Principal Process Engineer - Fractionation
Valero is looking for a Principal Process Engineer - Fractionation to join the Process Optimization & Support team at the Valero Headquarters in San Antonio, Texas. The Principal Process Engineer - Fractionation serves as Fractionation Subject Matter Expert providing best in class support for refinery optimization and project support.
Responsibilities may also include\:
- Reports to Technology Advisor, Fractionation and Crude units
- Supports day-to-day routine optimization and troubleshooting distillation and Crude and Vacuum unit issues across the Refinery sites as needed.
- Provides higher level troubleshooting and debottlenecking capability.
- Responds to refinery requests for assistance.
- Provide technical leadership to further develop Valero’s Process Chemical treatment program.
- Assists plants with investigation and implementation of strategic projects.
- Assists in the development and application of distillation and Crude and Vacuum unit technologies across the Refinery sites.
- Stays abreast of emerging technology in in Distillation, Crude and Vacuum units.
- Assists with establishing Key Processing “Best Practices” to improve profitability, including\: operating conditions, feedstock processing, hardware change recommendations, monitoring process conditions, and unit performance reporting/comparison (benchmarking).
- Supports capital development process in technology selection and front-end engineering as requested.
- Conducts regular site visits to assist in evaluation, monitoring, troubleshooting, process design, performance tests, and optimization.
- Conducts site visits during turnarounds/outages to assist with tower inspections, scope development, and solution evaluations.
- Provides training for Valero early career engineers; Crude/Vacuum, Intro/Advanced Distillation, Intern, and selected onsite training (Operations support and Installation/Inspection).
- Manages projects ranging from $50k - $5M.
- Acts as primary contact with and monitors performance of Consultants, Vendors, Construction Contractors, and Subcontractors, etc. employed for the projects.
- Communicates formally and informally to management at the refinery.
- Develops and releases monthly Progress Reports.
- Resolves technical/commercial/schedule issues and conflicts.
- Controls project changes and directs communication with the refinery management regarding changes and change control.
This position is salaried exempt status, which means you are not eligible for overtime pay.