Mechanical Engineering Lead

We are looking for a Mechanical Engineering Lead to provide fixed equipment reliability expertise while mentoring and developing mechanical engineers.

The Mechanical Engineering Lead works closely with the operations and maintenance departments to establish priorities of work and follows through with proactive design and execution of projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES


* The Mechanical Engineering Lead plays a key role supporting Big West Oil’s mission to operate safely, reliably, predictably, and without incident at a competitive, sustainable cost.


* The Mechanical Engineering Lead takes a lead role in understanding and evaluating plant performance, working closely with the Operations and Maintenance departments to establish priorities of work, and following through with proactive design and execution of work packages and projects.


* The Mechanical Engineering Lead provides subject matter expertise in the area of fixed equipment.

Specifically, pressure vessels, boiler and piping design, fabrication, testing and inspection, including repair and alteration strategies per industry and BWO-specific requirements.


* The Mechanical Engineering Lead is responsible for the ownership and maintenance of Big West Oil’s engineering practices (BWO EP’s) and all technical documentations and specifications related to fixed equipment assets, relief valves, piping, bolting, repairs/alterations, pressure relief systems, and pressure/leak testing.


* The Mechanical Engineering Lead is responsible for performing and/or overseeing analytical methods such as post-construction integrity evaluations, fitness-for-service, repair of live equipment, or finite element analysis.


* The Mechanical Engineering Lead develops and mentors Mechanical Engineers through technical document generation to support the procurement or modification of fixed and rotating equipment, including pressure vessels, tanks, separators, filters, heat transfer equipment, piping, pumps, and compressors.


* The Mechanical Engineering Lead ensures Management of Change compliance of the Mechanical Engineers' process throughout projects from concept to commissioning to closeout.


* The Mechanical Engineering Lead provides guidance and mentorship to the Mechanical Engineer’s support for the daily, routine operation of multiple assigned process units within the refinery.


* The Mechanical Engineering Lead may facilitate standard refinery reliability studies and work practices such as design for reliability within large capital projects, reliability-centered maintenance, safe operating limit selection, integrity operating window selection, or damage mechanism reviews.


* The Mechanical Engineering Lead can further develop and manage a suite of key performance indicators (KPIs) around equipment mechanical integrity and reliability.


* The Mechanical Engineering Lead participates or leads Mechanical Engineers in the development of turnaround planning and execu...