment below. Happy to connect and share more details.

Oscar Associates Limited (US) is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Job Summary: Generally responsible for supervision and technical direction over a team of engineers and designers when functioning as a lead engineer. As lead engineer, responsibilities include total delivery of the civil/structural deliverables and services on time, within performance budget and meeting quality expectations. Duties may include performing advanced engineering work serving as a technical specialist for complex engineering assignments. Work at this level requires extensive progressive experience in civil/structural engineering and involves utilization of project controls for cost, schedule and quality of projects. This work will be performed under minimal supervision.

Primary responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Reviewing and approving all civil/structural deliverables.
• Validating professional service and construction estimates at the beginning of a project, and then tracking changes as the project progresses.
• Producing professional service estimates in accordance with the department standards for project deliverables, project studies and estimates, change notices and for the development of new work through proposal efforts.
• Establishing the design criteria, incorporating client requirements, estimate and/or scope basis and design basis meeting applicable state, local and federal standards and codes. Ensuring that any requirements for permitting have been established and communicated to the project team.
• Knowing project scope and deliverables. Initiating timely change notices when deviation is made from project scope, affecting schedule, deliverables or cost of the work.
• Planning and organizing the work of your team. Communicating the plan to your team, the project leadership team and the client.
• Maintaining control of the project by tracking and maintaining discipline performance budget progress, schedule commitments, and quality standards. Understanding and utilizing the project tools that are in place for project control.
• Delegating work to engineers and designers in proportion to their technical skills and experience, then following up for support to ensure efficient progress and quality.
• Consulting with design leaders from other disciplines in proportion to their technical skills and experience, then following up for support to ensure efficient progress and quality.
• Producing estimate level preliminary designs and material take-off suitable for the level of estimate being performed on a project.
• Developing conceptual layouts and cost studies as necessary to determine the simplest, most efficient approach to solving engineering tasks at hand.
• Familiarity with and utilizing department design and drafting standards.
• Producing detail design calculations and sketches for materials of construction associated with the project. Calculations produced will be neatly prepared and organized for efficient checking by others and efficient use by drafters/designers for preparing drawings and as a deliverable when required.
• Producing project designs with efficient use of construction materials with an overall emphasis on ease of construction and completed product meeting the expectations of the client.
• Checking calculations made by other engineers to ensure accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria and conformance to good engineering practice.
• Producing construction specifications.
• Monitoring drawings in progress to ensure conformance to design calculations and specifications.
• Assisting the drafting group in resolving routine layout and detailing problems. Ensuring that sufficient sketches and details are provided for completion of engineering drawings.
• Reviewing and checking vendor drawings and other discipline drawings for civil/structural input.
• Producing bid packages enabling civil/structural purchase inquiries to be issued for procurement of materials or subcontract pricing.
• Participating in the planning of training programs, continuous education opportunities and professional development of staff.
• Ability to lead small to large size teams in coordinating civil/structural efforts and keeping the team focused on scope, schedule and budget.
• Ability to identify and develop work sharing packages for interoffice execution support. Provide leadership to ensure communication and execution of work within scope, schedule and budget.

This position offers a highly competitive compensation package, including paid time off, health insurance benefits, and matching retirement contributions.

Ideal Background

Education: Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited university is required. Structural coursework is required for structural engineering positions.

Registration: Professional SE registration is highly preferred.

Experience: This position requires 15 or more years of relevant industrial experience in civil/structural engineering

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Familiarity with specifications and installation details of construction bulk materials and equipment.
• Ability to create accurate civil/structural documents from the information found on vendor equipment drawings.
• Ability to develop civil/structural specifications.
• Ability to accurately estimate completion of assigned tasks.
• Ability to develop a construction cost estimate, a detailed engineering schedule and a man-hour budget for a small project or an area for a larger project.
• Ability to determine construction material quantities.
• Develop design criteria and scope of work.
• Experienced in estimating and scheduling professional service hours and assessing the progress and quality of civil/structural work.
• Complete understanding of the skills and experience required to perform engineering and design functions.
• Knowledge and application of company engineering design and CAD drafting standards.
• Working knowledge of CAD software, either AutoCAD, Microstation or both.
• Ability to lead teams to deliver on commitments.
• Ability to deliver convincing presentations of Hargrove Engineers & Constructors services.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent virtual team skills and cross divisional relationships. Leader and promoter of work sharing through interoffice execution.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.

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• Participate in Sales Department initiatives related to or associated with Pulp & Paper market, as assigned by company management.
  

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• Bachelor's degree with a minimum 7 years of experience - Engineering discipline preferred.
  
• 10 years in a technical or sales management position serving the domestic Pulp & Paper market.
  

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• Effective communication, organization, and conflict management skills.
  
• Proven decision-making abilities for preparing and executing bids and establishing price levels.
  
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• Thorough knowledge of the North American Pulp & Paper market, including participants, equipment, and processes.
  
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• Strong technical sales skillset, including communication and presentation skills.
  
• Proven success meeting and exceeding sales and profitability goals.
  
• Valve and/or industrial process equipment sales experience a plus.
  
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• This role requires up to 50% domestic travel to support business needs, site visits, and key initiatives.
  

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Company Overview

The Newtron Group is one of the largest privately held specialty industrial construction companies in the United States and a recognized leader in industrial and mission critical electrical industry.

We provide integrated solutions including electrical construction, automation, analytical systems, heat tracing, and design-build services across a wide range of industrial and manufacturing sectors.

With a nationwide presence and long-standing relationships with manufacturers, suppliers, and vendors, The Newtron Group delivers innovative, turnkey solutions from concept through construction that help clients reduce cost, improve reliability, and accelerate project delivery.

Position Overview

The Newtron Group is expanding our Preconstruction Team with emphasis on expanding our Design-Build capabilities.

The Electrical Engineer – Design Build / Preconstruction will support estimating, preconstruction, and project teams by identifying design gaps, constructability issues, and code compliance concerns within issued drawing packages and progressed BIM models.

This role plays a critical part in:

• Improving bid accuracy
• Reducing execution risk
• Temporary power design assistance
• Supporting field teams with timely engineering analysis
• Strengthening our design-build capabilities

This position reports directly to the Director of Preconstruction and collaborates closely with estimating, BIM/VDC, procurement, scheduling, and construction teams across the organization.

This role does not serve as Engineer of Record and does not assume design liability for final stamped drawings.

Key Responsibilities

1. Preconstruction & Estimating Support

• Perform technical reviews of issued drawing packages, specifications, and owner standards
• Identify design gaps, ambiguities, conflicts, and code compliance concerns
• Validate raceway sizing, conductor counts, and fill assumptions
• Review voltage drop impacts on feeder and branch circuits
• Assist estimators with scope validation and risk identification
• Develop technical narratives, clarifications, and proposal assumptions
• Participate in constructability reviews to ensure systems are practical, code compliant, and aligned with field installation methods
• Support the development and evolution of internal preconstruction tools, systems, and processes

2. Design Gap Resolution & Technical Analysis

• Raceway fill calculations
• Voltage drop calculations
• Equipment sizing validation
• Short-circuit and coordination review support (as required)
• Arc flash study review support
• Temporary power design including load and lighting calculations
• Additional responsibilities include:
• Reviewing vendor submittals for electrical scope gaps
• Reviewing shop drawings and prefabrication details
• Identifying design deficiencies early and assisting teams with RFIs and change documentation
• Helping prevent field rework and schedule impacts through early design validation

3. Field & Execution Team Support

• Provide technical support to project managers, superintendents, and field leadership
• Assist with interpretation of drawings, specifications, and electrical code requirements
• Support resolution of unforeseen site conditions or design conflicts
• Review proposed field modifications for compliance and risk
• Participate in project kickoff meetings, constructability reviews, and coordination meetings
• Contribute to post-project look-back meetings for continuous improvement

4. Code Compliance & Risk Mitigation

• National Electrical Code (NEC) interpretation and application
• Owner standards and project-specific electrical criteria
• Applicable Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) requirements
• This role ensures proposed solutions remain compliant while protecting the company from assuming unintended design liability.

5. Collaboration & Communication

• Estimating and Preconstruction Teams
• Project Management and Field Supervision
• BIM / VDC Teams
• Prefabrication and QA/QC Teams
• Coordinate with external design professionals when necessary to clarify design intent and resolve discrepancies.

6. Position Boundaries

This position:

• Does not serve as Engineer of Record (EOR)
• Does not stamp or seal drawings
• Provides engineering support in a design-assist and validation capacity
• All final design responsibility remains with the project's designated design professional.

7. Desired Outcomes & Value to the Company

This role is designed to strengthen the company's technical capabilities and support successful project delivery by:

• Improving bid accuracy
• Identifying design gaps early in the project lifecycle
• Reducing field rework and schedule impacts
• Strengthening technical credibility with owners and contractors
• Providing engineering support to field teams without assuming design liability

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering and Design experience
• Ability to run electrical calculations to ensure NEC code compliance
• Ability to use engineering software for calculations and verifications
• Advanced user of Bluebeam Revu
• Experience with client technical submittals
• Experience in communicating directly with clients, vendors and subcontractors
• Extreme attention to detail
• Persistent work ethic
• After hours work, social activities and training
• Team building skills
• Proficient written and oral communication skills
• Ability to read material and comprehend content
• Excellent note taking skills
• Knowledge of the BIM/VDC process
• Personable and outgoing
• Commitment to research and development for continuous improvement of our preconstruction processes

Why join The Newtron Group?

• Work on large-scale industrial and mission-critical projects
• Collaborate directly with senior leadership and preconstruction teams
• Help expand design-build capabilities at a national electrical contractor
• Gain exposure to estimating, engineering, BIM/VDC, and field execution
• Contribute to projects from concept through construction
• Opportunity for professional growth within a nationally recognized contractor

Confidential Opportunity – Operations Support Specialist

A well-established organization in the energy sector is seeking an Operations Support Specialist to support daily operations across locations in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys working cross-functionally to keep operations running smoothly. The position offers exposure to a wide range of operational, administrative, and coordination responsibilities and plays a key role in supporting both field and office teams.

Job Summary

The Operations Support Specialist serves as the strategic financial and administrative anchor for our high reliability utility operations between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, you will act as a key liaison providing you with direct visibility and collaborative access to regional leadership, operations and the corporate finance department.

Core Responsibilities

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Analyze current financial processes at the facility and recommend improvements to the General Manager.
• Assist in creating and maintaining the O&M budget and reporting monthly financials to operations staff.
• Perform necessary General Ledger (GL) reconciliations and accruals.
• Create and maintain key monthly operational reports for internal and external stakeholders

Utility & Project Coordination

• Track and analyze utility consumption, costs, and sales variances across various locations.
• Create and track project budgets and actual expenditures
• Manage the purchase order process, including entering and tracking POs and processing incoming invoices

Administrative & Operational Support

• Assist in maintaining relationships with key vendors and managing the vendor input process.
• Support the accounting department in daily, monthly, and annual activities.
• Process credit card expenses for the management and operations staff.
• Represent the unit professionally in interactions with various internal and external customers.
• Proactively manage the procurement of office and facility supplies, ensuring the team is always equipped with the resources needed for uninterrupted operations
• Drive the logistics for on-site meetings and VIP visits, agenda support, including catering coordination, space preparation, and internal hospitality requirements.

The Ideal Candidate

To be successful in this specific environment, we are looking for:

• The Driver: Someone who doesn't wait for instructions but sees a gap and fills it.
• The Closer: A person who takes pride in meeting deadlines and "chasing people down" to get the necessary data for a report.
• The Analyst: Someone with a high degree of intellectual curiosity who wants to understand the "why" behind the numbers
• Administrative Resource Management: Driving site culture and full ownership of the site’s supply chain for non-technical inventory, including office essentials, assisting in event planning and ensuring the administrative engine of the plant runs seamlessly.

Professional Experience & Knowledge:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Experience: 2+ years of professional experience involving financial modeling, accounting, and capital spend tracking. 2+ years of office administrative experience

Technical Skills & Requirements:

• Strong oral and written communication abilities
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel for creating spreadsheets and using formulas
• Systems: Experience with ERP software is highly preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with great attention to detail

At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

Airgas is Hiring for a Medical Sales Specialist for the Gulf Coast region. Baton Rogue is the central point of the territory, but can be located in New Orleans as well.

At Airgas, we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity.

We are looking for you!

• If you have 5+ years of B2B sales experience, preferably in the medical field.
• If you're looking for a long term, career growth opportunity with a stable company.

As a Medical Sales Specialist, you will drive area revenue growth by identifying profitable business opportunities and evolving existing sales models to meet shifting customer needs. You will serve as a strategic bridge between the field and corporate, managing technical projects from design to execution while tracking progress against long-term corporate goals. Additionally, you will support Account Managers by developing data-driven analysis tools and monthly financial reports to ensure operational excellence and budget compliance

• Drive business and sales growth within the designated area.
• Engage with customers to thoroughly understand both current and future needs.
• Identify profitable growth opportunities and actively participate in transformational initiatives, such as business model evolution.
• Develop and implement a robust "controlling" model to enhance the accuracy of business activity analysis.
• Contribute to the monitoring and progress tracking of the five-year strategic corporate program.
• Assist in the preparation of the monthly Flash analysis.
• Execute assigned projects, which typically involve design, engineering, and execution, under routine supervision.
• Collaborate closely with internal departments (engineering, manufacturing) and external suppliers as needed.
• Guarantee that all projects adhere to technical specifications, deadlines, and budget constraints.

Required

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a science, business, or a related field is strongly preferred
• Sales Experience: A minimum of five years of proven outside business-to-business (B2B) sales experience is mandatory, including success in solution-selling concepts and a demonstrated history of managing a defined sales territory, preferrably in the medical field or medical gas industry.
• Consultative Sales: Proven success using a consultative sales approach to establish a comprehensive mix of sales solutions and products by providing multiple layers of customer value.
• Business Acumen: Demonstrated success leveraging a deep understanding of the customer's business, current macroeconomic and microeconomic trends, industry trends, and identifying potential new business opportunities.
• Technology Proficiency: Experience with collaborative customer success management (CSM) platforms, such as Google Space and Salesforce.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Prioritization: Knowledge of customer segmentation and the ability to prioritize targeting customers that deliver the highest value to Airgas.
• Communication: Must possess excellent written and oral communication, listening, organizational, and presentation skills.
• Industry Knowledge (a plus): Familiarity with industrial and specialty gases, or prior industrial gas/welding supply sales experience.

Other Requirements:

• Transportation: Must have reliable transportation, a current driver’s license, and minimum liability insurance as required by the state of vehicle registration.

The Director of Biomedical Engineering serves as a trusted leader and steward of medical technology, ensuring our caregivers are equipped with safe, reliable, and high-quality equipment to serve patients with compassion and excellence. Guided by our mission to improve the health and lives of the communities we serve, this role partners with clinical, operational, and regional leaders to thoughtfully manage the full lifecycle of medical equipment—balancing innovation, regulatory integrity, and responsible resource stewardship.

The director of biomedical engineering and capital asset planning/management is responsible for 1) overseeing the procurement and contracting of the biomedical engineering outsourced services and original equipment manufacturer service contracts and 2) overseeing medical equipment capital lifecycle and spend aggregation for better value including medical equipment capital negotiations, medical equipment retirement recommendations, and category/sub-category standardization efforts.

Job Responsibilities

Biomedical Engineering Services

Provide oversight to outsourced biomedical engineering vendor as a functional expert

Provides and keeps abreast of the biomedical equipment management standards of The Joint Commission, CMS, and other applicable regulatory bodies

Establishes key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure vendor performance. Prepares regular reports on vendor performance, customer feedback, and KPIs for senior management in FMOLHS markets

Ensures timely start and end of service contracts when medical equipment is replaced

Reviews invoices for appropriate charges per the contract

Collaborate with hospital and clinic department leaders on the appropriate service level and vendor for both new and existing medical equipment

Negotiate service contracts with outsourced biomedical engineering vendor and original equipment manufacturers for both installed base equipment and point of sale service contracts from original equipment manufacturers during capital acquisition

Medical Equipment Capital Asset Planning/Management

Develop multi-year medical equipment capital acquisition & replacement plan

Create multi-year medical capital equipment acquisition plan by partnering with the regional market leaders to aggregate regional plans and take advantage of our collective size when going to market for new medical capital equipment

Collaborate and communicate with key regional stakeholders on an on-going basis to ensure coordination and support

Implement total cost of ownership framework for medical equipment capital acquisitions

• Develop and implement total cost of ownership model to provide the basis for medical equipment acquisition decision making
• Develop and implement ongoing utilization and biomedical engineering cost dashboard for key medical capital equipment categories

Partner with clinical team members to manage supply utilization related to the medical capital equipment

Lead medical equipment capital negotiations

Serves as system leader and chief negotiator for capital medical equipment

Leverages GPO agreements and group buy opportunities for system benefit

Qualifications

Minimum 10 years of leadership experience with a background in clinical engineering

Bachelor's Degree required - Biomedical Engineering or related field

Other Skills and Abilities- Advanced communication and interpersonal skills; In depth knowledge of standards established by the Joint Commission and other regulatory bodies; In-depth knowledge of many different types of patient care equipment