Principal Process Engineer Refinery

GPP Recruitment Limited; Geelong; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Viva Energy in Geelong, VIC, is seeking a Principal Process Engineer with a strong background in refinery operations. You will provide technical leadership across process technologies to optimise safety, reliability and profitability while adhering to HSSE standards.

The role requires deep knowledge of oil refining, fired equipment design and risk management to ALARP, plus experience as a process engineering signatory and HAZOP leader, with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive change.

Qualifications

• Tertiary engineering qualification, usually chemical engineering.
• Deep understanding of continuous process plant operations in oil refining.
• Experience with fired equipment design, safeguarding and safety.
• Strong risk assessment and decision making to ALARP.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to process technologies in the refinery.
• Lead problem solving for complex process issues to optimise safety and profitability.
• Support management as technical advisor and ensure HSSE compliance.
• Serve as process engineering assurance signatory and possible HAZOP leader.

Skills

Process engineering

Refinery operations

HAZOP leadership

MOC sign-off experience

Risk management

Stakeholder influence

Education

Chemical Engineering degree

Job description

GPP Recruitment has proudly partnered with Viva Energy to recruit a key position at Australia’s largest refinery in Geelong. We are searching for a Principal Process Engineer with a background in refinery operations. The successful candidate will have a background in the operation, maintenance, engineering, optimisation, or safety of fuel-burning equipment.

1x PRINCIPAL PROCESS ENGINEER

Location Geelong, VIC

Permanent Position

• Provide technical leadership in long term technical support/guidance to assigned Process Technologies in the refinery with the objective of optimising and sustaining the safety, reliability and profitability.
• Improve and optimize the site Operations by facilitating rapid problem solving of the Refinery’s complex process technical problems, following all relevant processes.
• Assists upper level management and staff as a technical specialist or advisor.
• Ensure all activities are conducted and managed in accordance with agreed HSSE practices and procedure as outlined in the Geelong Refinery Management System.
• Tertiary engineering qualification, usually chemical engineering
• Deep understanding of continuous process plant operations, ideally oil refining (distillation, conversion, treating etc), or oil and gas processing.
• Provide focal point knowledge for fired equipment process design, safeguarding and operational safety.
• Demonstrated thorough understanding of technical (process plant) risk management techniques and decision making to As Low as Reasonably Practicable.
• Significant experience as a process engineer in (preferably) a Major Hazard Facility.
• Skilled as or ability to become a Process Engineering assurance/MOC signatory and HAZOP leader.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively utilise all available communication channels.

About you

We are seeking a technical expert in Process Engineering within an oil refinery. Your technical knowledge will see you focused on safety, driving change and innovation. You will understand the technical complexity associated with the future refinery technical plan. Experienced in influencing through others, engaging stakeholder across all levels and leading change. Seeking experience with combustion equipment and processes that involve the controlled burning of fuel to generate heat, steam, or energy.

About Viva Energy

Join a team that values diversity. Viva Energy is a great place to be yourself. We believe in our people, trust in their positive intentions, and empower everyone to amplify their voice across the business. We value inclusion because that’s how we get the best outcomes.

Awarded the WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality for the past five years highlights that we are driven by our people and continuing our focus on making Viva Energy reflect the ever-changing face of Australia.

Additional Information

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and encourage and support diversity in our traditional and non-traditional roles.