Lead Process Control Engineer

INEOS•Alvin, TX

6d•$160,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Process Control Engineer is part of INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA’s Process Control and Operational Technology team within the Central Applied Technology organization. The role provides functional technical leadership and coordination for process control engineering activities supporting daily operations, advanced applications, infrastructure systems, and projects at the Chocolate Bayou site and pipeline supply organization. It helps coordinate and prioritize engineering work, supports advanced DCS applications, and carries out hands-on projects. The position supports safe, reliable, and optimized operation of DCS and associated process control technologies. It is a key interface among Operations, Engineering, Capital Projects, and management, advancing process control strategy, standardization, and continuous improvement. The role has no direct supervisory or managerial responsibilities, but provides technical guidance, mentoring, coordination, and knowledge sharing for process control engineers. The role is accountable for understanding and putting into practice the INEOS 20 Principles and reinforcing their understanding across the work group. It also supports the company’s emphasis on honesty, integrity, safety, health, environmental performance, and creating value for customers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Electrical, or Control Systems engineering.
10–15 years of process control engineering experience in the petrochemical industry.
Strong knowledge of Honeywell TDC3000 and Honeywell Experion PKS systems.
Demonstrated functional or technical leadership, including coordinating priorities, mentoring engineers, and leading technical work without direct supervisory responsibility.
Proven experience with DCS projects across the full project lifecycle, including design, implementation, and commissioning.
Ability to partner with internal customers at all levels to define problems, identify solutions, and facilitate change.
Ability to influence others and persuade them toward a course of action.
Teamwork skills, including sharing accountability and using interpersonal skills to improve team performance.
Analytical and conceptual thinking skills to understand detailed and systemic issues and develop effective solutions.
Ability to monitor trends, identify opportunities, organize work, and use available resources effectively.
Ability to anticipate problems and adjust accordingly.
Demonstrated ability to manage progress and multiple competing priorities, projects, activities, and tasks.
Broad estimating skills and practical understanding of capital, operating, and lifecycle costs.
Comprehensive understanding of control systems architecture, including data mapping and flows between DCS and enterprise-level information systems.
Detailed understanding of networking, virtualization infrastructure, and fiber-optic networks.
Comprehensive understanding of technologies and communication protocols used to integrate DCS systems, PLCs, and third-party devices.

Nice To Haves

Experience with polymers, olefins, or similar manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

Meet SHE objectives and comply with governmental laws and manufacturing-site policies.
Ensure process hazards are identified, risk-assessed, reviewed, and managed; prioritize safe operation or shutdown over production.
Support asset integrity and environmental compliance through operating, maintenance, and capital expenditure strategies.
Demonstrate safety leadership and support incident reporting, behavioral awareness, audits, corrective actions, and incident investigations.
Serve as a functional technical lead, stay current on relevant technologies, and work with Team Leaders and the Technical Authority to develop roadmaps.
Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and knowledge sharing for recent graduates and site process control engineers without direct supervisory responsibility.
Coordinate and prioritize process control engineering work across units, clarifying technical needs, deliverables, resource needs, constraints, and conflicts.
Facilitate technical collaboration and knowledge development for resources supporting OLE1, OLE2, PP3/4, and Utilities.
Drive standardization of process control practices, philosophies, and documentation across the site.
Provide technical direction and recommendations for Honeywell TDC3000 and Experion DCS platforms.
Coordinate day-to-day process control support, including troubleshooting process, alarm, DCS, and network issues; supporting startups, shutdowns, and turnarounds; performing root cause failure analysis; and monitoring and tuning control loops.
Provide functional technical leadership for process control aspects of capital projects, including control strategy, I/O assignments, system architecture, DCS configuration, and implementation.
Lead and coordinate site-wide process control strategy, alarm management, and advanced process control applications.
Ensure compliance with PSM, MOC, and corporate engineering standards, and provide technical support for HAZOPs, LOPAs, and PSSRs as required.
Drive alarm-management improvements, including rationalization and implementation.
Provide technical leadership for process control network design and cybersecurity alignment.
Champion advanced control, optimization technologies, and emerging digital solutions.
Identify and prioritize opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency, and cost performance.
Provide technical leadership and support for incident investigations involving process control systems.
Serve as a primary technical escalation point for complex process control issues and coordinate engagement with technical authorities and leaders.
Analyze industry trends, vendor capabilities, and emerging technologies.
Coordinate governance for configuration management, documentation, and change control for DCS and related systems.
Align process control priorities with Operations, Maintenance, and Capital Projects to support effective resource use and business objectives.
Coordinate with OT and IT teams to ensure alignment with cybersecurity policies and standards for process control and networked systems.
Coordinate benchmarking and support adoption of best practices across units.
Support training, competency development, and knowledge transfer within the process control engineering group.