Rapid Project Management (RPM) Team Mechanical Engineer
- Job Title
- Rapid Project Management (RPM) Team Mechanical Engineer
- Job ID
- 27740708
- Location
- Deer Park, TX, 77536
- Other Location
- Description
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PEMEX Deer Park is a highly complex refinery located 18 miles east of Houston in Deer Park, TX, and is a part of the PEMEX group which is a fully integrated oil company in the Americas, working across the entire value chain: exploration, production, industrial processing/refining, logistics and marketing. PEMEX Deer Park provides a diverse and inclusive work environment that employs approximately 1000 employees with another 1200 contractors on site. The refinery’s rated capacity is 340,000 barrels per day and has the feed flexibility to process multiple grades of crudes to produce the high-quality transportation fuels the world needs. The PEMEX Deer Park site is co-located with other 3rd party chemical facilities allowing for further integration and optimization of the refinery and its products. We set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors and offer challenging and fulfilling job opportunities in a number of fields. We take great pride in our ability to ensure the health and safety of our workers and the environment while being a good neighbor and have a positive impact on the local community where we work.
BENEFITS:
We value /our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive compensation and an extensive benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental, and vision benefits, and future growth opportunities within the company. Plus, we work to maintain the best possible environment for our employees, where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning and culture.
Job Purpose:
The RPM Team Mechanical Engineer provides mechanical design engineering and support for Rapid Project Management. This role focuses on defining and understanding problems and business cases and identifying solutions for proposed projects. The role ensures mechanical design is robust, engaging with other technical experts as needed, and that projects designed and executed by the team will work as intended. This includes performing calculations and creating design documents and drawing mark-ups for project Management of Change (MOC) documentation. The position will provide initial mechanical designs and assurance as part of the project MOC process and ensure proper technical authorities are engaged for formal approval.
Dimensions:
The RPM Team Mechanical Engineer is a staff function with no direct reports. The role is a key member of the RPM Team for delivery of competitive projects. The role will also be key in helping think differently on how to deliver projects in an innovative way to improve cost and schedule. Creativity, flexibility, adaptability, communication, stakeholder engagement, technical knowledge, and ability to think causally are critical factors for this position.
Accountabilities & Responsibilities:
The RPM Team Mechanical Engineer role is a key team member for delivering successful projects as part of the new Rapid Project Management work process. Successful candidates must be able to work as part of a team while also delivering individual commitments. Primary interfaces are with the RPM Team Supervisor and RPM Team Process Engineer. The role will also need to engage with other project team members to answer questions and provide support, including Engineering Services & Support, Project Controls and Services, Construction, Project Operations Reps, and outside 3rd party vendors. The role will need to leverage base organization Mechanical Engineering resources (Project Rotating Equipment Engineers and Static Equipment Engineers, Run and Maintain Mechanical Engineers) as needed for unit and technical support.
Principal accountabilities include but are not limited to:- Define problems in a way that results in selecting the best fit-for-purpose solution.
- Perform fit-for-purpose mechanical designs and/or specifications, calculations, and redline design documents and drawings in support of rapid project execution, optimizing deliverables for execution and ensuring minimal technical solutions are found.
- Lead some project MOCs as the Person Executing Change (PEC), while supporting others with design and technical review work.
- Provide technical support during construction for mechanical engineering or project related issues.
- Perform Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSRs) as part of the normal MOC process upon completion of projects in the field.
- Assure mechanical related redlined drawings/documents are complete and accurate for submittal into the site’s document control tool.
- Perform Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSRs) as part of the normal MOC process upon completion of projects in the field.
- Assure mechanical related redlined drawings/documents are complete and accurate for submittal into the site’s document control tool.
Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience:- Rotating Equipment: Pumps, Electric Motors, Shaft Sealing Systems, Lubrication Systems
- Static Equipment: Piping Systems, Valves, Relief Devices, Bolted Joint Integrity, Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers
- Mechanical design knowledge and tools – ability to perform basic analysis and to recognize when more advanced analysis is required.
- Knowledge of industry codes and standards related to new static and/or rotating equipment and their practical application within refining.
- Ability to recognize and communicate hazards and risks, from both a technical and project management perspective.
- Experience in the MOC work process, including serving as a PEC and performing technical reviews and supplying design packages for assessment.
- Ability to think causally. Formal causal reasoning training is strongly desired but not required. Successful candidate needs to be trained in causal reasoning if not received prior.
- Ability to think creatively and brainstorm new ways of working. Adapts to new ways of working and embraces continuous improvement.
- Ability to build relationships and work well in a collaborative team environment, particularly with multidisciplinary teams of varying backgrounds and experience levels.
- Ability to quickly analyze and summarize complex problems to develop fit-for-purpose solutions.
- Ability to learn new concepts and technologies quickly.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with ability to develop fit-for-purpose design deliverables to achieve fast track field construction.
- Ability to work across multiple levels of the organization to engage and influence peers and stakeholders.
- Innovative, flexible, and open to displaying a Learner Mindset.
- Has the energy and enthusiasm to pursue new ways of working to deliver investments quickly and minimize cost.
- Strong organizational and planning skills (able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously).
- Displays business acumen for achieving project goals with a willingness to evaluate and accept investment risk when the benefits outweigh the potential downsides.
