Process Engineering Lead

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INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA

Interested in joining a winning team? A team whose employees are empowered to make a difference?

Job title: Process Engineering Lead - Capital Projects 

Location: Houston Area Operating Sites

Job Grade: H37 

Salary Range: $157,470 - $210,000

(Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc.)

INEOS has grown to become a leading chemical company, with sales today of around $68 billion annually.  INEOS is a global company with 26,000 employees on 180 sites in 30 countries.

The Olefins & Polymers USA (O&P USA) Business within INEOS includes the product lines Ethylene, Propylene, Butadiene, Polypropylene (PP) and Polyethylene (PE).  Our 4 Manufacturing sites encompass Chocolate Bayou Works (Alvin, TX), Battleground Manufacturing Complex (LaPorte, TX), and Carson (Carson, CA), with a division office in League City, TX.  Overall, O&P USA has approximately 1,300 employees, 1,400 contractors, and annual revenue of $6.5 billion.

Organizational Context and Job Purpose

The purpose of this role is to provide leadership/guidance to the process engineering function within the larger capital organization on all process engineering-related aspects of capital projects. This role will provide guidance to the process engineering function in collaboratively defining needs by translating operational requirements into process specifications, developing & evaluating solutions (optioneering), ensuring high-quality engineering deliverables and support operational readiness for successful project delivery. The Business Capital Investment portfolio stretches across O&P USA’s (4) Manufacturing sites and all O&P USA corporate functions.

In addition to specific major Business projects, the typical annual Capital investment spend is in excess of $250MM.  This role will support the delivery of the annual $250MM Capital investment spend.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Accountability 1:  Ensure the deliverables developed by process engineering function (designs, specifications, calculations, etc.) fully comply with relevant business standards, engineering codes, regulatory requirements, and project-specific expectations (including Project Design Basis). This includes overseeing the quality and accuracy of all engineering work performed by the process engineering function.

Most important activities:

• Knowledgeable:  Possesses a strong understanding of relevant engineering principles, standards, and regulations to provide guidance to the function
• Ensuring compliance: Ensures process and procedures are in place to drive the development of complete engineering deliverables aligning with INEOS specifications,  engineering codes, regulatory requirements, and project-specific expectations
• Quality Focused: Leads the process engineering function to prioritize the accuracy, reliability and integrity of all process engineering deliverables while adhering to project schedules and budgets.
• Oversight:  Reviews engineering quality metrics and understands Key performance indicators and anticipate potential quality issues.  Makes recommendations for appropriate changes to processes and procedures to address deficiencies.
• SHE and Engineering Alignment: Champions compliance with SHE including applicable audits, corrective action tracking and incident investigation as applicable.  Ensures process safety is incorporated at the initial stage of project design.
• Project Initiation to Project Documentation close out Accountability:  Supports the broader capital engineering function in driving project progression from feasibility study through engineering, construction, commissioning/start-up and document close out in the electronic document management system along with SAP uploads for asset management.
• Operational Readiness Accountability: Ensures process engineering function is supporting operational readiness and eventual asset ownership by operations. This includes commissioning sequencing/planning & integration into construction schedules, timely handover of engineering deliverables, training & SOP development support, approval of document to be uploaded in the electronic document management systems, and maintenance management system population (e.g., SAP).
• New Technology: Work with Technical authority community to introduce new technology to the business.

Accountability 2: Support and/or leads the process engineering function in the development of all necessary engineering input, including feasibility studies, preliminary designs, and technical risk assessments, to support the capital study and project sanctioning process.

Most important activities:

• Long Range Plan Development Support: Works with Technology Managers and commercial group to develop high level conceptual studies/designs (FEL 0) that informs the Long-Range Plans (LRP) based on site identified risks, commercial opportunities, and asset health management.
• Analytical: Supports and/or leads the process engineering effort evaluating technical options and feasibility in FEL 0.
• Forward Thinking: Challenges the process engineering function to consider/evaluate out-of-the-box solutions.
• Communication: Clearly and concisely presents information/ideas up or down in the organization.
• Estimate Validation: Ensures process engineering function is supporting estimate validation as applicable.
• Optioneering:  Encourages the process engineering function to develop and evaluate options which may include non-capital solutions.

Accountability 3:  Sustaining a competent process engineering function with the necessary skills and expertise to support the capital program. This includes recruitment, training, performance management, and fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement within the process engineering function

Most important activities:

• Leadership: Inspires/motivates the process engineering function to achieve S.M.A.R.T goals, oversees workload, drives prioritization, and successful delivery of deliverables.
• Development Oriented:  Focuses on the growth and skill enhancement of the process engineering function through training, lessons learned reviews, and continuing education opportunities.
• Strategic:  Understands the short- and long-term talent needs of the process engineering function and plans accordingly.
• Promotes Collaboration:  Encourages a team environment to deliver engineering initiatives or deliverables (minimizes/eliminates siloed approaches to problem solving).
• Visionary: Promotes a culture of innovation, out of the box thinking and continuous learning within the capital engineering function.
• Resource Management: Collaborate with the other engineering leads and project managers to identify resources and build project teams across sites.

Accountability 4:  Support the development, implementation and maintenance of engineering management policies, systems, procedures, and standards relevant to the process engineering function. This includes ensuring that these are effectively communicated and followed by the process engineering function, and providing input for updates based on changes in regulations, industry best practices, and INEOS Group requirements.

Most important activities:

• Process Oriented:  Understands the importance of standardized processes and drives the process engineering function to deliver consistent outcomes and deliverables.
• Promotes Review Processes – Ensures rigor is incorporated in technical reviews, interdisciplinary checks, and quality assurance audits from a process engineering perspective
• Influential:  Effectively communicates and promotes adherence to established policies and procedures.
• Improvement Focused: Continuously seeks opportunities to enhance existing processes and standards.
• Collaborative Alignment: Works with other functional managers (inside and outside of the capital organization) to ensure alignment with business objectives/goals and engineering and design parameters (basis of design).
• Adaptable:  Remains current on changes in regulations and industry best practices incorporating applicable learnings as needed.
• Subject Matter Expertise Support:  Leads the process engineering function in supporting the business technical authorities in engineering standard reviews, updates, and/or development.

Accountability 5:  Support sustaining and maintenance of strong relationships with internal stakeholders (e.g., operations, maintenance, technology managers, Commercial, Procurement, SHE) and external partners, particularly Engineering Design Houses and EPC Contractors. This involves ensuring effective communication, collaboration, and alignment on technical requirements and project delivery expectations to achieve desired performance outcomes

Most important activities:

• Customer Touch Point Development:  Encourages process engineering function to interface with asset team counterparts to ensure alignment on the design of projects.
• Collaborative:  Encourages the process engineering function to collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to set and achieve common goals.
• Encourages Diplomacy: Provides guidance to the process engineering function in managing relationships with internal stakeholders and external engineering partners.
• Trustworthy:  Builds the credibility and confidence in the process engineering function through consistent delivery of quality deliverables.

Accountability 6:  Performing audits related to process engineering function activities and deliverables. This includes reviewing relevant data, supporting the audit process, and implementing corrective/preventative actions to address any identified gaps and drive continuous improvement in engineering performance in alignment with O&P USA Corporate and INEOS Group standards (IGGN)

Most important activities:

• Accountability:  Takes ownership of process engineering function performance, audit findings, and provides guidance to the process engineering function for improvement.
• Analytical:  Can interpret audit data results and identify root causes of performance gaps and address accordingly.
• Problem Solver:  Develops and implements effective corrective and preventative actions.
• Committed to Improvement:  Demonstrates an initiative-taking approach to enhancing process engineering function performance.

Required Profile

Level of education & Experience in general

• Undergraduate degree in chemical engineering
• >15 years of experience in operations, reliability, maintenance, and/or engineering in a manufacturing environment.
• >10 years of Project execution experience in Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Infrastructure, or other high hazard industries.
• >5 years of experience supervising technical professionals and/or operations personnel.
• Strongly developed interpersonal, leadership and communication skills.
• Possesses a track record of accomplishment in leading roles by driving accountability
• Strong demonstrated ability to manage, progress and deliver multiple and competing priorities.
• Proven commitment and delivery of SHE compliance.
• Ability to positively influence others/promote philosophy
• Defines personal success in terms of the whole team.
• Creates strong morale and spirit, feeling of belonging in team, broadly shares both routine and important task
• Makes timely and effective decisions, includes use of good judgment and consideration of proper balance between benefits/risks
• An agent for change, with a proven ability to drive performance, persuade and influence others at all levels of the organization, both internal and external to the organization

Technical skills

• Strong working knowledge on unit operations, design engineering background, quality assurance methodologies and ability to learn and stay abreast of industry changes
• Demonstrated experience in Front End Loading aspects of Capital Project Process
• Well versed in industry codes, standards, and requirements (ANSI, API, ASME, NFPA, PIP, OSHA, ISA, etc
• Proficient with Aspen+, Hysis, AFT Fathom, Pipenet, and EPCON Suite or similar software
• Working knowledge of process control and instrumentation hardware
• Ability to read and understand standard engineering drawings and calculations
• Practical understanding of costs (capital, operating, life cycle)

Behavioral skills

• Business Acumen - Knows how businesses operate; informed about current and future policies, practices, trends, and information impacting the capital organization.
• Organizational Agility - Understands how organizations function, effectively navigates formal and informal networks, grasps the reasoning behind key policies, practices, and procedures, and comprehends organizational cultures.
• Political Savvy - Navigates complex political situations effectively and discreetly; understands organizational dynamics; anticipates obstacles and plans accordingly; views corporate politics as a part of organizational life and adjusts to this reality.
• Informing - Provides the necessary information for individuals to perform their tasks effectively helping team members, units, and organizations feel confident about their roles. Ensures individuals have accurate information for decision-making and delivers this information in a timely manner.
• Managerial Courage - Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current direct, complete and ‘actionable’ positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (int including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary..
• Delegation – Clearly and comfortably delegates both routine and important tasks and decisions; broadly shares both responsibility and accountability; tends to trust people to perform; lets direct reports finish their own work.
• Negotiating – Can negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups; can settle differences with minimum noise; can win concessions without damaging relationships; can be both direct and forceful as well as diplomatic; gains trust quickly of other parties ot the negotiations; has a good sense of timing.
• Priority Setting – Spends appropriate amount of time and the time of others on what’s important; quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside, can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; eliminates roadblocks; creates focus.

Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health and environmental performance.On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers.