Instrumentation and Electrical (IEA) Reliability Engineer Supervisor

INEOS•Pasadena, TX

25d

About The Position

The IEA Reliability Engineer Supervisor is part of the Bayport Reliability Group and serves as both a technical leader and an individual contributor. The role executes IEA engineering responsibilities and leads site instrumentation, electrical, and analyzer reliability programs to improve equipment availability, safety, environmental compliance, and plant reliability through reliability practices, preventive maintenance optimization, process safety support, and continuous improvement. The position supervises two I/E Reliability Engineers and one IEA Specialist/Analyzer Supervisor, with indirect leadership responsibility for three Analyzer Technicians. It ensures the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of instrumentation, electrical, analyzer, and protective systems by applying operating discipline, procedural compliance, engineering standards, and reliability best practices. The supervisor prioritizes work, assigns responsibilities, develops technical capabilities, promotes accountability, and supports consistent IEA reliability practices across the site. The role collaborates with Operations, Maintenance, Process Engineering, Capital Projects, Corporate Technical Networks, contractors, and vendors to resolve equipment issues, implement reliability improvements, and lead turnaround and outage activities. It also supports production targets by maintaining the integrity and reliability of critical IEA assets and systems.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or another related engineering discipline.
Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in refining, petrochemical, chemical processing, LNG, or power generation industries.
Strong leadership, coaching, mentoring, and team-development skills.
Strong understanding of industry codes and standards, including IEEE, ISA, IEC 61511, NFPA, NEC, and API.
Advanced understanding of instrumentation and measurement technologies.
Strong knowledge of medium- and low-voltage power distribution systems, motor controls, and electrical equipment.
Experience with SIS specification, design, implementation, and maintenance strategies.
Strong knowledge of analyzers, analyzer shelters, and sample systems.
Experience with reliability engineering concepts, reliability data analysis, and predictive and preventive maintenance methodologies.
Knowledge of electrical area-classification requirements.
Strong troubleshooting and component failure-analysis capability.
Experience conducting root cause failure analysis and incident investigations.
Working knowledge of DCS control systems and PLC systems.
Proficiency using SAP and engineering software tools such as Microsoft Office, ExSILentia, and Conval.
Project management and reliability improvement experience.
Strong understanding of asset-management principles and reliability metrics.
Exceptional oral and written communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, analytical, organizational, and prioritization skills.
Ability to communicate complex technical issues across organizational levels and work effectively across functions.
Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, hold team members accountable, and lead with a safety focus, ownership, and urgency.

Nice To Haves

Previous leadership, supervisory, or team lead experience.
Experience managing or leading analyzer reliability programs.

Responsibilities

Maintain the safe and efficient operation, integrity, and reliability of instrumentation, electrical, analyzer, and protective systems.
Lead by example and reinforce site safety and environmental programs, including adherence to the 20 Principles of Safety.
Assist in defining and maintaining operating envelopes and investigate deviations affecting reliability or process safety.
Participate in PSM activities, including PHAs, MOCs, LOPAs, PSSRs, risk assessments, and incident investigations; review and approve relevant MOCs.
Conduct routine AsCare tours, participate in audits and compliance reviews, and ensure timely completion of resulting action items.
Lead site IEA and analyzer reliability programs and supervise and develop two I/E Reliability Engineers and one IEA Specialist/Analyzer Supervisor.
Provide strategic direction for Analyzer Technicians through the IEA Specialist/Analyzer Supervisor.
Assign unit responsibilities, prioritize work, and drive consistent IEA reliability practices, work processes, standards, and maintenance strategies.
Develop and implement short- and long-term IEA reliability strategies, benchmarks, and continuous improvement plans.
Identify reliability improvements that increase asset availability, reduce maintenance costs, and minimize production losses.
Analyze reliability data to identify repetitive failures and develop engineering solutions; lead root cause failure analyses and corrective actions.
Oversee analyzer reliability, calibration, and preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
Lead the IEA engineering team during outages, turnarounds, startups, shutdowns, and upset conditions.
Conduct periodic reliability reviews with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Corporate Technical groups.
Assess emerging technologies and implement applicable work-process improvements and system enhancements.
Support hazard and risk assessments and PSM programs, including PHA, MOC/LOPA, and PSSR.
Ensure compliance with applicable standards and codes, including ISA, IEC 61511, IEEE, NEC, NFPA, and API requirements.
Manage SIS lifecycle activities, including specification, design review, maintenance strategy development, and reliability improvements.
Provide technical input to capital projects, equipment specifications, commissioning plans, and startup activities.
Develop and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance programs, maintenance strategies, spare-parts strategies, and asset-management plans.
Manage vendor, contractor, and technical service provider engagement to resolve technical issues and implement reliability improvements.
Serve as the focal point for IEA equipment reliability issues.
Manage staffing plans, employee development, performance management, succession planning, training, and technical mentoring.
Monitor asset-management plans and reliability metrics, such as failure frequency and MTBF, and report findings to stakeholders.