Manager, Reliability Engineering (53390)

Chevron Phillips Chemical; Orange (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Chevron Phillips Chemical is seeking a Reliability Engineering Manager for the Southeast Texas Chemical Complex in Orange, TX. The role leads the reliability strategy to assure safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of manufacturing assets, guiding reliability engineers and specialists, and driving improvements in equipment performance and maintenance effectiveness.

You will collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Technical, and Capital Project teams, perform failure analyses, implement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering is required.
• Experience managing a reliability schedule, planning and cost controls.
• Ability to assess costs, schedule and prepare forecasts.
• Experience in SAP, scheduling, planning, and cost estimation.
• Ability to manage tasks and reliability tasks in various stages.

Responsibilities

• Develops and leads reliability improvement initiatives.
• Manages reliability budget development and tracking.
• Implements reliability-centered maintenance and RCAs.
• Leads capital project economic analysis and lifecycle cost.
• Communicates asset reliability strategies with operations and maintenance.
• Develops asset strategies and oversees reliability engineers.

Skills

Reliability scheduling

Cost controls

Planning

Cost estimation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

You may not realize it, but you’ve likely used a product today made possible by the plastics and chemicals manufactured by Chevron Phillips Chemical. From medical supplies and electronics to food packaging and cosmetics, we create the building blocks for more than 70,000 consumer and industrial products.

Even as a global company with 5,000 employees, we maintain a “small company feel.” Our commitment to foster a culture of belonging ensures that regardless of your background or experience, your voice is valued and heard, empowering you to make a meaningful impact and grow both personally and professionally. Ask any Chevron Phillips Chemical employee what they like best about their job, and universally, the answer is “the people I work with!” We value work-life balance, and love to see our employees thrive both professionally and personally. There has never been a better time to work for Chevron Phillips Chemical.

Introduction

Chevron Phillips Chemical is seeking a Reliability Engineering Manager to join our Southeast Texas Chemical Complex (STCC) manufacturing Polyethylene facility located in Orange, Texas. This role leads the site's reliability strategy to ensure the safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of manufacturing assets while providing leadership to reliability engineers and specialists and driving improvements in equipment performance, maintenance effectiveness, and asset availability. Working closely with Operations, Maintenance, Technical, and Capital Project teams, the Reliability Engineering Manager identifies and prioritizes reliability improvement opportunities, develops long-term asset strategies, and leads initiatives that enhance plant performance. The position is responsible for failure analysis, root cause investigations, reliability-centered maintenance, risk reduction, and lifecycle cost optimization to prevent recurring equipment issues and improve asset reliability. The role also supports capital investment decisions through reliability analysis, integration of reliability requirements into projects, and effective management of reliability resources. Above all, the Reliability Engineering Manager champions a culture of safety, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and people development while strengthening the site's technical capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develops people and manages direct reports.

• Assist in site Reliability budget development and tracking.

• Deploys complex reliability excellence activities and identify and prioritize reliability engineering value creation opportunities.

• Ensures the implementation of the strategic development of asset reliability centered maintenance applications.

• Develops equipment repair procedures and specifications necessary to improve plant and equipment reliability and supporting of all EH&S policies and procedures.

• Evaluates and provides recommendations for Project Management Optimization.

• Directs equipment failure investigations and cause analysis into high capex escalations and implement action items to prevent recurrence using Cause Analysis tools.

• Drives the organization to find true root cause and effective mitigations to systematically eliminate bad actors.

• Leads the integration of reliability system in the Capital Project process. Performs economic analysis of capital projects through life cycle cost analysis.

• Communicates capital investment and expense project ideas based on reliability analysis and feedback from operations and other site personnel.

• Manages the analysis of failure mechanisms and failure trends, implementing tools to monitor asset conditions and anticipate failures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

• Proven track record managing a reliability schedule, planning and cost controls systems

• Ability to assess costs, schedule and plan and prepare cost, schedule, and plan forecasts

• Experience in SAP, scheduling, planning, and cost estimation

• Ability to manage tasks and reliability tasks in various stages of implementation

Preferred Qualifications

• Successfully held small plant Reliability Supervisor/Lead position for minimum of 3 years.

• Detailed knowledge of mechanical standards as applied in petrochemical industry and knowledge of various codes (i.e. API, ASME, ANSI, NFPA).

Chevron Phillips Chemical offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package and at most locations, alternate work schedules.

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or marital status.

Travel Requirements:

Up to 10%

Eligibility for Relocation:

Yes

Closing Date:

11/10/2026