I&E Reliability Engineer

Company:
INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA

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I&E Reliability Engineer

INEOS Olefins and Polymers USA

Job title

I&E Reliability Engineer

Salary

$89,212 - $152,787 commensurate with experience

Location

Pipeline Supply Organization

Alvin, Texas
Organizational context
and job purpose

The Olefins & Polymers USA division of INEOS USA LLC (O&P) ranks among North America's largest producers of olefins and polyolefins. Within this division, the Pipeline Supply Organization (PSO) manages the Stratton Ridge (SR) salt dome storage facility, the Hobbs Fractionation Complex (HFC), and over 500 miles of pipelines in the South Texas area. The Hobbs Fractionation Complex is responsible for separating Y-Grade NGLs and producing C2s, C3s, and C4+, playing a crucial role in the CBW supply portfolio. The Stratton Ridge salt dome storage facility stores various feedstocks and products, seamlessly integrating with the pipeline systems for efficient transport and distribution.

How the Role Fits In:

This position is responsible to maintain and improve the safety and reliability of the electrical distribution equipment and instrumentation throughout the site. The IE Engineer will be a technical resource to maintenance and engineering, contribute to a safe working environment and be engaged with daily issues, compliance, project support, and the long-term reliability strategy. The Instrument & Electrical Engineer is a highly autonomous member of the PSO Integrity team and will provide support to Hobbs, Stratton Ridge and Pipelines. The engineer will report to the Integrity Manager.

Responsibilities AND Accountabilities

Accountability 1: Safety Health Environmental (SHE)

• Coordinates team's SHE activities and meetings, to ensure compliance with SHE policies, procedures, and Process Safety Management
• Ensures safety performance of team within area of responsibility
• Supports environmental activities to ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations while focusing efforts to reduce emissions for permitting as applicable
• Promotes the commitment to operate assets with no harm to people and to the environment by visibly demonstrating Safety Leadership
• Supports HAZOPs and SHE compliance audits by ensuring resources are available to participate and resolve recommendations through to completion
• Ensures resolution of Management of Changes (MOC's), Hazop's and SHE related action items

Accountability 2: Pipeline Operation and Maintenance

• Assist the site I&E maintenance team as an engineering resource
• Lead and /or serve on root cause failure analysis and incident investigation teams
• Develop detailed work scopes for engineered projects
• Develop maintenance work procedures and preventive maintenance procedures
• Demonstrate knowledge of NEC, NESC, NFPA 70B, and NFPA 70E
• Working knowledge of power system analysis and protective relays
• Investigate instrument failures and issue recommendations to eliminate further occurrences
• Participate in Process Safety Management process
• Provide engineering support for SIS implementation projects, TARs, and capital projects
• Provide troubleshooting assistance for unusual or persistent I&E problems
• Apply site I&E engineering technical procedures and national standards
• Work with operations, engineering, and technicians to identify and prioritize reliability improvement
• Read instrumentation loop sheets, P&ID drawings, one and three-line drawings
• Read function block, ladder logic, and responsible for PLC program and narrative changes
• Size and select instruments and control valves
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Communicate daily with operations and maintenance people in the field
• Be available off hours to support significant maintenance events

Accountability 3: Develop Long Term Asset Plan

• Develop criticality assessment for all electrical PSO assets
• Align spare parts management with criticality and actively manage stores stock to ensure site is well represented
• Develop PM/PdM programs for all high criticality I&E equipment
• Support CAPEX/REVEX development to support improvement efforts for site reliability/growth

Skills & Knowledge Required

Level of Education & Experience

• BS or MS degree in Mechanical or Materials Engineering or other relevant degree
• In lieu of educational requirement, 15 years of supervisory experience within pipeline operation/maintenance organization
• Operations Management experience obtained through demonstrated leadership and outstanding performance in operational functional roles
• Eight (8) years of experience leading and supervising technical professionals and/or operations personnel in operations and/or engineering in a manufacturing environment

Preferred (but not required):

• Professional Certification such as P.E.

Skills and Knowledge

• Experience and knowledge of chemical/maintenance operations and regulation
• Experience and knowledge of API, ANSI, ASME Industry Standards
• Strong knowledge in pipeline operations (de/recommissioning of pipelines, internal line inspections, flaring requirement,)
• Experience with Texas RRC regulations for storage caverns and pipelines (195 Liquids & 192 Gas)
• Experience with Honeywell Experion system
• Understanding of mass measurement and flow calculations

Behavioral skills

• Strongly developed interpersonal, leadership and communication skills
• Proven ability to lead diverse groups of people successfully
• Possesses a track record of accomplishment in leading roles by driving accountability
• Strong process knowledge and ability to learn and stay abreast of industry changes
• Strong knowledge of unit operations, project management, engineering, and quality assurance methodologies
• Fundamental knowledge of principles of financial budgeting and capital management skills
• Strong demonstrated ability to manage, progress and deliver multiple and competing priorities
• Proven commitment and delivery of SHE compliance
• Ability to positively influence others/promote philosophy
• Defines personal success in terms of the whole team
• Makes timely and effective decisions, including use of good judgment and consideration of proper balance between benefits/risks
• Creates strong morale and spirit, feeling of belonging in team, broadly shares both routine and important tasks

Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health and environmental performance. On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers.