Lead Process Engineer

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Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Motiva refines, distributes and markets petroleum products throughout the Americas. The company’s Port Arthur Manufacturing Complex in Port Arthur, TX, is comprised of North America’s largest refinery with a total throughput of 720,000 barrels per day, the largest base oil plant in the western hemisphere, and an integrated chemical plant. Under exclusive long-term brand licenses with Shell and Phillips 66 (for the 76® brand), Motiva’s commercial operations supply more than 12 billion gallons of fuel to customers annually. Motiva is wholly owned by Aramco, one of the world’s largest integrated energy and chemicals companies.

Position Overview:

The Lead Process Engineer provides process engineering leadership across the development and execution of large, complex capital projects. The role leads process engineering scope, ensures process design integrity, drives optimization and risk management, and provides technical direction from concept selection through detailed design, construction, commissioning, and start-up.

Responsibilities:

• Lead process engineering across concept selection, front-end engineering, detailed design, procurement, construction support, commissioning, and start-up.
• Serve as the process engineering technical lead for assigned projects and ensure design integrity, operability, safety, and alignment with project objectives.
• Establish process design basis, engineering requirements, technical priorities, and discipline execution expectations.
• Lead optimization of product yield and quality, equipment sizing, catalyst performance, energy efficiency, chemical consumption, emissions, alarm philosophy, and project economics.
• Review and approve process simulations, heat and material balances, PFDs, P&IDs, control narratives, operating philosophies, equipment process specifications, and other critical deliverables.
• Lead process engineering participation in HAZOPs and project risk identification and mitigation activities.
• Provide technical oversight and quality assurance for EPC contractor, licensor, vendor, and internal process engineering work.
• Resolve complex process design issues and provide technical recommendations for major project decisions.
• Ensure appropriate interfaces among Process, Process Safety, Mechanical, I&C, Electrical, Environmental, Operations, and Project Management.
• Provide process engineering leadership through construction, commissioning, performance testing, start-up, and operational handover.
• Mentor process engineers and provide technical guidance across the project organization.
• Lead lessons learned and identify opportunities to improve process engineering standards and project execution.

Experience and Qualifications:

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of relevant engineering experience in refining, petrochemical, chemical, or comparable industrial environments.
• Extensive process engineering experience in refining, petrochemical, chemical, or comparable industrial facilities.
• Demonstrated experience leading process engineering scope for major capital projects, including front-end engineering and detailed design.
• Expertise in process design, simulation, process safety, and engineering risk management.
• Proven ability to lead technical scope and influence decisions across multidisciplinary project teams.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Professional Engineer license.
• Experience working with or for engineering contracting companies.
• Advanced experience with Aspen HYSYS, SimSci, PI System, or similar tools.
• Experience supporting commissioning, performance testing, and start-up of large capital projects.
• Working knowledge of API, ASME, and OSHA Process Safety Management requirements.

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