Principal Reliability Engineer

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for sustaining and continuously improving various mechanical components for equipment and tools. Ensures the safe, effective operations of the organization's production and supports continuous improvement. Manages reliability engineering projects. Performs analytical verification. Evaluates, tests and tracks results of reliability interventions. Initiates reporting for internal or third-party reported incidents. Creates, documents and follows up on corrective actions. Prepares routine reports and memos and coordinate communications across all necessary functional groups of the organization.

All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, and vision of the organization. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. All activities must be in compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity laws, HIPAA, ERISA, and other regulations, as appropriate

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• 4 year / Bachelor's Degree (Required)
• In lieu of the above education requirements, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Fifteen (15) or more years experience in Oil & Gas, or related experience (Required)
• 2+ years of managment experince (Preferred) 
• No Licensure or Certification Required, PE preferred.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• The individual must currently reside in, or be willing to relocate to, one of our four refinery locations or the Houston area, or within close proximity to one of these sites.
• Must be okay with 30% to 50% Travel 
• Reliability Management
• Discipline Specific Asset Knowledge
• Reliability Engineering
• General Asset Knowledge
• Process Safety Management
• Turnarounds
• Continuous Improvement
• Analysis
• Provide engineering technical support to operating units, environmental activities and plant projects to improve reliability, process safety and environmental performance.
• Support process safety, safety, and environmental compliance by participating in process hazard analysis, incident investigations, procedure development, management of change, alarm management, pressure protection management, and providing technical assistance for work scope development, and assessment of operating impacts on equipment.
• Design improvements for equipment/systems to improve overall reliability, availability, and predictability of production, improve process safety and environmental performance including complex designs.
• Provide process support to Plant Engineering activities, usually involving preparation of major appropriation requests or execution of detailed engineering of projects
• Perform equipment reliability analysis and recommends improvements based on Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) findings.
• While this job description aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the role, it may not detail every task or responsibility required.

CORE COMPETENCIES

CHANGE AGILITY (LEVEL 3 APPLYING):

Identifies, initiates, and adapts to organizational changes that foster enhanced effectiveness, efficiency, safety, and ultimately business results.

COLLABORATION (LEVEL 3 APPLYING):

Sees connection points across the organization and partners effectively with others to achieve common goals.

DECISION MAKING (LEVEL 3 APPLYING):

Selects a course of action to reduce risk and uncertainty and create optimal outcomes.

DRIVE FOR RESULTS (LEVEL 3 APPLYING):

Drives to achieve challenging performance objectives.

TEAM BUILDING (LEVEL 3 APPLYING):

Builds trust, fosters openness, and provides support. As the manager of a team, selects and motivates a strong team.