Engineer - Process

• Provide technical inputs and guidance to Operations Support Engineers at site to ensure safe, reliable, and environmentally sound operation in accordance with license to operate and established safe operating envelope.
• Maintain up to date technology specific knowledge through Learning from Incidents (LFI), and technical networks to proactively identify and manage threats to asset.
• Identify opportunities to improve unit capacity, yield, availability, and utilization of site to support their business plans.
• Participate in technology forums and engage with SMEs in the community to share learning and improve competency in their specialty area.
• Maintain and develop training materials and manuals in conjunction with P&T Learning.

Specific activities can include (but not limited to):

• Generate and review unit KPI dashboards, and to raise awareness on, create response plans and discuss risks as part of the continuous unit proactive monitoring.
• Identifies and discusses Threats and Opportunities
• Collaborate to build monthly reports which capture short-term, medium-term, and long-term perspectives for future learning. 
• Actively participate in the ESP Process through leading Alarm Review meetings and Console Review meetings with Production PTMs; and share unit status updates and escalate issues in daily huddle meetings. 
• Assist Production and Maintenance in troubleshooting process issues and escalate to UE for additional support.
• Develop, select, and implement solutions to operational and customer-centric risks and opportunities for smaller scope using OPEX related MOCs.
• Provide monthly, quarterly and annual input for production accounting and regulatory reporting (i.e., Solomon, yield reporting, flaring, chemical costs, etc).
• Identifying deviations to Operating Window, IOW and DOW.
• Develop proposals to address identified immediate threats or optimize units.
• Detailed root-cause analysis of abnormalities.
• Be an active member of a cohesive and high-performing team. 

Skills & Requirements:

• Professional qualifications: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a chemical complex or a refining facility.
• Knowledge of integration between process units and one or more of the following technologies: Hydrocracking, Hydrotreating, Gas processing, Distillation, Catalytic cracking, Alkylation, Platforming, Utilities, and other downstream technologies.
• Ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve issues with maintenance and operations.   

• Experience with process simulation (Unisim,Aspen/Hysys, Simsci/ProII, etc.) .
• Experience in data quality assurance checks, troubleshooting and statistics.
• Understand fundamentals of flow measurement technology, basic mass and energy balance.

• Understand engineering standards and best practices, FIM investigation, and MOC.
• Ability to prioritize, manage multiple tasks, and demonstrate strong written and oral communication skills.
• Self-starter and an independent worker capable of collaborating in a team environment with an ability to build strong effective relationships with asset production teams while working remotely.