Supervisor Design Engineering

Valero•Los Angeles, CA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Valero is seeking a Supervisor Design Engineering to coordinate and conduct activities associated with providing design and drafting services to the Wilmington Refinery and Asphalt Plant. The role involves performing design and drafting services, developing work scopes, creating cost estimates, and coordinating the execution of projects to ensure cost-effective design and drafting services for refinery projects. The company is committed to advancing the future of energy through innovation, ingenuity, and unmatched execution.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED required.
8 years of piping design and drafting experience, including mechanical design and drafting experience or equal experience in Control systems required.
Proficient as an AutoCAD user required.
Able and willing to work on-site, in-person at the Valero Wilmington Refinery, required.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s Degree in Drafting Technology preferred.
3 years of AutoCAD Plant 3D or equivalent software experience preferred.
1 year of SAP experience preferred.
1 year experience with 3D laser scanner technology preferred.
Understanding of basic Process Controls preferred.
Certificate Piping Design preferred.
Certificate Control Systems Design preferred.

Responsibilities

Plans, schedules, and prioritizes design work, ensuring accuracy, cost-effectiveness, and adherence to company standards.
Supervises and coordinates the daily activities of contract engineers, designers, and drafters.
Orchestrates engineering resource plan and manages the design drafting backlog.
Interacts closely with Project engineers to ensure alignment with project engineering schedule milestones.
Leads the development of cost estimates for engineering and design drafting man-hours.
Ensures accuracy of man-hour estimates and forecasts.
Plans and manages design expenses to stay within budget.
Ensures Contract Engineering/Design Drafting Requests are completed and approved prior to initiating work and maintains a tracking log.
Ensures design compliance with the company’s PSM program (Shell Standards, and local standards), provides MOCA documentation, and monitors the quality of drafting for the documentation process through the MOCA QAQC program.
Establishes benchmark data for selected engineering design deliverables.
Performs design work on critical projects requiring additional expertise as needed.
Performs squad checks on in-house design and drafting projects to ensure quality and accuracy and to minimize errors and changes in the field.
Oversees the assignment and maintenance of refinery equipment numbers.
Provides design guidance to outside technical Consultants.
Develops and maintains company design procedures, standards, and specifications.
Provides technical support to all drafting and design personnel; troubleshoots and maintains design department computer workstations and drafting design software.
Evaluates and keeps current software and hardware technologies that promote increased productivity from designers and draftsmen.
Oversees the maintenance of refinery drawing files, scanning and archiving systems, and associated databases.