Job Description - Process Engineer (26001GD)
Job Description
Process Engineer - 26001GD
Description
The Process Engineer provides engineering capability for process evaluation, optimization of refinery operations, project design, start-up, troubleshooting, and testing of units and technical support for a particular area of the refinery to enable the most optimum performance that will meet the company’s economic, environmental, and safety objectives.
The Process Engineer will:
Provide technical expertise to support process units for a particular area of the refinery to enable the most optimum performance that will meet daily operating targets and KPIs.
Perform all routine engineering calculations (i.e. piping hydraulics; PSV sizing; pump/motor sizing and evaluations; use process simulation software to evaluate complex problems, size/rate equipment, mass and energy balances; perform conversion calculations).
Monitor unit operating data. Ensures technical and operations management are aware of all current constraints.
Assist Operations in evaluations of unit operations and troubleshootingproblems.
Prepare and follow-up on reports on catalyst life, performance, regeneration, and requirements of the units.
Initiate proactive recommendations for improving unit yields and/or optimizing energy consumption.
Understand the refinery flows, heat and material balances, feeds, distillation processes and products.
Maintain and evaluate an informational database of operating history of units for all pertinent process variables and updates PFD’s, P&ID’s, and Unit Health Monitoring KPIs. Perform studies on the effects of operating variables on product quality, yield andprofitability.
Assist in supplying technical data in preparation of construction, operating, and environmental permit applications and reports.
Initiate and develop process design for new projects to address safety, environmental concerns, reliability, and other economic improvements to the unit.
Complete conceptual process studies/evaluations and determine the economic feasibility. Prepares project design basis document for the study. Develop lead case selection from an alternative analysis evaluation.
Complete process designs for proposed projects; write process specifications based on studies for problem solving, optimization, or new projects. These include process flow diagrams, heat and material balance, and P&IDs.
Prepare Decision Support Packages, Business Cases and assist in AFE preparation.
Develop and evaluate plans and criteria to execute a variety of projects.
Support T/A activities by participating in pre-TA planning scope reviews and project development, perform equipment inspections, assist with catalyst loading, chemical cleaning applications and make necessary recommendations for corrections and or improvements for discovery items. Issue post TA Report of significant findings and lessons learned.
Issue monthly formal unit performance report, formal reports on specific subjects, informal discussions, attend Operations Line Team Meetings and a weekly Process Engineering Group meeting. Formal and informal presentations given to Senior Management team members.
Provide professional guidance to undergraduate and associate level process engineers to support professional development.
Must be able to complete defined periods of on-call, as well as provide out of hours support to Refining operations, with short notice, participating in troubleshooting on an as needed basis.
Must be able to travel to Valero Headquarters in San Antonio, Texas on an infrequent basis for training and networking.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required:
Bachelor’s or higher level degree in Engineering.
Preferred:
Chartered Engineer status with the Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).
5 years of process engineering experience in a Petroleum Refinery or the Oil & Gas sector.
Process Simulation experience.
Project Process Design Development skills.
This is a full-time site-based role.
About Valero
Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries, is an international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels and other petrochemical products. Valero, a Fortune 500 company based in San Antonio, Texas, with approximately 10,000 employees, is an independent petroleum refiner and ethanol producer, and its assets include 14 petroleum refineries with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3 million barrels per day and 12 ethanol plants with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.7 billion gallons per year. The petroleum refineries are located in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, and the ethanol plants are in the Mid-Continent region of the U.S. In addition, Valero owns all of the general partner and limited partner interests in Valero Energy Partners LP. Valero sells its products in both the wholesale rack and bulk markets, and approximately 7,400 outlets carry Valero's brand names in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Ireland.
Process Engineer employer: Valero Energy Corporation
Valero Energy Corporation is an attractive employer due to its commitment to safety and employee development. The company provides competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, fostering a supportive work environment. Employees have opportunities for career advancement within a leading organization in the petroleum industry.
