Engineer, Energy, Sweeny Refinery

Phillips 66 • Sweeny, TX

12d • $127,800 - $156,200 • Onsite

About The Position

The Engineer, Energy will help improve the Sweeny Refinery’s energy performance, reliability, and emissions profile. The role analyzes energy use across heaters, boilers, heat exchangers, and other refining process units, and identifies opportunities to improve refinery performance.

The position develops and analyzes Energy Intensity Index (EII) and other site energy KPIs; identifies and prioritizes energy losses; supports routine operations and abnormal conditions; and maintains a multi-year Energy Improvement Roadmap. It also develops preliminary economics for energy projects and provides energy expertise throughout project development and execution. The Engineer plans and supports energy-related turnaround and outage work, improves energy metering and analytics with partner teams, and supports HSE, process safety, incident investigations, corrective actions, and knowledge sharing.

The position is based at the Sweeny Refinery in Old Ocean, Texas. The salary range is $127,800–$156,200. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and meet the stated site, travel, on-call, and physical requirements.

Requirements

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country; candidates for regular U.S. positions must meet the stated U.S. citizenship or immigration-status eligibility and must not require work-authorization sponsorship.
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• At least 3 years of experience in energy engineering, refinery engineering, or process engineering.
• Willing and able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC).
• Valid driver’s license.
• Willing and able to travel up to 5% of the time.
• Willing and able to perform occasional on-call duties.
• Willing and able to work extended hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Able to transport articles up to 50 pounds.
• Able to work safely near large, hot, high-speed machines; climb ladders and stairs up to 200 feet; work around chemicals including acids and bases and hydrocarbons under high pressure and heat; and work outside in harsh weather conditions.
• Able to wear fire-retardant clothing and required personal protective equipment, including steel-toe shoes, hearing and eye protection.
• Able to maintain facial hair in a manner that allows a respirator or face mask to seal properly.

Nice To Haves

• At least 5 years of experience in refinery, energy, utilities, power, or process engineering.
• Experience with Energy Intensity Index, energy balances, utilities balancing, heat integration, or refinery energy optimization.
• Experience optimizing fired heaters, boilers, combustion, heat exchangers, steam and condensate systems, or large electrical drivers.
• Experience with energy management systems, site historians, APM, EII tools, dashboards, or advanced analytics.
• Experience developing energy project economics, capital justifications, and multi-year improvement roadmaps.
• Experience with Management of Change, HAZOP/LOPA, PSSR, incident investigation, or turnaround planning.
• Experience with process control or advanced process control applications for energy optimization.
• Knowledge of API, ASME, AFPM energy benchmarks, emissions requirements, or related industry practices.
• Experience with reliability improvement, defect elimination, bad-actor management, or KPI stewardship.

Responsibilities

• Develop and analyze Energy Intensity Index (EII) and other site energy KPIs using historian, APM, utilities balance, and EII tools to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Identify and prioritize energy losses across heaters, boilers, heat exchangers, steam and condensate systems, pumps, and compressors; quantify energy, cost, and emissions opportunities and drive defect-elimination plans.
• Support routine refinery operations and abnormal conditions by evaluating and optimizing heater, boiler, heat exchanger, steam, power, and utilities performance within safe and reliable operating limits.
• Maintain a multi-year Energy Improvement Roadmap connecting operating improvements, maintenance and reliability actions, and capital projects to site margin, reliability, sustainability, and emissions goals.
• Develop preliminary economics for energy-related expense and capital projects and provide energy subject-matter expertise through design, MOC, HAZOPs, PSSRs, construction, commissioning, and related project reviews.
• Plan and support energy-related turnaround and outage work, including equipment improvements, steam and condensate repairs, metering, field troubleshooting, recommissioning, and post-turnaround benefit reviews.
• Improve energy metering, data quality, dashboards, and analytics in partnership with Instrumentation, Electrical, Process Control/APC, and digital teams.
• Support HSE, process safety, incident investigations, corrective actions, and knowledge sharing.

Benefits

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus.
• 8% 401(k) company match.
• Cash Balance Account pension.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees enrolled in an HDHP.
• Well-being programs and incentives, including an Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level