Senior Project Development Engineer (ECU BOOST)

·       Minimum BS in Chemical Engineering, plus minimum of 10+ years relevant experience is required. Technology specific training may be necessary for design efforts. Experience in multiple areas of Steam Cracker Engineering with a  background in process design,  operations support, and  design of small projects preferred.  Experience in Process Control helpful.

·       Must be competent to simulate all process operations in the facility, able to specify through data sheets new equipment of all types required for project implementation, able to develop PFDs & P&IDs, able to design control logic for DCS systems, & able to evaluate hydraulic systems.  Must be able to evaluate HAZOP concerns.  Must be technically competent, demonstrate commitment, excellence in oral/written communications, and have strong time management skills. 

Travel (domestic & foreign).  Work Schedule normal 40 hours/week with overtime as required. Position requirements include field inspection of work in process, including locations accessible by ladder and internal inspection of process equipment (towers, vessels).

·       Develop solutions to ensure consistent beneficial production of the Ethane Cracker Unit.  Complete the front end development of projects for the Ethane Cracker Unit by developing the agreed to project scopes, coordinating project cost/benefit studies for final project justifications, and achieve consensus among the customers such that these projects may be presented for funding approval.

·       Work with Process Support Engineering to troubleshoot existing and new issues at the Ethane Cracker Unit.  Assist with unit surveys, reviewing data, performing calculations, conducting test runs, etc..

·       Participate in profitability improvement programs to evaluate and implement high payout capital projects to improve the TotalEnergies PAP, Baystar, and Borealis competitive positions, and return on capital employed (ROCE).

·       Assist with approved capital projects as they are estimated, engineered, constructed, and commissioned.  This includes participating with customers (Base Chemicals, BTP, Logistics, Operations, Optimization, HSE, and Reliability) and Contractors, conducting P&ID and HAZOP reviews and assisting during start-up and troubleshooting.

·       Develop basic engineering data. This includes a complete heat and material  balance, all product specification, battery limit conditions, possible contamination issues, and failure mode impacts.  Develop Process Design Basis as defined in the Capital Projects Procedures Manual.  Evaluate impact to other processes though interconnections created by the project.

·       Achieve project process design approval by conducting gate reviews as defined by the Project Procedure for approvals through FEED gate. Conduct P&ID reviews and HAZOPs prior to FEED gate to freeze design prior to developing funding estimate.

·       Specify design of all engineered items in project such as reactors, towers, drums, heat exchangers, pumps, compressors, instrumentation, piping hydraulics, and heaters.

·       Assist with troubleshooting as required for the more challenging/complex unit operating and reliability problems.

Ensure that Ethane Cracker Unit quality and safety initiatives are carried out in daily activities

·       This position requires the ability to take a problem definition and create a cost-effective process solution to achieve the stated goal. This requires an intimate knowledge of ethane cracker processing with a fundamental understanding of all processes within the plant (including relationships with refining units) and their commercial impact to the plant’s profitability.  Incumbent will document the project changes through P&IDs that contain the information to allow the detailed design of the project.

·       Job assignments will come from the ECU Boost Manager based on priorities set by the Area 6 business team and Joint Venture. Project development will follow the TotalEnergies Corporate guidelines and will include working with corporate resources, technical experts in Europe, technical experts of Borealis, technical experts of the licensor.  In addition, the incumbent may be called upon to help with unusual operating problems due to the wide background of process knowledge.

Work with various departments to gain consensus and joint venture management to achieve common and separate goals, including managing multiple projects