Pressure Equipment Integrity (PEI) Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

PEMEX Deer Park is a highly complex refinery located 18 miles east of Houston in Deer Park, TX, and is a part of the PEMEX group which is a fully integrated oil company in the Americas, working across the entire value chain : exploration, production, industrial processing / refining, logistics and marketing. PEMEX Deer Park provides a diverse and inclusive work environment that employs approximately 1000 employees with another 1200 contractors on site. The refinery’s rated capacity is 340,000 barrels per day and has the feed flexibility to process multiple grades of crudes to produce the high-quality transportation fuels the world needs. The PEMEX Deer Park site is co-located with other 3rd party chemical facilities allowing for further integration and optimization of the refinery and its products. We set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors and offer challenging and fulfilling job opportunities in a number of fields. We take great pride in our ability to ensure the health and safety of our workers and the environment while being a good neighbor and have a positive impact on the local community where we work.

BENEFITS :

We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive compensation and an extensive benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental, and vision benefits, and future growth opportunities within the company. Plus, we work to maintain the best possible environment for our employees, where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning and culture.

Job Purpose : The PEI Engineer will provide technical support across the Refinery production areas to sustain stable operations, assure plant changes, plan for maintenance outages, and implement value-add capital projects.

Accountabilities and Responsibilities :

• Provide technical support to develop design requirements for plant changes and projects within the Pressure ( / Static) Equipment engineering discipline. Assure that plant changes and projects are designed in compliance with applicable regulations, industry codes & standards, and Company best practices & site-specific requirements.
• Participate in various phases of plant change management and project meetings to support work scope development, design, hazard analysis, installation, and commissioning of pressure equipment. Ensure that pressure equipment, specified during plant design changes and projects, is designed, fabricated, and installed in a technically acceptable and cost-effective manner. Review and provide approvals for related Management of Change (MOC) tasks.
• Develop, review, and approve specifications, procurement inquiry packages, and vendor submittals to verify that all technical requirements have been properly met. Ensure that pressure equipment (and materials used to fabricate pressure equipment), including pressure vessels, relief devices, piping components, valves, insulation, and refractory are purchased from technically approved counterparties (per the Company’s approved vendor / supplier list).
• Provide technical guidance and troubleshooting support to inspectors and production team members in the areas of fired equipment (incl. heaters, burner management systems, flares, thermal reactors, boilers, and incinerators) and unfired heat transfer equipment (incl. heat exchangers, air-coolers, and air-preheaters).
• Perform engineering calculations (ex. bolted Joint integrity, pipe stress analysis, piping hydraulics, pressure vessel stress analysis, fitness for service assessments, basic reliability , etc.) Leverage own knowledge base, insights from other discipline engineering peers, and work with third-party consultants (as required) on delivering quality solutions.
• Provide technical assistance and coaching to inspectors, planners, and maintenance coordinators during turnarounds and maintenance outages.
• Represent company at technical conferences and industry forums to develop self and bring new learnings back to the Company.

Job Knowledge, Skills & Experience :