Senior Project Engineer

PEMEX Deer Park; Deer Park (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

PEMEX Deer Park is seeking a seasoned Project Engineer to lead a portfolio of capital projects at the Deer Park Refinery. You will guide front-end through detailed design and construction, ensuring safety, schedule adherence, and cost control across multiple processes.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in refinery or petrochemical projects, strong leadership, and expertise in coordinating with operations, process engineering, and external contractors to deliver reliable, operating facilities.

Qualifications

• Requires BS in Engineering and 10+ years in refinery or petrochemical projects.
• Experience from front end development through detailed design to execution.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate with operations, process engineering and disciplines.
• TWIC credential required or ability to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Lead Capital and Expense projects from front end through construct and commissioning.
• Coordinate procurement, cost control, and schedule management for multiple projects.
• Develop project scopes with operations and engineering disciplines.
• Ensure proper technical authority approves designs, equipment specs, and drawings.
• Oversee on-site engineering disciplines and contractor execution.
• Collaborate with Project Controls for cost estimates and funding timelines.
• Work with procurement on procurement strategies and with environmental on permitting.
• Support start-up plans, training, and knowledge transfer; close project documentation.

Skills

Project leadership

Time management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Job description

• Provide project engineering leadership for a portfolio of Capital Projects (typically below $20 mln each) at the PEMEX Deer Park Refinery. Accountable for safety, delivery of a functioning system that solves the problem or realizes the opportunity, cost, and schedule for assigned set of projects.

Achieve Best in Class Project performanceper IPA Benchmarking.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Has the primary accountability for execution of Capital (and Expense) Projects from front end development (Identify, Assess, Select, & Define phases) to detailed design and construction (Execute phase) including procurement, cost control and schedule management.
• Manages simultaneous projects with competing priorities in various phases on a wide variety of manufacturing processes.
• Develops project scopes in collaboration with operations, process engineering, and disciplines.
• Accountable for ensuring the proper technical authority approves the design, equipment specification, and drawings.
• Oversees engineering execution utilizing on-site Engineering Disciplines and Engineering Contractors.
• Responsible for coordination with external technical resources regarding Project Assurance and Technical Assurance activities (where applicable).
• Works with the Project Controls group to develop project cost estimates and schedules for each phase and for final funding.
• Accountable for meeting project cost and schedule requirements and providing accurate forecasting.
• Works with procurement to develop and implement a procurement strategy for each project.
• Works with environmental to ensure permitting strategy and compliance.
• Assists with development of equipment and material bid specification, bid evaluation and selection.
• Works with IPA (external auditors) to review and score projects against the specified criteria at multiple phases depending on the size and complexity of the project.
• Accountable for working with construction and ensuring proper construction management and safety plans are in place.
• Coordinates personnel and Contractors to assure that field activities are completed safely, on time, within budget, and in accordance with the design requirements.
• Supports construction safety expectations by spending time in the field to observe and re-enforce a strong safety culture.
• Assist with mechanical start-up plans and procedures, provide technical support during start-up, support training activities and assure documentation and knowledge transfer.
• Provides appropriate files to maintenance and operations for recordkeeping.
• Creates or assembles all documents for project closure.
• Works with the Project Controls group to financially close projects.
• Has ability to follow the plant change MOC process to execute higher complexity changes initiated by the production teams and produce project deliverables that align with risk and Project Delivery Procedure intent.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis.
• Ability to effectively manage competing priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.

Job Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering
• 10+ years of experience in Refinery or Petrochemical Plants is desired.
• 10+ years of Project Engineering experience is desired.
• A practical working knowledge of Refinery processes, process equipment, industry design & engineering standards, and general project work process and procedures are required.

Physical requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Walking distance of up to a mile.
• Climbing portable and vessel ladders to elevations over 100 feet.
• 15-25% of work is performed in an outside petrochemical manufacturing environment.
• Occasional extended work hours during planned and unplanned events.
• Must currently hold or be able to qualify to receive a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card. Note, information regarding TWIC qualification standards may be found athttps://www.tsa.gov/forindustry/twic