Provide project engineering leadership for a portfolio of Capital Projects (typically below $20 million each) at the Deer Park Chemical site. Accountable for safety, delivery of a functioning system that solves the problem or realizes the opportunity, cost, and schedule for assigned set of projects.

• Project Size – Ranging from $1 mln to $20 mln each
• Project Portfolio - $20 mln to $60 mln
• Active Projects – Range from 8-12 Active projects depending on size and complexity

• Safely executes capital projects from front-end development (Identify, Assess, Select, & Define phases) to detailed design and construction (Execute phase) including procurement, cost control and schedule management.
• Manages simultaneous projects with competing priorities in various phases on a wide variety of manufacturing processes in the chemical complex.
• Develops project scopes in collaboration with operations, process engineering, and disciplines.
• Ensures the proper technical authority approves the design including the appropriate technical authority of equipment specification and drawings.
• Oversees engineering execution utilizing either on-site or off-site disciplines/engineering companies.
• Coordinates with company P&T regarding Project Assurance and Technical Assurance activities (where applicable).
• Collaborates with project controls organization to develop project cost estimates and schedules for each phase and for final funding.
• Meets project cost and schedule requirements and provides accurate forecasting.
• Works with procurement to develop/implement a procurement strategy for each project.
• Works with environmental to ensure permitting strategy/compliance.
• Assists with the development of equipment and material bid specification, bid evaluation and selection.
• Works with Independent Project Analysis (IPA) to review and score projects against the specified criteria at multiple phases depending on the size/complexity of the project (where applicable)
• Accountable for working with construction and ensuring proper construction management and safety plans are in place.
• Coordinates personnel and contractor partners to assure that field activities are completed safely, on time, within budget, and in accordance with the design requirements.
• Supports construction safety expectations by spending time in the field.
• Assists with mechanical start-up plans and procedures, provides technical support during start-up, supports training activities, and assures documentation and knowledge transfer.
• Provides appropriate files to maintenance and operations for record keeping.
• Creates or assembles all documents for project closure.
• Follows the plant Management of Change (MOC) process
• Ensuring each project meets premises, is scoped in front-end to solve the identified problem, and then is executed efficiently and competitively.
• Integrating resource needs across Engineering & Technology and Maintenance Turnarounds Construction (MTAC) organization.
• Balancing project execution with stakeholder expectations in a portfolio management environment.
• Demonstrating strong safety leadership, hazard recognition, and mitigation.

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering preferred.
• 10 years of experience in Refinery or Petrochemical Plant Engineering is desired.
• 5-10 years of Project Engineering experience is required.
• A practical working knowledge of refinery/chemical processes, process equipment, and general project procedures is required
• TWIC Card is required