Advanced Process Safety Professional

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SUMMARY :

The MPLX Natural Gas and Natural Gas Liquid (NG & NGL) Services Process Safety Department is seeking a highly motivated and skilled individual eager to take on technical and leadership growth opportunities in process safety. We are looking for candidates who excel in collaborating with diverse teams, possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, and thrive in a dynamic team environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

Ensure regulatory compliance and conformance with various elements of Process Safety Management (PSM), and external & internal process safety related standards. Advises on interpretation and application of internal and external standards. Maintain and continuously improve local / organization’s process safety plans.

Provide engineering support and technical guidance related to equipment and process design that meets industry codes and standards from organizations (i.e., Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices). Able to use project engineering principles and economic analyses to help justify, plan and budget for process safety risk reduction projects.

Lead and / or provide engineering support and technical guidance in incident investigations, hazard identification, facility siting modeling, PHA (Process Hazard Analysis), LOPA (Layer of Protection Analysis), relief studies, and dispersion modeling. Able to challenge technical assumptions and validate most likely consequences and risk categorizations, ensuring these process safety studies are technically sound and meet internal and regulatory requirements.

Collaborate with Engineers to develop intermediate and permanent mitigations to close process safety recommendations / risks, and ensures recommendations are closed in a timely manner.  Able to qualitatively and quantitatively evaluate risks and propose viable mitigation measures with appropriate risk reduction factors.

Interact frequently with Operations, Maintenance and Engineering personnel at their assigned PSM facilities / organizations to build rapport with the personnel and to be aware of and assist with resolving process safety issues.  Communicate, elevate, and mitigate process safety risks, as appropriate.

Identify, develop, and deliver training on process safety management and related topics to stakeholders including technical aspects of process safety such as PHA / LOPA / IPLs, facility siting, dispersion modeling, etc.

Conduct and / or validate process safety leak calculations and categorization. Analyze process safety metrics to identify trends, strengths, and improvement opportunities. Develop dashboards and report to effectively communicate metrics and trends.

Support and / or lead audits and assurance activities for process safety. Supports facilities with regulatory inspection and / or enforcement actions.  Able to assess not just basic compliance and conformance, but also the quality of the process safety safeguards and inherent process safety risks.

Participate in specialty industry groups to share and learn good process safety practices, advocate for sound regulations or to influence the development / modification of industry standards.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, HES related field, or advanced degree with 7 years relevant environmental experience or High School diploma or GED with 15 years of relevant experience in a process industry

Working knowledge and experience implementing process safety elements

General understanding and application of the process, process hazards, corrosion mechanisms and safeguards for the type of facility / unit(s) assigned

Understands and applies qualitative and quantitative process safety risk evaluation methods on simple scenarios and processes (e.g. MOC, PHA, LOPA, risk calibration, facility siting)

Understands PSM regulatory requirements as well as industry recommended practices related to process safety

Driver's License Required

Travel Expected : Up to 50% within assigned New Mexico / West Texas region area

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Location : Midland, Texas

Additional locations :

Jal, New Mexico, Jal NM Titan

Job Requisition ID : 00018351

Location Address :

600 N Marienfeld St Ste 450 Box 140

Education : Employee Group :

Full time

Employee Subgroup : Regular

Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision-making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS / HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenship   or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.   If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, click here .

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process at Marathon Petroleum LP, please contact our Human Resources Department at talentacquisition@marathonpetroleum.com . Please specify the reasonable accommodation you are requesting, along with the job posting number in which you may be interested. A Human Resources representative will review your request and contact you to discuss a reasonable accommodation. Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement. Detailed benefit information is available at  https : / / mympcbenefits.com .The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

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We will consider all qualified Applicants for employment, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. In reviewing criminal history in connection with a conditional offer of employment, Marathon will consider the key responsibilities of the role.