The Lisbon Group Career Opportunities
Which of the following options best describes your total Natural Gas engineering experience? (LNG, NGL, Midstream)
Do you have a blend of both FEED experience and field project expeirence?
Within the last 5 years, what role did the following play in your job:
Process safety, API 520 / API 520
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Despite the downturn, we are growing.

This is a unique opportunity to have a visible impact and really make a difference at a company doing high-level work globally for a client base that includes most of the industry's top tier companies. This is a new position resulting from our growth. As a Senior Chemical Engineer you will be a key member of our team and work on a blend of office/design and fieldwork including front-end, execution and operational support. The projects are all technically challenging, new, and very diverse in size and scope. Quick question for you - click here
 
If you are passionate and hardworking, have solid experience, can hit the ground running and have a fire for tackling work that calls for you to deepen your knowledge and skills, this would be a great role for you. 
 
We have grown during the downturn by providing real value to our customers. We are an engineering services and technology supplier originally founded in 2003 and have built a reputation by consistently delivering creative customer-centric solutions to support onshore and offshore natural gas projects. We provide solutions globally to most of the major International Oil Companies (IOCs) along with small operators with a few operating assets. We pride ourselves in providing owners with an independent technology agnostic perspective. We don’t provide equipment; we provide solutions.

Pictured: The solutions you'll help develop will support assets like this C2 and C6 NGL extraction facility in Saudi Arabia.

Requirements

We are looking for someone who fits the following criteria: 
  • Must have current authorization to work within the United States
  • 8+ years related offshore and onshore upstream, midstream, and LNG experience.  
  • We are an engineering contractor- previous engineering contracting experience required Quick question for you - click here
  • We do work across the globe so international project experience is a major plus
  • Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or mechanical engineering
  • Strong experience with:
    • Front-end Engineering: The development of Feasibility and Conceptual design studies, Frontend Engineering Design (FFED) Packages, Basis of Design, case maps, Process Philosophies, Feasibility studies, regulatory and compliance gap analysis, preliminary Block flow diagram, H&MB, PFD[ [Question: 405125]]
    • Project Execution: Detailed Design PFD, PID development and ownership, equipment datasheets and general equipment specifications
    • Operations: debottlenecking studies, capacity upgrades, operational troubleshooting, turnaround planning and facility engineering.
    • Must be available to travel internationally to site locations across the globe 
  • Solid ability to follow projects from concept through execution, and continued operations 
  • Field work experience 
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • A proven ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
  • Experience developing engineering reports, creating and documenting engineering calculations, summary reports and PowerPoint slide decks
  • Key character traits: Life Long Learner, Candor, Honesty, Thoroughness, Tenacity, Grit
Although not required, the following would be desirable:
  • Strong Aspen Hysys or Unsim skills / simulation and design accountability 
  • Simulation and design accountability experience
  • Experience in process safety and API 520 / API 521Quick question for you - click here
Travel is 25% or less and is not steady but project-dependent. While we will try and keep you in the office because there is more value to you and the company, we also recognize that it is valuable to your growth and our capabilities for you to be in field at times.

The Role

The Work 

Our work encompasses market drive, customer led projects in the upstream, midstream and LNG markets and takes us across the globe. We have active projects in North America, Central and South America and Africa. To provide a clearer picture, two examples of current projects include:
  1. LNG Bunker Barge Conceptual Design.  The activity includes the development of the Approval in Principle (AIP) package, which includes the development of the HMB, PFD, PID, Process Philosophies, regulatory and compliance gap assessment.
  2. LNG Value Chain FEED Study.  We are providing a complete conceptual design and FEED study for a pipeline to LNG power value chain in Africa including gas gathering, LNG production, mobile LNG transport, and power plant.  The activity includes the development of Basis of Design, HMB, PFD, package specifications, EPC bid packages, regulatory review along with the contracting strategy, project execution plan, risk management plan etc. 
You will have opportunities to work on the full project life cycle. More specifically, you will be accountable for: 
  • Engineering deliverables: ​basis of design, philosophies, equipment specifications, datasheets, Process Flow Diagrams (PFD) and PIDs.
  • Reports: Feasibility study, concept selection, and technology selection reports.   
  • Process simulations and Heat and Material Balances (HMB) used for Feasibility, FEED and EPC project phases.
Approximately 90% of your work involves internal interaction, with 10% external, primarily with vendors and customers.  

In the near future we will look to you to take on more and more technical direction. If you are motivated, tenacious, hungry to do good things, delivery and results-oriented and want to grow with us, we want to talk with you.  
 
What it's like to work here

You will work on challenging and diverse projects spanning the project lifecycle from pre-sanction, through execution and on to operations. We provide full access to what you need to do your job well including state-of-the-art tools and a fun and collaborative environment. Overall, we empower you to do the job and support progress through a structured and transparent project delivery process. You will be a good fit if you are technically capable, take ownership and can develop and deliver product independently.  Further, you understand the value of collaboration, engineering review and feedback, and can manage your tasks and time. We are a team that closely collaborates; there is always another engineer available to discuss ideas for approaching a project/task or challenges you run into. As a senior chemical engineering we are looking for you to help provide leadership and technical direction for the projects own and support the development of younger engineers.   

Pictured: We are just as comfortable on land as we are on the water.  If you love the challenges of offshore projects you will have the opportunity to support exciting offshore LNG projects. 

Why The Lisbon Group

Make a visible impact and work internationally-- this is an opportunity for continued professional growth and making a strong impact. There will be many opportunities to contribute to high-level internal and external decision making. Our projects take us to sites across the globe providing numerous opportunities to broaden your perspective.

Growth, exposure and enjoyment-- we can promise you won't be bored; this is an opportunity to contribute at a very high level. We are excited by what we achieve each day. The work is varied and diverse; it keeps things fun and challenging. Accomplishments can range from: "I created a new simulation for an LNG plant", or "I contributed the regulatory gap analysis for this marine project we’re trying to get through class," to "I just got back from Nigeria." Once a proven part of our team, you will be given the opportunity to try new things, do what you love, and make your dream job a reality.

Teamwork without bureaucracy -- ours is a privately owned business with the owners onsite. If you're tired of corporate politics this is an ideal fit.  We empower and encourage everyone to develop solutions to the problems we and our customers face. We work collaboratively and every one of us is approachable and interested in providing the best product and service possible. We all step up and do what is required.

Social Responsibility – We take our contributions to our community seriously and try to leverage the company’s core competencies to the benefit of our local communities and in the communities we visit for projects.  We are a proud supporter of and participant each year in The Recipe for Hope Breakfast that supports the work of the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank. The Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank provide case management, holiday gift programs, school supplies, toiletries, and more to hundreds of local families in need of a helping hand. 
 
We also proudly support and judge the Washington State Science Fair.  Our employees are given the opportunity to join the judging and select exemplary middle and high school students to provide scholarships. 
 
We are in the unique position to support our clients in the decisions early in the project development life cycle and strive to include environmental and social sustainability in everything we do.

Great place to work -- you are a professional and we treat you as such, giving you the flexibility to attend to appointments and family demands as long as the work is on schedule. We know you'll step up and do what it takes to deliver and meet deadlines. 

Great place to live - Great place to live - Issaquah is a small city with much to offer, including a great location: we are just 30 miles east of Seattle and a 30 minute drive to the mountains with some of the best hiking, skiing and mountain climbing in the Pacific Northwest. Issaquah is home to Lake Sammamish State Park, a 512-acre day-use park with swimming, kayaking, boating and fishing as well as hiking trails. For more urban activities, it's a short commute from Seattle and its offering of a variety of cultural, outdoor and educational things to do. Seattle is a great art city, has its own symphony orchestra and boasts many professional sports teams: The Seattle Mariners (baseball), Seahawks (football), Storm (women's basketball), and Sounders FC (soccer).  

Excellent compensation -- in addition to a competitive salary and a bonus incentive program, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including 100% paid medical and dental insurance for the employee, 401(k), 3 weeks of vacation, 10 paid holidays, FMLA, and membership to Gold's Gym across the street from the office. 

Keys to Success

Success requires deep experience with front-end engineering: feasibility / conceptual design related activities and a track record of following projects through execution. Fieldwork knowledge and experience is also important; a lot of the work we win is conceptual at first and is followed through execution into operations. 

In addition, you will be successful in this role if you:  
  • Thrive in a dynamic work environment
  • Excel at big picture thinking, structured fact-based decision making, and have a deep commitment to work projects from concept through the details
  • Understand the value of contributing to the engineering community, and value feedback and review.
  • Can develop and guide deliverables on your own or by others.
  • Are excited and enjoy working hard and making high impact contributions.
  • Are eager to help our company grow.
  • Roll up your sleeves and solve problems in a very structured process.
  • Take true ownership and drive things to completion.
Finally, there are two qualities that are essential to your success in this environment. The first is being an avid, voracious learner. You're not looking to be taught; rather you seek out what you should be learning to add value to the company and our customers.  You are driven to understand why things work the way they do. You're someone who will always figure it out. Secondly, you are someone who innately wants to contribute and continually looks for ways to do so.

About Us

The Lisbon Group, LLC is a privately held company located in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. We live here because we love it here. We are an engineering services and technology supplier originally founded in 2003 and have built a reputation by consistently delivering creative customer-centric solutions to support onshore and offshore natural gas projects. We provide solutions globally to most of the major international oil companies (IOCs) along with small operators with a few operating assets.  We pride ourselves in providing owners with an independent technology agnostic perspective. We don’t provide equipment; we provide solutions.
 
Our Mission is Simple:  Exceed customer expectations by providing exceptional engineering services and technologies.

Despite the downturn, we are growing.

This is a unique opportunity to have a visible impact and really make a difference at a company doing high-level work globally for a client base that includes most of the industry's top tier companies. This is a new position resulting from our growth. As a Senior Chemical Engineer you will be a key member of our team and work on a blend of office/design and fieldwork including front-end, execution and operational support. The projects are all technically challenging, new, and very diverse in size and scope. Quick question for you - click here
 
If you are passionate and hardworking, have solid experience, can hit the ground running and have a fire for tackling work that calls for you to deepen your knowledge and skills, this would be a great role for you. 
 
We have grown during the downturn by providing real value to our customers. We are an engineering services and technology supplier originally founded in 2003 and have built a reputation by consistently delivering creative customer-centric solutions to support onshore and offshore natural gas projects. We provide solutions globally to most of the major International Oil Companies (IOCs) along with small operators with a few operating assets. We pride ourselves in providing owners with an independent technology agnostic perspective. We don’t provide equipment; we provide solutions.

Pictured: The solutions you'll help develop will support assets like this C2 and C6 NGL extraction facility in Saudi Arabia.

Requirements

We are looking for someone who fits the following criteria: 
  • Must have current authorization to work within the United States
  • 8+ years related offshore and onshore upstream, midstream, and LNG experience.  
  • We are an engineering contractor- previous engineering contracting experience required Quick question for you - click here
  • We do work across the globe so international project experience is a major plus
  • Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or mechanical engineering
  • Strong experience with:
    • Front-end Engineering: The development of Feasibility and Conceptual design studies, Frontend Engineering Design (FFED) Packages, Basis of Design, case maps, Process Philosophies, Feasibility studies, regulatory and compliance gap analysis, preliminary Block flow diagram, H&MB, PFD[ [Question: 405125]]
    • Project Execution: Detailed Design PFD, PID development and ownership, equipment datasheets and general equipment specifications
    • Operations: debottlenecking studies, capacity upgrades, operational troubleshooting, turnaround planning and facility engineering.
    • Must be available to travel internationally to site locations across the globe 
  • Solid ability to follow projects from concept through execution, and continued operations 
  • Field work experience 
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • A proven ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
  • Experience developing engineering reports, creating and documenting engineering calculations, summary reports and PowerPoint slide decks
  • Key character traits: Life Long Learner, Candor, Honesty, Thoroughness, Tenacity, Grit
Although not required, the following would be desirable:
  • Strong Aspen Hysys or Unsim skills / simulation and design accountability 
  • Simulation and design accountability experience
  • Experience in process safety and API 520 / API 521Quick question for you - click here
Travel is 25% or less and is not steady but project-dependent. While we will try and keep you in the office because there is more value to you and the company, we also recognize that it is valuable to your growth and our capabilities for you to be in field at times.

The Role

The Work 

Our work encompasses market drive, customer led projects in the upstream, midstream and LNG markets and takes us across the globe. We have active projects in North America, Central and South America and Africa. To provide a clearer picture, two examples of current projects include:
  1. LNG Bunker Barge Conceptual Design.  The activity includes the development of the Approval in Principle (AIP) package, which includes the development of the HMB, PFD, PID, Process Philosophies, regulatory and compliance gap assessment.
  2. LNG Value Chain FEED Study.  We are providing a complete conceptual design and FEED study for a pipeline to LNG power value chain in Africa including gas gathering, LNG production, mobile LNG transport, and power plant.  The activity includes the development of Basis of Design, HMB, PFD, package specifications, EPC bid packages, regulatory review along with the contracting strategy, project execution plan, risk management plan etc. 
You will have opportunities to work on the full project life cycle. More specifically, you will be accountable for: 
  • Engineering deliverables: ​basis of design, philosophies, equipment specifications, datasheets, Process Flow Diagrams (PFD) and PIDs.
  • Reports: Feasibility study, concept selection, and technology selection reports.   
  • Process simulations and Heat and Material Balances (HMB) used for Feasibility, FEED and EPC project phases.
Approximately 90% of your work involves internal interaction, with 10% external, primarily with vendors and customers.  

In the near future we will look to you to take on more and more technical direction. If you are motivated, tenacious, hungry to do good things, delivery and results-oriented and want to grow with us, we want to talk with you.  
 
What it's like to work here

You will work on challenging and diverse projects spanning the project lifecycle from pre-sanction, through execution and on to operations. We provide full access to what you need to do your job well including state-of-the-art tools and a fun and collaborative environment. Overall, we empower you to do the job and support progress through a structured and transparent project delivery process. You will be a good fit if you are technically capable, take ownership and can develop and deliver product independently.  Further, you understand the value of collaboration, engineering review and feedback, and can manage your tasks and time. We are a team that closely collaborates; there is always another engineer available to discuss ideas for approaching a project/task or challenges you run into. As a senior chemical engineering we are looking for you to help provide leadership and technical direction for the projects own and support the development of younger engineers.   

Pictured: We are just as comfortable on land as we are on the water.  If you love the challenges of offshore projects you will have the opportunity to support exciting offshore LNG projects. 

Why The Lisbon Group

Make a visible impact and work internationally-- this is an opportunity for continued professional growth and making a strong impact. There will be many opportunities to contribute to high-level internal and external decision making. Our projects take us to sites across the globe providing numerous opportunities to broaden your perspective.

Growth, exposure and enjoyment-- we can promise you won't be bored; this is an opportunity to contribute at a very high level. We are excited by what we achieve each day. The work is varied and diverse; it keeps things fun and challenging. Accomplishments can range from: "I created a new simulation for an LNG plant", or "I contributed the regulatory gap analysis for this marine project we’re trying to get through class," to "I just got back from Nigeria." Once a proven part of our team, you will be given the opportunity to try new things, do what you love, and make your dream job a reality.

Teamwork without bureaucracy -- ours is a privately owned business with the owners onsite. If you're tired of corporate politics this is an ideal fit.  We empower and encourage everyone to develop solutions to the problems we and our customers face. We work collaboratively and every one of us is approachable and interested in providing the best product and service possible. We all step up and do what is required.

Social Responsibility – We take our contributions to our community seriously and try to leverage the company’s core competencies to the benefit of our local communities and in the communities we visit for projects.  We are a proud supporter of and participant each year in The Recipe for Hope Breakfast that supports the work of the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank. The Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank provide case management, holiday gift programs, school supplies, toiletries, and more to hundreds of local families in need of a helping hand. 
 
We also proudly support and judge the Washington State Science Fair.  Our employees are given the opportunity to join the judging and select exemplary middle and high school students to provide scholarships. 
 
We are in the unique position to support our clients in the decisions early in the project development life cycle and strive to include environmental and social sustainability in everything we do.

Great place to work -- you are a professional and we treat you as such, giving you the flexibility to attend to appointments and family demands as long as the work is on schedule. We know you'll step up and do what it takes to deliver and meet deadlines. 

Great place to live - Great place to live - Issaquah is a small city with much to offer, including a great location: we are just 30 miles east of Seattle and a 30 minute drive to the mountains with some of the best hiking, skiing and mountain climbing in the Pacific Northwest. Issaquah is home to Lake Sammamish State Park, a 512-acre day-use park with swimming, kayaking, boating and fishing as well as hiking trails. For more urban activities, it's a short commute from Seattle and its offering of a variety of cultural, outdoor and educational things to do. Seattle is a great art city, has its own symphony orchestra and boasts many professional sports teams: The Seattle Mariners (baseball), Seahawks (football), Storm (women's basketball), and Sounders FC (soccer).  

Excellent compensation -- in addition to a competitive salary and a bonus incentive program, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including 100% paid medical and dental insurance for the employee, 401(k), 3 weeks of vacation, 10 paid holidays, FMLA, and membership to Gold's Gym across the street from the office. 

Keys to Success

Success requires deep experience with front-end engineering: feasibility / conceptual design related activities and a track record of following projects through execution. Fieldwork knowledge and experience is also important; a lot of the work we win is conceptual at first and is followed through execution into operations. 

In addition, you will be successful in this role if you:  
  • Thrive in a dynamic work environment
  • Excel at big picture thinking, structured fact-based decision making, and have a deep commitment to work projects from concept through the details
  • Understand the value of contributing to the engineering community, and value feedback and review.
  • Can develop and guide deliverables on your own or by others.
  • Are excited and enjoy working hard and making high impact contributions.
  • Are eager to help our company grow.
  • Roll up your sleeves and solve problems in a very structured process.
  • Take true ownership and drive things to completion.
Finally, there are two qualities that are essential to your success in this environment. The first is being an avid, voracious learner. You're not looking to be taught; rather you seek out what you should be learning to add value to the company and our customers.  You are driven to understand why things work the way they do. You're someone who will always figure it out. Secondly, you are someone who innately wants to contribute and continually looks for ways to do so.

About Us

The Lisbon Group, LLC is a privately held company located in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. We live here because we love it here. We are an engineering services and technology supplier originally founded in 2003 and have built a reputation by consistently delivering creative customer-centric solutions to support onshore and offshore natural gas projects. We provide solutions globally to most of the major international oil companies (IOCs) along with small operators with a few operating assets.  We pride ourselves in providing owners with an independent technology agnostic perspective. We don’t provide equipment; we provide solutions.
 
Our Mission is Simple:  Exceed customer expectations by providing exceptional engineering services and technologies.
The Lisbon Group is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
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