Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

This position leads the development of project conceptual design (FEL 1/FEL 2), justification, alternative analysis, and implementation to improve safety, environmental, reliability, margin, and energy performance, and/or profitability with the client. In addition, this role may support special studies and provide supplemental process engineering support to the operations or project organizations when warranted.

ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Execute process studies or detailed engineering analysis for projects that include capacity expansions, improvements to safety, environmental and reliability performance, product changes, process optimization, and/or other types of design changes that occur in an operating facility.
• Integrate input and consultation obtained from customers/stakeholders, technical, and business organizations to ensure projects are fit-for-purpose.
• Coordinate process engineering interface with third-party engineering for relevant projects/studies.
• Ensure that the project scope is well defined and meets the business needs in a cost-effective manner.
• Develop the project scoping of an investment opportunity through concept selection (Identify/Assess/Select Phases) or a capital project to ensure a smooth transition to Define Phase.
• Provide an overview and technical assurance of contractors’ process deliverables, with guidance from the Department Manager as needed.
• Support the Project Engineer in developing project scope, cost, schedule, and execution strategy (FEL3) as needed.
• Work in a seamless and integrated manner with Projects and Discipline Engineers.
• Participate in the Management of Change (MOC) activities for projects, providing technical assurance, and process knowledge. This includes safeguarding analysis, risk assessments (e.g., HAZOP, PHA), alarms reviews, and Pre-Start Up Safety Review (PSSRs).
• Provide risk-based assurance on the quality of the safety barriers or controls, making prioritized observations and recommendations to the Project Team to act upon for further improvement.
• Develop technical and scope documents to support process engineering oversight of assigned projects.
• Serve as a Technical Authority (accountable to be knowledgeable of internal/external standards and best practices), reviewing and providing approval of project design from the process engineering perspective.
• Provide supplemental project technical support as necessary (e.g., turnaround support for projects, high-impact operations events).
• Coaching and guiding less experience staff.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering (or equivalent) is required.
• At least 5 years of process engineering experience in refining or petrochemical operations, with a strong understanding of refinery processes, economic drivers, application of fundamental engineering, and operational practices.​At le
• ast 3 years of relevant capital project development or process design experience in refining.Knowl
• edge of process simulation software (e.g., PRO/II, UniSim, HYSYS/AspenPlus).Exper
• ience with process safety design, industry standards and best practicesBe kn
• owledgeable in process engineering to serve as a Technical Authority for reviews and approvals of process designs completed by contractors and peer process engineers. A Technical Authority must have:a min
• imum of 5 years of experience in process engineering (operations support and design),exper
• ience with the Management of Change (MOC) work process,knowl
• edge of relevant codes/industry standards and best practices for process/design engineering.Effec
• tive communication skills – both verbal and written.Must
• possess model interpersonal and professional behaviors.Physi
• cal ability to work around and on industrial equipment, including frequent climbing of stairs and ladders.Abili
• ty to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in designated areas (e.g., hearing protection, hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, and steel-toe shoes/boots).Must
• have a legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer. ADD

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T IONAL INFORMATION: Indi

viduals applying for the role must demonstrate the ability to deliver safe, efficient, and quality work in an increasingly cost-competitive environment. Must also be able to demonstrate effective coordination of input from multiple operating, business, and technical organizations to develop projects across multiple technologies/production areas that meet customer requirements with efficient implementation site capital processes.]]><

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