Senior Engineer (Fixed Equipment)

Country United States / US City PORT ARTHUR Workplace location PORT ARTHUR-PORT ARTHUR REFINERY(TX-USA) Employer company TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. Domain Maintenance / Inspection / Technology Type of contract Regular position Experience Minimum 6 years

Context & Environment

Join our dynamic US Refining & Chemicals Team as a Sr. Engineer (Fixed Equipment) at our Port Arthur Platform!  Read on for more, and don’t hesitate to apply today!

Activities

What You Bring:

• Bachelor of Science Degree, in Mechanical Engineering
• 5+ years of experience performing mechanical engineering support 
• Problem solving abilities utilizing recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices
• Ability to efficiently manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
• Familiarity with industry codes and standards
• Good oral, written, communication, interpersonal, and troubleshooting skills
• Requires climbing to elevated heights on equipment.  It also requires entering equipment during turnarounds or shutdowns

• Requires occasional weekend and night work for support of turnarounds or shutdowns

 

Candidate Profile

• Provide engineering support to Operations and Maintenance on an ongoing basis to address daily mechanical operating needs.  Work closely with TotalEnergies and contract maintenance personnel to ensure that required repairs and modifications are completed safely using good engineering practices, with minimum equipment downtime and in a cost-effective manner.
• Mentor less experienced engineers
• Provide engineering support prior to and during scheduled unit shutdowns, and emergency upsets in order to complete all repair and modification items while minimizing downtime and expenses.
• Define detailed engineering work scopes for package execution with both on-site and external engineering support groups
• Work with Inspection and Operations to evaluate and recommend mechanical modifications to existing equipment and specify new equipment to improve refinery operations, efficiency, equipment reliability, safety and environmental performance.
• Ensure that all modifications are made according to current TotalEnergies specification and procedures, documenting these changes in accordance with TotalEnergies’ Management of Change policies and OSHA regulations.
• Identify recurring mechanical problems in process equipment and develop and implement solutions using recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices.
• Work with Purchasing and vendors to specify and requisition materials and equipment that meet TotalEnergies Engineering Specifications in a cost-effective manner, while optimizing deliveries to minimize process equipment downtime.
• Coordinate the detail design development of low cost, scheduled, capital projects within their assigned area of responsibility.
• Provide mechanical engineering support for Process Hazards Analysis pertaining to process units within their area of responsibility.
• Participate and/or lead Root Cause Failure Analyses for incidents at the Platform
• Participate as a member on the Area Business Team for delegated units
• Ensure that refinery Safety, Quality and Reliability initiatives are carried out in daily activities

Additional Information

TotalEnergies values diversity, promotes individual growth and offers equal opportunity careers.

More about the Port Arthur:

Located in Texas near the Gulf of Mexico, Port Arthur is one of TotalEnergies’ biggest refining and petrochemicals platforms, employing nearly 650 TotalEnergies employees.  It is the largest TotalEnergies facility in the United States.

The city of Port Arthur is located on the shores of Sabine Lake with wetlands and Gulf beaches at its southern tip. There’s a strong sense of community and true southern hospitality.  For adventure further afield, the Cajun culture of Louisiana is at your doorstep, and being not far from Houston, both local and international travel is only a stone’s throw away.