LC Rotating Equipment Staff Technical Engineer

CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

CITGO Petroleum Corporation is a recognized leader in the refining industry and operates under the well-known CITGO brand.

CITGO owns and operates three refineries located in Lake Charles, LA.; Lemont, IL.; and Corpus Christi, TX, and wholly and/or jointly owns 38 active terminals, six pipelines and three lubricants blending and packaging plants.

With approximately 3,300 employees and a combined crude capacity of approximately 807,000 barrels-per-day (bpd), positions CITGO as one of the best-branded supplier companies in the industry.

At CITGO our people are our most important resource.

Our core values are Safety, Integrity, Respect, Accountability, and Care.

Job Summary

A Senior Engineer is responsible for developing solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.

Analyzes scope of project and determines engineering requirements, establishes criteria, develops economic and feasibility studies, and evaluates engineering design and procedure.

Provides counsel and assistance in technical matters to engineers, technicians, and supervisory personnel.

Directs and coordinates team or task force effort toward the solution of project development and design.

May indirectly supervise the activities of professional and nonprofessional personnel.

CITGO's Staff Technical Engineer plays a key role in maintaining the safe and reliable operation of refinery rotating equipment by identifying methods to make technically-sound repairs in a cost-effective and efficient manner.

This position requires the ability to be self-motivated and driven to utilize high-level analytical skills and apply advanced engineering principles, theories, concepts, and techniques when providing solutions to a variety of rotating equipment issues that develop during operation, maintenance repairs, and/or turnarounds/outages.

Minimum Qualifications



* Bachelor of Science in engineering (Mechanical Engineering preferred)


* Eight years of job-related experience


* SAP, word processing, spread sheet, database, presentation, familiarity with the internet


* Advanced level of familiarity with engineering practices and industry standards and specifications related to engineering


* Ability to manage assigned projects under limited supervision


* Valid Driver's License


* Ability to obtain a Transportation Worker's Identification Credential (TWIC)

Job Duties



* Provide engineering expertise to properly direct engineering and team efforts to provide a safe design in compliance with company policies, safety rules, and regulatory codes, and practices.

Build safety into all projects.


* Develop scope for projects that make significant long-term changes that add to the refinery bottom line long-term.

These may be capital or non-capital modifications that will be defined, scoped, and most importantly, implemented in the field.


* Monitor and control project costs.

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