Project Engineer

Description:

Do you want to work on capital projects that provide an immediate impact on refinery operations?  How about working in a team environment where you are integrated with operations, maintenance, reliability, technical services, and responsible for successful execution of projects that are critical for safe, compliant, and reliable operation of the refinery.

As a Project Engineer for Big West Oil, you will be responsible for providing technical engineering support to the assigned operations unit as required with the objective of improving safety, compliance, reliability, and expense performance.

You will be responsible for ensuring the successful execution of sustaining capital projects in your assigned unit.

Supporting turnaround execution with timely and accurate engineering of repair plans for discovery work.

Act as an interface between operations, maintenance, and inspection groups as part of the company.

Participate in task forces, incident investigations and drive the disciplined adherence to the company’s management of change process.

 

 Essential Duties and Responsibilities:


* Design of piping system repairs, including identifying specification, metallurgy, layout, and supports for sustaining capital projects in their assigned area


* Understand/use equipment standards and ASME, API, NFPA and related industry codes


* Knowledge/experience related to pressure vessels, piping, heat exchangers, and factors that affect the reliability of fixed equipment


* Work with the inspections department to generate and resolve identified issues


* Generate and see to completion Management of Change (MOCs) for their assigned projects


* Maintain current and accurate process safety information for MOCs on their unit


* Verify and finalize components of engineering work packages including specialty items, tie in list, line list, and related isometrics


* Participate in related task forces as required


* Assist with incident investigations as required


* Resolve PHA action items as required


* Support construction activities, including resolving issues in the field


* Support turnaround activities as required


* Follow-through on commitments made


* Create and maintain a neat, clean, well-organized, and professional-looking work area


* Other duties as assigned by your supervisor

 

Requirements:


* Bachelor of Science Degree from an accredited university or college in engineering.

Prefer an engineering degree in mechanical, chemical, or manufacturing engineering.


* Five or more years of experience as an engineer, preferably mechanical in refineries, petrochemicals, or related industry is desirable.


* The ability to generate hand-drawn field sketches, Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (PIDs), piping isometrics and a general knowledge of AutoCAD or equivalent is desirable.


* Proficiency in Microsoft Office is required.

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