Sr. Process Engineer

At Motiva, our employees' energy, passion, and dedication to excellence are what make us who we are and what allows us to generate energy that makes a house a home, gets us from point A to point B, and enables our health and wellbeing.

We invest in every aspect of our employees' lives because, at Motiva, our people matter.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Motiva refines, distributes and markets petroleum products throughout the Americas. The company's Port Arthur Manufacturing Complex in Port Arthur, TX, is comprised of North America's largest refinery with a total throughput of 720,000 barrels per day, the world's second largest base oil plant, and an integrated chemical plant.

Under exclusive long-term brand licenses with Shell and Phillips 66 (for the 76® brand), Motiva's commercial operations supply more than 12 billion gallons of fuel to customers annually.

Motiva is wholly owned by Aramco, one of the world's largest integrated energy and chemicals companies.

Position Overview :

The Sr. Process Engineer provides engineering support to production organizations to ensure excellence in Process Safety, Reliability, Change Management, Production Planning, Turnaround Planning and Cost Optimization.

This role analyzes data, troubleshoots issues and implements improvements to ensure excellence in process safety, reliability, margin / energy consumption and cost management.

This role utilizes daily proactive monitoring and works closely with their business team to ensure product plan delivery.

Responsibilities :

• Proactively monitor operations in accordance with long term technical Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Provide technical assurance to operations personnel during test runs, abnormal situations and unplanned outages.
• Develop and implement plans to mitigate threats to unit availability.
• Provide technical review level assurance in the Management of Change (MOC) to ensure robust process safety management for pending changes.
• Identify opportunities for margin and energy improvements, facilitating work process changes to ensure advantages are captured.
• Provide process engineering support for turnaround planning and execution, ensuring achievement of reliability and turnaround objectives.
• Prepare technical reports for internal stakeholders, partners, customers and regulatory agencies.

Experience and Qualifications :

Required Education and Experience :

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering
• 6+ years of relevant process engineering experience
• Understanding of Process Operations
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Process Safety Management experience
• Broad understanding of Engineering principles and fundamentals
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective communication with all levels of matrixed organization
• Effective teamwork in cross-functional situations
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Delivers quality results and is a self-starter

Preferred Education and Experience :

8+ years of relevant process engineering experience

Physical Requirements :

• Due to the safety sensitive nature of the job, must be able to pass annual respirator fit testing
• Move up to 40 pounds by lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise repositioning objects
• Ability to reach all work areas in the plant (i.e. climb ladders, navigate catwalks, handle heights up to 50 feet, etc.)
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in designated areas (respirators, hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, heeled boots, and hearing protection)

We reserve the right to amend or withdraw Motiva jobs at any time, including prior to the closing date. Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and / or grade.

Applicants for regular U.S. positions must be authorized to work in the United States for Motiva Enterprises LLC without the need for sponsorship of an immigration authorization or visa (for example, TN, H-1B, or other employment-based immigration authorization or visa).

Motiva participates in E-Verify.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, citizenship, genetic information, or other protected status under federal, state, or local laws.