Global Olefins Process Engineer

LyondellBasell North America•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Global Olefins Process Engineer provides technical support for Olefins and Hydrocarbons plants globally, with a primary focus on recommending and implementing strategic opportunities to improve unit performance. The role collaborates with unit specialists and other engineers on process design and implementation of capital and improvement projects, and may serve on design teams for major capital projects. The Global Olefins Process Group, within Global Process Engineering, provides leadership and technical support for turnarounds, projects, Value Enhancement Program initiatives, and operations at Olefins and Hydrocarbons plants in North America and Europe. This position also supports the company’s Olefins technology, including its Net Zero Transition and CO2 reduction efforts.

Requirements

  • Typically a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
  • Working knowledge and overall understanding of industrial process control systems, including TDC 3000, Experion, Integrity, IP.21, Optimizer, DMC3, HMI web-based graphics, Windows OS, network communication, and security.
  • Good organizational and communication skills.
  • Proficiency in MS Office.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work well within a team.

Nice To Haves

  • Four-year degree in an applicable engineering discipline, with Chemical or Electrical Engineering preferred.
  • Experience with Triconex, A-B PLC, Honeywell controls, Wonderware, and Bentley-Nevada.
  • Ethylene/olefins or refining process experience.

Responsibilities

  • Communicate with Site Management and senior LYB management regarding capital projects, Technical Network and GPE goals, and site technical opportunities.
  • Provide technical leadership on capital projects.
  • Lead Technical Network sub-teams in meeting annual objectives, including serving as a Core Team member of the Relief System Network.
  • Maintain and improve Olefins Excellence models.
  • Support and improve process safety management performance.
  • Support Solomon Study gap closure plans for Olefins plants.
  • Support the Olefins Business Group’s plans and opportunities.
  • Support LYB Net Zero Transition and CO2 reduction efforts within Olefins technology.
  • Support and improve Global Turnarounds processes and goals.
  • Support the Value Enhancement Program through ideation, evaluation, and execution of initiatives within the Wave tool.
  • Perform design calculations to generate process data, check and validate equipment and system performance, and provide support or leadership when improvements are needed.
  • Consult, assist, or lead incident investigations, troubleshooting, unit shutdown and decontamination, startup from turnaround, and follow-up actions.
  • Interface with site manufacturing and technical groups, other process engineering support groups, project engineering, global turnarounds, and business and engineering management.
  • Facilitate teamwork to align organizational goals and gain consensus and support from company personnel.
  • Mentor less experienced engineers.
  • Travel as needed, mostly within North America, depending on home office location.
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