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Senior Engineer – Process Support
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The basic function of a Senior Process Support Engineer is to provide technical support to Operations, Optimization, Facilities Development group, corporate, or any other group that needs unit information. The engineer also troubleshoots, monitors unit performance, and provides recommendations to improve profitability and reliability of unit operations. Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering and 5+ years’ experience preferably in petroleum refining as a process technical service or design engineer. Chemical Engineering knowledge: heat transfer, mass transfer, fluid operations, heat/material balances, chemistry, physics, economic fundamentals. Computer knowledge: spreadsheets (Excel), DCS control data historians (PI Process book), process simulation software (Pro2 Hysim), and ability to understand new systems (SAP). Good problem‑solving skills and physical fitness for access to towers, vessels, and other equipment. Work nights during turnarounds or other special circumstances where 24‑hour technical coverage is needed. Interpersonal and communication skills for interaction with refinery groups and vendors. Activités
Daily monitoring: ensure compliance with environmental permits, reliable operation, on‑spec product, and search for problems preventing capacity maintenance; support environmental department (emissions calculations). Troubleshooting: pressure and temperature surveys, identifying and correcting potential problems, determining cleaning needs and methods, assessing economic impact and supporting partial shutdown operations. Engineering calculations: sizing orifice plates, control valves, relief valves, restriction orifices, calculating pressure drops, piping for small projects, heat/material balances, heat exchanger sizing, fluid property calculations, system volumes/residence times. Mass/volume balance: update material balance spreadsheets, calibrate or rearrange meters, and recommend corrections to balance discrepancies. Recommend to Operations on safe work practices while maintaining quality, complying with environmental permits, ensuring reliable operation, producing on‑spec product, maintaining capacity, and increasing profitability. Support turnaround/maintenance activities: catalyst unloading/loading supervision, chemical cleaning supervision, vessel inspection, shutdown/startup coverage, revision/development of operating procedures, sample procurement, and maintenance recommendations (exchanger cleaning, screen cleaning). Additional responsibilities: evaluate economics of profitable unit operation modes, lead or participate in Process Hazards Analyses, define and execute small non‑capital projects, assist groups with capital project design and installation. Monitor catalyst performance, issue life projections, evaluate new proposed catalyst systems, recommend and initiate procurement for new catalyst. Maintain working material balances for delegated operating units. Ensure refinery quality and safety initiatives are carried out in daily activities. Profil du candidat
Responsible for process technical support of delegated units at the Port Arthur Refinery. Monitor/track unit performance with surveys, Excel, PI Process Book, TDC Control System, and process simulator software. Troubleshoot and make recommendations for any operating problems that may arise on the delegated unit. Technical process support of delegated units. Potential work around: high heat, hazardous chemicals, caustic, heavy noise. Respond to unit upsets and offer recommendations during off‑hours and holidays. Informations supplémentaires
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected characteristics, including disability and protected veteran status. TotalEnergies valorise la diversité, promeut le développement individuel et offre des opportunités d’emploi égales à tous les candidats. Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level Employment type
Full‑time Job function
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Senior Engineer - Process Support
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TotalEnergies . Contexte et environnement
The basic function of a Senior Process Support Engineer is to provide technical support to Operations, Optimization, Facilities Development group, corporate, or any other group that needs unit information. The engineer also troubleshoots, monitors unit performance, and provides recommendations to improve profitability and reliability of unit operations. Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering and 5+ years’ experience preferably in petroleum refining as a process technical service or design engineer. Chemical Engineering knowledge: heat transfer, mass transfer, fluid operations, heat/material balances, chemistry, physics, economic fundamentals. Computer knowledge: spreadsheets (Excel), DCS control data historians (PI Process book), process simulation software (Pro2 Hysim), and ability to understand new systems (SAP). Good problem‑solving skills and physical fitness for access to towers, vessels, and other equipment. Work nights during turnarounds or other special circumstances where 24‑hour technical coverage is needed. Interpersonal and communication skills for interaction with refinery groups and vendors. Activités
Daily monitoring: ensure compliance with environmental permits, reliable operation, on‑spec product, and search for problems preventing capacity maintenance; support environmental department (emissions calculations). Troubleshooting: pressure and temperature surveys, identifying and correcting potential problems, determining cleaning needs and methods, assessing economic impact and supporting partial shutdown operations. Engineering calculations: sizing orifice plates, control valves, relief valves, restriction orifices, calculating pressure drops, piping for small projects, heat/material balances, heat exchanger sizing, fluid property calculations, system volumes/residence times. Mass/volume balance: update material balance spreadsheets, calibrate or rearrange meters, and recommend corrections to balance discrepancies. Recommend to Operations on safe work practices while maintaining quality, complying with environmental permits, ensuring reliable operation, producing on‑spec product, maintaining capacity, and increasing profitability. Support turnaround/maintenance activities: catalyst unloading/loading supervision, chemical cleaning supervision, vessel inspection, shutdown/startup coverage, revision/development of operating procedures, sample procurement, and maintenance recommendations (exchanger cleaning, screen cleaning). Additional responsibilities: evaluate economics of profitable unit operation modes, lead or participate in Process Hazards Analyses, define and execute small non‑capital projects, assist groups with capital project design and installation. Monitor catalyst performance, issue life projections, evaluate new proposed catalyst systems, recommend and initiate procurement for new catalyst. Maintain working material balances for delegated operating units. Ensure refinery quality and safety initiatives are carried out in daily activities. Profil du candidat
Responsible for process technical support of delegated units at the Port Arthur Refinery. Monitor/track unit performance with surveys, Excel, PI Process Book, TDC Control System, and process simulator software. Troubleshoot and make recommendations for any operating problems that may arise on the delegated unit. Technical process support of delegated units. Potential work around: high heat, hazardous chemicals, caustic, heavy noise. Respond to unit upsets and offer recommendations during off‑hours and holidays. Informations supplémentaires
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected characteristics, including disability and protected veteran status. TotalEnergies valorise la diversité, promeut le développement individuel et offre des opportunités d’emploi égales à tous les candidats. Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level Employment type
Full‑time Job function
Information Technology Industries
Oil and Gas
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