Process Design Engineering Lead

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About the position:

The Process Design Engineering Lead supervises a team of Process Design Engineers within the Chevron ENGINE. These roles support Chevron Refineries and Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) assets. This role also forms part of a larger Process Engineering network across Chevron.
This role’s primary purpose is to provide leadership to a team responsible for providing process engineering design data through data analysis and modeling for projects, engineering work package development and other engineering related activities. The Process Design Engineering team will support cross functional teams engaging with Operations, Maintenance and other engineering functions across Chevron.

Key responsibilities:

- Supervise, coach, mentor, and develop Process Design Engineers providing leadership and guidance on standard tools and processes
- Sets clear expectations and supports creation and management of individuals’ performance and development plans
- Partner with customers and stakeholders to prioritize the team’s workload. Ensure the team is appropriately resourced to meet the customer's needs and business plan commitments
- Leverage expertise and knowledge of process systems to:

• Design, implements, and optimizes oil and gas processes and equipment in new and modified facilities

• Develops detailed process simulation models to evaluate designs and operating scenarios

• Review and improve designs for operability, reliability, and ease of maintenance

- Promote a continual improvement mindset while removing barriers and seeking simple, fit-for-purpose solutions Ensures lessons learned are shared and incorporated into the applicable systems for sustainability

- Provide leadership in sharing information and resources across the business units

- Utilize Chevron and Industry Engineering Standards for Safety in Designs

- Closely monitors process operations, resolving process operating issues, planning for upcoming turnarounds, supporting business needs; developing process designs of Refinery equipment

- Leads projects of large scope and complexity under minimal supervision - Support department recruiting and hiring efforts

- Develop and apply process engineering and design principles to deliver high quality and predictable designs on projects

Required Qualifications:

• Must have an engineering degree in Chemical or Process engineering (B.E./B.Tech.) from a deemed/recognized (AICTE) university

• Minimum of 10-15 years relevant experience performing Process Design Engineering in an Oil & Gas operating environment

• Demonstrated supervisory experience will be highly regarded

• An aptitude for practical application of the chemical engineering fundamentals of mass transfer/distillation, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, process control and kinetics

• Knowledge of refinery and LNG process technologies will be highly regarded

• Proficiency in Pro II and/or Hysys modeling software is preferred

Chevron ENGINE supports global operations, supporting business requirements across the world. Accordingly, the work hours for employees will be aligned to support business requirements. The standard work week will be Monday to Friday. Working hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm or 1.30pm to 10.30pm.

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