Fixed Equipment Engineer – Heat Exchanger Focal Point #1063
Location: Houston, TX
Salary: 100 – 125k plus profit share and full relocation
Would you like to develop a program for a major area of fixed equipment at a large US Refinery? Our client is seeking a seasoned Reliability Engineer who can develop a Heat Exchanger program for a large refinery and be a technical point of contact on heat exchanger issues. You will develop long term solutions and build a deep technical skills base regarding the fixed equipment at this large and diverse heavy crude refinery.
- Responsible for developing a Heat Exchanger Reliability program that includes a detailed remaining life assessment of each bundle prior to a major turnaround.
- Serve as the technical lead during outside/vendor shop evaluations or qualification.
- Site contact for all Technical Directives issued by the company. This includes the development and implementation of any remedial plans.
- Provide fixed equipment engineering technical support to operations/maintenance/turnaround planning. This includes field troubleshooting, repair scope development, materials specification, training, and interaction with operations/maintenance/contractor personnel. Primary role is to ensure that equipment integrity is maintained.
- Provide fixed equipment technical support for the Infrastructure Upgrade Program.
- Technology owner for fixed equipment engineering standards. Review/update standards to keep up with current technologies and industry trends. Review/approve exemptions to the standards when necessary.
- Support fixed equipment issues in other areas of the refinery as required. This includes special assignments such as Turnarounds or Projects.
- Conduct root cause failure analysis and incident investigations as required to prevent repeat failures and make improvements to existing procedures and standards.
Qualifications:
BS ME and 5 + years of experience in chemical plant or refinery.
Location: Houston, TX
Job ID: 1063
Added Sep 2, 2008
