Front-End Development Engineer - PEMEX Deer Park

PEMEX Deer Park is a highly complex refinery located 18 miles east of Houston in Deer Park, TX, and is a part of the PEMEX group which is a fully integrated oil company in the Americas, working across the entire value chain: exploration, production, industrial processing/refining, logistics and marketing.  PEMEX Deer Park provides a diverse and inclusive work environment that employs approximately 1000 employees with another 1200 contractors on site.  The refinery’s rated capacity is 340,000 barrels per day and has the feed flexibility to process multiple grades of crudes to produce the high-quality transportation fuels the world needs.  The PEMEX Deer Park site is co-located with other 3^rd party chemical facilities allowing for further integration and optimization of the refinery and its products.  We set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors and offer challenging and fulfilling job opportunities in a number of fields.  We take great pride in our ability to ensure the health and safety of our workers and the environment while being a good neighbor and have a positive impact on the local community where we work.

BENEFITS:
We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive compensation and an extensive benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental, and vision benefits, and future growth opportunities within the company. Plus, we work to maintain the best possible environment for our employees, where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning and culture.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
This position leads the development of project conceptual design (FEL 1/FEL 2), justification, alternative analysis, and implementation to improve safety, environmental, reliability, margin, and energy performance, and/or profitability within the PEMEX Deer Park Refinery. In addition, this role may support special studies and provide supplemental process engineering support to the operations or project organizations when warranted.

ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Execute process studies or detailed engineering analysis for projects that include capacity expansions, improvements to safety, environmental and reliability performance, product changes, process optimization, and/or other types of design changes that occur in an operating facility.
• Integrate input and consultation obtained from customers/stakeholders, technical, and business organizations to ensure projects are fit-for-purpose.
• Coordinate process engineering interface with third-party engineering for relevant projects/studies.
• Ensure that the project scope is well defined and meets the business needs in a cost-effective manner.
• Develop the project scoping of an investment opportunity through concept selection (Identify/Assess/Select Phases) or a capital project to ensure a smooth transition to Define Phase.  
• Provide an overview and technical assurance of contractors’ process deliverables, with guidance from the Department Manager as needed.
• Support the Project Engineer in developing project scope, cost, schedule, and execution strategy (FEL3) as needed.
• Work in a seamless and integrated manner with Projects and Discipline Engineers.
• Participate in the Management of Change (MOC) activities for projects, providing technical assurance, and process knowledge. This includes safeguarding analysis, risk assessments (e.g., HAZOP, PHA), alarms reviews, and Pre-Start Up Safety Review (PSSRs).
• Provide risk-based assurance on the quality of the safety barriers or controls, making prioritised observations and recommendations to the Project Team to act upon for further improvement.
• Develop technical and scope documents to support process engineering oversight of assigned projects.
• Serve as a Technical Authority (accountable to be knowledgeable of internal/external standards and best practices), reviewing and providing approval of project design from the process engineering perspective.
• Provide supplemental project technical support as necessary (e.g., turnaround support for projects, high-impact operations events).
• Coaching and guiding less experience staff.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering (or equivalent) is required.
• At least 5 years of process engineering experience in refining or petrochemical operations, with a strong understanding of refinery processes, economic drivers, application of fundamental engineering, and operational practices.
• At least 3 years of relevant capital project development or process design experience in refining.
• Knowledge of process simulation software (e.g., PRO/II, UniSim, HYSYS/AspenPlus).
• Experience with process safety design, industry standards and best practices.

• Be knowledgeable in process engineering to serve as a Technical Authority for reviews and approvals of process designs completed by contractors and peer process engineers. A Technical Authority must have:

• a minimum of 5 years of experience in process engineering (operations support and design),
• experience with the Management of Change (MOC) work process,
• knowledge of relevant codes/industry standards and best practices for process/design engineering.

• Effective communication skills – both verbal and written.
• Must possess model interpersonal and professional behaviors.
• Physical ability to work around and on industrial equipment, including frequent climbing of stairs and ladders.
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in designated areas (e.g., hearing protection, hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, and steel-toe shoes/boots).
• Must have a legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Individuals applying for the role must demonstrate the ability to deliver safe, efficient, and quality work in an increasingly cost-competitive environment. Must also be able to demonstrate effective coordination of input from multiple operating, business, and technical organizations to develop projects across multiple technologies/production areas that meet customer requirements with efficient implementation site capital processes.