Sr. Project Process Engineer Job

JOB SUMMARY

The Clear Lake Project Process Engineer reports directly to the Regional Acrylics BU Manufacturing Director, Americas and reports functionally, to the Acrylics BU Global Process & Technology Manager.

 

 

This position is US-based. It is located in the Houston area, and he/she support the Clear Lake manufacturing site.

• Deep knowledge of the BU processes. 3 different process technologies currently operated or studied.
• Responsible for studies (process development) for industrial capital projects -from 1 to 50M€, or more

 or for plant supports (3 to 5 studies carried out simultaneously}

• Definition and management of Process resources for studies that may be placed under his/her responsibility (from hundreds to several thousand man hours)

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITES

• [5%] Comply with safety rules and requirements of plant site. Participate in Behavior safety program. Participate in incident investigations, management of change reviews, process hazard analysis (and other process safety activities) as required.
• [30%] Develop independently, either by himself/herself, or with a teamworking under his/her supervision, the process studies which are under his/her responsibility.  Review the studies that may be partially or totally subcontracted to vendors.  Coordinate and validate the safety studies on projects which are under his/her responsibility.
• [10%] Propose and promote ideas for the implementation of process improvements, either on studies/projects which are under his/her responsibility, or through his/her participation in peer reviews for other projects. Implement Best Practices in Process design, as required during his/her mission.
• [10%] Ensure the coordination and provides input for his/her projects to the local plant team, the BU process team, the Corporate Technical Centers (of France and US), the Corporate Social Responsibility division, the Corporate HES.
• [10%] Ensure, within the BU, the sharing of experience between the different members of the local team, as well as with the teams of other plants operating similar processes. Participate in the definition of R&D programs and provide support during their development.
• [10%] Support plant process improvement engineers as needed on process design tools. Participate in internal and external benchmark, with the aim of ensuring the technology follow up, as required to maintain and improve the Arkema's processes competitiveness,
• [25%] Serve as key technical resource for the commissioning and start-up of the new processes, commissioning, and plant start-up. Organize and lead test runs after startup of major projects. Prepare and present post commercialization reviews for these projects.

 

The competitive environment imposes strong constraints in terms of cost and schedule reductions of investments and of studies.

The individual must have:

• a strong technical background in continuous processes and reactor technology, preferably including experience with operations and new equipment commissioning and start-up.
• experience with staged development projects from conceptual design to feasibility and FEED

 

Individual must be able to communicate on multiple levels of organization and with external contractors. Individual must be able to manage multiple tasks in parallel required by the management of the major projects.<