Senior Process Engineer

About the Role

Join TAI's Phoenix Regional Office as a Process Utilities Engineer SME and be the driving force behind our new regional process engineering team. This is a unique opportunity to leverage your 10+ years of engineering design and 5+ years of consulting experience to lead projects, provide mentorship, and contribute to business development across diverse markets like life sciences, advanced manufacturing, and industrial sectors.

If you’re an experienced engineer with an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to build something new, apply now to deliver innovative, high‑impact solutions for our expanding client base in the Phoenix region!

TAI is a full‑service, multi‑disciplinary engineering and construction firm built to scale; delivering mission‑critical, integrated solutions across the full design‑build‑maintain lifecycle. For more than 35 years, TAI has partnered with leading organizations in advanced manufacturing, life sciences, food and beverage, energy, and government to design, build, and sustain complex facilities and infrastructure. TAI brings deep expertise across five core service pillars:
Engineering, Construction, Systems Integration, On‑Site Services, and Technical Services. Our unified approach combines precision engineering, field execution, and technical depth to deliver end‑to‑end results that drive reliability, safety, and long‑term value for our clients.

Team members at TAI are capable, well‑rounded, flexible, and optimistic. We have found that the best employees are those who recognize the importance of what they do and let that guide them. More than any skill, we seek people who make decisions that support the common good. We work for our clients, and we work for one another.

• Lead growth and leadership of a new process engineering team.
• Perform at a senior engineering level for selected projects.
• Plan, organize, and perform process engineering design, including researching codes and standards, preparing engineering calculations, studies and analyses, and preliminary and detailed engineering design documents.
• Manage scope of work, budget, and schedule for process engineering and design in the regional office.
• Direct CAD designers for the preparation of construction drawings.
• Perform design quality control.
• Provide subject matter expertise for teams and projects.
• Comply with corporate standards for project management, process engineering and design, and safety and quality control programs.
• Provide mentorship to enhance staff growth and advancement.
• Participate in candidate interview and selection process.
• Apply knowledge and creativity, disciplined to drive results and follow established processes.

• Attend site walks and on‑site meetings.
• Collaborate with the business development team across all TAI capabilities and service lines, contributing to proposals, client engagements, and discussions on TAI’s process engineering expertise.
• Assist in engineering fee estimation for opportunities identified by the business development team.
• Liaise with corporate managers for process engineering scope and fee development.
• Manage relationships of existing process clients to promote maintenance and growth.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.
• Professional Engineering Licensure or the ability to obtain a PE.
• Minimum 10 years of process, mechanical, or related engineering design experience.
• Minimum 5 years of consulting engineering experience.
• Minimum 3 years of applicable experience managing projects, including collaboration with cross‑functional engineering teams, conducting quality control reviews, and coordinating interdisciplinary efforts.
• History of experience in semiconductor or chemical industries preferred.
• Proficiency in PFD and P&t, equipment, piping, instrument, and support specifications, layout and design.
• Proficiency in industry codes and standards.
• Familiarity with a broad range of process, mechanical, instrumentation and control systems.
• Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Entrepreneurial spirit with proven ability to help grow and…