MGR Tech Engineering

TPC Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

TPC Group in Houston seeks a Senior Chemical/Process Engineer to lead and develop the process engineering team. You will guide operation improvements, environmental compliance, and capital project support across units, driving safety, reliability, and efficiency.

The role requires a chemical engineering degree and 8+ years in chemicals/refining, with hands-on supervision experience and strong knowledge of PSM and process monitoring tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and 8+ years in chemicals/refining/petrochemical environments.
• Min 3 years supervising technical or operating staff.
• Experience with PSM 1910.119 and EPA RMP and their applications.
• Experience with process historians and data monitoring tools (IP21/OSI PI/SEEQ).
• Knowledge of PHA, MOC and PSM compliance metrics.
• Capital Project development and execution (FEL and Stage Gate).

Responsibilities

• Ensures alignment with established work processes & deliverables across operations, engineering, and capital programs.
• Drives metric review and action plans for optimal operation of process units daily/weekly/monthly.
• Oversee development and utilization of Operating KPIs to maintain safe, reliable, and efficient production.
• Leads, mentors, and develops Production and Process Improvement Engineers, providing technical guidance.
• Coordinates with Department Managers to efficiently utilize support resources site-wide.
• Collaborate with Operations, Production, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain and Commercial teams to meet objectives.
• Supports best-in-class EHS&S performance via ownership of key PSM elements.
• Champions TPC culture as a role model in applying company values.
• Ensure timely support as technical expert for environmental release calculations and capital project support.
• Adheres to safety, health, and environmental policies in all work activities.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical

Communication

Mentoring

Safety culture

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering

Tools

IP21

OSI PI

SEEQ

Aspen+

Oracle/SAP

Job description

• Ensures alignment with established work processes & deliverables including all operations, engineering, and capital programs.
• Drives metric review and development of action plans for optimal operation of process units on a daily, weekly, monthly basis.
• Oversee the development and utilization of Operating KPI's to maintain safe, reliable and efficient unit production.
• Leads, mentors, and develops Production and Process Improvement Engineers, while providing technical guidance and support to engineering staff.
• Coordinates with Department Managers to effectively and efficiently utilize support team resources across site-wide initiatives.
• Collaborate with Operations, Production Managers, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain and Commercial teams to achieve production and customer objectives.
• Supports the delivery of best-in-class EHS&S performance through the ownership of key technical elements of PSM.
• Champions the advancement of TPC culture within the engineering organization by serving as a role model in the application of TPC values.
• Ensures that team members provide adequate and prompt support as technical experts in time sensitive work, such as environmental release calculations and capital project support.
• Understands and adheres to all policies, procedures, and guidelines pertaining to safety, health and environmental emphasizing this perspective in their own work and in the work of others.
• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering with a minimum of 8 years of experience in a chemicals, refining, or petrochemical manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in supervision of technical or operating staff.
• Excellent critical thinking, leadership, analytical and communication skills.
• Experience with PSM 1910.119 as well as EPA RMP and its functional application to manufacturing.
• Experience with process historian and data monitoring tools such as IP21, OSI PI, or SEEQ.
• Experience with Aspen+ or similar process modeling tools.
• Strong understanding of PHA, MOC and PSM compliance metrics.
• Knowledge of Process Safety design concepts and documentation requirements and their application.
• Experience with Capital Project development and execution, including FEL and Stage Gate concepts.

Preferred Requirements:

• Knowledge of Oracle, SAP or similar ERP database management systems.
• Certification in Root Cause Analysis methodologies.
• Practical experience with extractive distillation operations.
• Experience with cost control, developing, and tracking annual budgets.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States continually without company sponsorship.

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