Manager, Reliability Engineering

PBF Energy•Oregon, OH

About The Position

The Reliability Engineering Manager provides leadership and strategic direction for the refinery’s Reliability Engineering function. The role is accountable for employee and contractor safety and for the reliability, mechanical integrity, availability, and long-term performance of refinery fixed equipment, rotating equipment, materials engineering programs, and site reliability systems. This hands-on engineering leadership position leads a multidisciplinary team of Fixed Equipment, Rotating Equipment, Materials, and Reliability Engineers, while serving as a senior technical resource for complex reliability issues, mechanical integrity programs, asset strategies, incident investigations, and continuous improvement. The manager also oversees contract engineering resources and other supplemental technical personnel as needed. Working with Operations, Maintenance, Inspection, Projects, Turnaround, and Process Safety teams, the manager provides technical leadership for operational support, long-range asset strategies, capital project development, and turnaround planning. The role ensures compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, industry standards, and company policies while advancing safety, reliability, asset performance, and lifecycle cost improvements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
Minimum 10 years of refining, petrochemical, or related industrial experience, including leadership experience in reliability, mechanical integrity, fixed equipment, rotating equipment, materials engineering, or related disciplines.
Demonstrated supervisory and people leadership experience, including the ability to coach, develop, and hold others accountable.
Strong understanding of refinery processes, asset reliability principles, mechanical integrity programs, risk management, and process safety requirements.
Working knowledge of applicable industry codes, standards, and recommended practices related to fixed equipment, rotating equipment, materials engineering, and asset integrity management.
Experience supporting capital projects, turnarounds, incident investigations, and reliability improvement initiatives.
Ability to collaborate effectively across Operations, Maintenance, Inspection, Projects, and Process Safety organizations.
Strong business acumen, including experience with budgeting, prioritization, and long-range asset planning.
High personal integrity and commitment to safe, ethical, and compliant business practices.

Responsibilities

Lead, develop, and mentor a multidisciplinary team responsible for fixed equipment, rotating equipment, materials engineering, and site reliability programs.
Establish priorities and deploy employee, contractor, and technical resources effectively.
Champion personnel safety, process safety, environmental stewardship, and regulatory compliance.
Promote a culture of trust, accountability, open dialogue, constructive challenge, and mutual respect.
Lead site reliability programs to improve asset availability, performance, and lifecycle value.
Drive vulnerability identification, bad actor management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Develop and implement reliability strategies aligned with refinery business objectives.
Provide technical oversight for fixed equipment, rotating equipment, materials engineering, and mechanical integrity programs.
Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, regulations, and engineering practices.
Develop engineering standards, asset strategies, and long-range equipment plans to support safe and reliable operations.
Provide reliability and mechanical integrity leadership for capital projects, turnarounds, and major maintenance activities.
Contribute to departmental budgeting, long-range planning, and asset investment decisions.
Support refinery improvement initiatives that enhance safety, reliability, and business performance.
Oversee contract engineering resources and supplemental technical personnel as required.
Support day-to-day refinery operational needs and collaborate across Operations, Maintenance, Inspection, Projects, Turnaround, and Process Safety.