Associate / Project / Sr. Project Engineer

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Relocation Benefits are available for this position.

Employer will not sponsor visas for position

This position will be located at one of the following Terminal field locations E. Chicago, IN /Braintree, MA / Arlington Heights, IL. Candidate must be willing to relocate within 12 months of hire if not local to one of the specified locations.

Associate Engineer

This position is designed to be an engineering rotational program lasting 24-48 months, giving an entry-level engineer experience and exposure to several areas of terminals and pipelines operations. The successful candidate will start working out of CITGO’s Corporate Office located in Houston, Texas (unless local to one of the specified terminal locations mentioned above) and will be responsible for becoming familiar with CITGO policies and procedures, including those associated with engineering, operations, procurement, and capital project processes. The goal once the initial corporate training period is complete is to be placed into an open technical or operations position with a high project work load at a mutually accepted CITGO Terminals and Pipelines field location. The first rotational assignment outside the corporate office could be given at any time after 6 months of initial training. Future assignments will last at least one year. Once the program is complete, the fully trained engineer may decide to stay at the last location or apply for any other open positions within CITGO. CITGO Terminals and Pipelines has operations in AL, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MS, NJ, NY, NC, OH, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WI.

Job functions will require a person to oversee and assist with a wide scope of engineering assignments across a variety of refined product business unit operations. Job functions will include analyzing the scope of an assignment, determining engineering requirements, traveling for field visits to take measurements and understand site constraints, developing estimates and material lists, assisting with contracting and procurement processes, and providing project management through construction, as well as project cost oversight. Additional work will support the Aboveground Storage Tank Inspection and Integrity Management programs through obtainment of industry-recognized API 653 Inspector and NACE Coating Inspector Level 1 certifications.

Project Engineer

Responsible for developing solutions to engineering problems that require the use of ingenuity and creativity. Analyzes scope of the project and determines engineering requirements, develops economic and feasibility studies and performs engineering designs in accordance with applicable specifications and procedures. Supports as required the Above Ground Storage Tank Inspection Program (ASTIP) and the Integrity Management (IM) program. Provides technical assistance to operational personnel. Participates in and helps direct and coordinate team or task force effort toward the solution of project development and design problems.

Senior Project Engineer

Responsible for developing solutions to complex engineering problems which requires use of ingenuity and creativity. Analyzes scope of project and determines engineering requirements, establishes criteria, develops economic and feasibility studies and evaluates engineering designs and procedures. Maintains the Aboveground Storage Tank Inspection Program (ASTIP) for the assigned area and supports the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) programs. Provides counsel and assistance in technical matters to engineers, Integrity Management personnel, technicians and supervisory personnel. Directs and coordinates team or task force effort toward the solution of major project development and design problems. May supervise the activities of professional and nonprofessional personnel. Supplies technical direction and guidance to less experienced engineers.

Associate Engineer

Degree College Degree (BS Engineering). Candidates with 0 years of experience must be working towards having a Engineering degree within 6 months.

The minimum number of years of job related experience required by this job is 0 years.

List any specialized training or unique skills required

• Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions of managers and customers.
• Willingness to travel to field locations.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project Scheduling.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical documents and CAD drawings.
• Be able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).
• Willingness to relocate following initial rotational assignment period.
• A valid driver’s license is required.

Project Engineer

Degree College Degree (BS Engineering).

The minimum number of years of job related experience required by this job is 4 years.

List any specialized training or unique skills required

• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Intermediate level familiarity with industry standards and specifications related to project work (design, construction and operation). Understanding and application of 49 CFR 195 and 192.
• Design experience (e.g., hydraulic, pipe stress, pump design).
• API 653 Certification preferred.
• A valid driver’s license is required.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project Scheduling.
• Experience with SAP preferred.

Senior Project Engineer

Degree College Degree (Bachelors Level).

The minimum number of years of job related experience required by this job is 8 years.

List any specialized training or unique skills required

• Design experience (e.g hydraulic, pipe stress, pump design, tank design).
• Good interpersonal skills and good written / oral communication skills.
• A valid driver’s license is required.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project Scheduling.
• Experience with SAP preferred.
• Travel will be required.
• API 653 and/or P.E. Certification preferred.
• Advanced level of familiarity with industry standards and specifications related to project work, including design, construction, and operations. Understanding and application of 49 CFR 195 and 192.
• Project Mgmt Ability to manage assigned projects under limited supervision.

Other Information

• TWIC Card

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

The Maritime Transportation Security Act requires all persons who will need unescorted access to a regulated facility to have a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), issued in accordance with the rules established by the United States Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration. Candidates selected for employment must meet eligibility criteria to obtain a TWIC card.

The following link lists the eligible criteria for all persons trying to obtain a TWIC card http//www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/layers/twic/index.shtm

• This position maybe located in E. Chicago, IN/ Braintree, MA / Arlington Heights, IL.

Associate Engineer

• Work alongside CITGO Terminals and Pipelines personnel to provide engineering and operational support to Terminals and Pipelines field locations. Duties to include a) reviewing engineering design work performed by engineering contractors, b) assisting with the maintenance and updating of Terminal Essential Drawings, and c) assisting with the troubleshooting of technical issues identified by operations.
• Complete corporate and technical onboarding. Duties to include a) becoming familiar with CITGO’s Corporate policies and procedures, b) becoming familiar with CITGO Terminals & Pipelines Engineering policies, procedures and specifications, c) gaining knowledge of project or discipline related industry codes and practices, including applicable API, NACE and ASME codes, and d) application of learned knowledge of applicable codes, policies and procedures following familiarization.
• Continue professional development. Duties to include a) attending seminars, short courses and technical conferences on relevant technical subjects, b) attending company-sponsored training and participating in CITGO training initiatives, c) becoming familiar with the body of knowledge and obtaining the skill sets necessary to pass the API 653 Inspection and NACE Coating Inspector Level 1 certification tests.
• Perform corporate and project engineering duties for small projects with limited scope. Duties to include a) writing specifications and preparing summary reports, b) completing project design work related to assigned projects, c) estimating materials, services, time, and associated project costs, d) evaluating and selecting equipment and materials, e) writing project scopes and documents per CITGO Capital Project Procedures and f) providing project management resources for assigned projects.

Project Engineer

• Support operations by providing on an emergency and routine basis, diagnoses, and resolution of basic technical problems. Solve the problems by working (long distance via phone, email, and fax) with people of different skill levels covering all aspects of engineering – automation, equipment, piping, electrical, and civil. Improve Business Unit performance by
• Provide project management oversight for assigned projects, with responsibility for quality, cost, and schedule with the capabilities to handle projects up to $5 million total installed cost. Develop and maintain fluency in SAP, as required to make use of the Project System, Plant Maintenance, and Materials Management modules. Assist customers with project and SAP related questions. Develops and provides support during development of AFE quality estimates and preparation of material/construction bid packages. Analyzes supplier/contractor bids and provides recommendation for award. Provides support as required in development of Terminal and Pipelines capital budget. Review engineering drawings as relates to Terminal and Pipeline facilities to ensure alignment with CITGO standards as relate to safety, environmental, operation and design.
• Assist in the development, review and oversight of engineering design standards and construction specifications
• Assisting with technical programs – Above Ground Storage Tank Inspection Program (ASTIP), coatings, cathodic protection
• Provide creative engineered designs in compliance with all applicable industry, local, state, and federal codes and regulations and in accordance with corporate capital project initiatives. Professional engineers registered in the state where the project is constructed must occasionally review calculations and designs. Formal design calculations must stand up to the review of these engineers so they can be stamped with the professional engineer's stamp.
• Assist with facility budget development via project estimating procedures.
• Support the Integrity Management program. Evaluate the integrity of pipelines and determine what strategies to employ to proactively manage the integrity for the asset, perform Integrity Management Program (IMP) risk assessments, and evaluate the design, construction, and maintenance aspects of pipe line projects to ensure compliance with IM regulations.

Senior Project Engineer

• Lead and participate on special projects and corporate initiative teams such as Capital Project Technical Team, SAP development, Process Industry Practices, etc. Provide design, software and SAP and equipment operation training to less experienced engineers and other CITGO terminal operations and pipeline employees. Lead and participate in Company and industry sponsored training, industry publication reading and engineering networking to keep individual skills current.
• Provide ingenious and creative engineered designs in compliance with all applicable industry, local, state and federal codes and regulations; in accordance with corporate capital project initiatives. Professional engineers registered in the state where the project is constructed must occasionally review calculations and designs. Formal design calculations must stand up to the review of these engineers so they can be stamped with the professional engineer’s stamp.
• Manage assigned area for Aboveground Storage Tank Inspection Program (ASTIP) for CITGO Terminals and Pipelines. Participate in Corporate Tank committees. Provide project management oversight for assigned projects, with responsibility for quality, cost and schedule with the capabilities to handle projects up to $30MM total installed cost. Develop and maintain fluency in SAP as required to make use of the Project System, Plant Maintenance and the Materials management modules. Assist customers with project and SAP related questions. Develops AFE quality estimates and prepares material/construction bid packages. Analyzes supplier/contractor bids and provides recommendation for award. Provides support as required for development of the Terminals and Pipeline capital budget. Reviews engineering drawings as relates to Terminal and Pipeline facilities to ensure alignment with CITGO standards as relates to safety, environmental, operation design.
• Support operations by providing, on an emergency and routine basis, diagnoses and resolutions of complex technical problems. Solve the problems by working (long distance via phone, fax and email) with people of different skill levels covering all aspects of engineering-automation, equipment, piping, electrical and civil. Improve business unit performance by 1) championing technical programs- ASTIP, coatings, cathodic protection; 2) supporting the Integrity Management Program and other PHMSA requirements; 3) reviewing, developing and overseeing engineering design standards and construction specifications; 4) assist with facility budget development via project estimating procedures.

OUR FAVORIATE CITGO PERKS

Remote Work options available for eligible positions

• Reimbursement for Gym Membership
• On-site Cafeteria (select locations)
• Options are department and/or location specific
• Annual Vacation Incentive (40-120 hours of additional pay) for Eligible Employees
• Employee Discount Programs
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans; FSA and HSA options
• Paid Vacation Time
• 9/80 Work Schedule Option (where applicable)
• Parental Leave
• On-site Fitness Center (select locations)
• Pension Plan
• Dependent Children Scholarships
• Educational Assistance Plan
• Healthy Rewards Program
• On-site Health Clinic
• Service Awards Program
• Excellent 401(k) Match
• Company-Paid Holidays
• Company-Paid Life Insurance for Active Employees
• On-site Credit Union and ATM (Corporate office only)
• Company-Paid Sick Leave and Long-Term Disability

PLEASE NOTE ALL JOBS DO NOT QUALIFY FOR ALL PERKS

• Dependent Children Scholarships
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans; FSA and HSA options
• 9/80 Work Schedule Option (where applicable)
• Company-Paid Sick Leave and Long-Term Disability
• Employee Discount Programs
• On-site Cafeteria (select locations)
• Pension Plan
• Company-Paid Life Insurance for Active Employees
• On-site Fitness Center (select locations)
• Service Awards Program
• Company-Paid Holidays
• Remote Work options available for eligible positions (options are department and/or location specific)
• Parental Leave
• Annual Vacation Incentive (40-120 hours of pay) for Eligible Employees
• Paid Vacation Time
• On-site Credit Union and ATM (Corporate office only)
• Reimbursement for Gym Membership
• On-site Health Clinic
• Excellent 401(k) Match
• Healthy Rewards Program
• Educational Assistance Plan

PLEASE NOTE ALL JOBS DO NOT QUALIFY FOR ALL PERKS

Relocation Benefits are available for this position.

Employer will not sponsor visas for position

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, CITGO Petroleum Corporation is a recognized leader in the refining industry with a well-known brand. CITGO operates three refineries located in Corpus Christi, Texas; Lake Charles, La.; and Lemont, Ill., and wholly and/or jointly owns 42 terminals, six pipelines and three lubricants blending and packaging plants. With approximately 3,400 employees and a combined crude capacity of approximately 769,000 barrels-per-day (bpd), CITGO is ranked as the sixth-largest, and one of the most complex independent refiners in the United States. CITGO transports and markets transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and other industrial products and supplies a network of approximately 4,600 locally owned and operated branded retail outlets, all located east of the Rocky Mountains. CITGO Petroleum Corporation is owned by CITGO Holding, Inc.

The Automation Control Engineer has the primary responsibility for developing, implementing and maintaining basic and advanced process control strategies and applications for an assigned area. The Automation Control Engineer improves process unit performance and optimizes unit operation through deployment and support of process control concepts and technology. The Automation Control Engineer's secondary responsibilities include support to the alarm management program, advanced operator interface graphics (HMI) development, general troubleshooting of operating conditions, and to provide training to Console Operators regarding control strategies, alarm management and HMI (Human Machine Interface).

As an Automation Advanced Process Control Engineer, primary responsibilities will include daily review of existing basic and advanced process control applications, which includes

• Experience with Honeywell Profit Suite, preferred
• Designing, monitoring, and maintaining multivariable process controllers in refining process applications
• Valid Driver’s License required
• Refining and/or petrochemical experience, preferred
• Acting as a process control subject matter expert for process hazards analysis, process design modifications, risk assessment review, alarm management, and incident investigations
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Designing, reviewing, and modifying regulatory and advanced regulatory control loops and regulatory loop tuning, alarm and point configuration and console operator HMI graphics
• Providing project management on new capital automation projects at the basic, advanced regulatory, or APC levels
• 5+ years of Process Control experience, highly preferred
• Troubleshooting activities and performing routine work efforts to maintain and improve process control utilization and reliability
• Experience with Honeywell and/or Emerson DeltaV DCS systems, highly preferred
• Providing project support on capital projects with significant automation scope and supporting MOC and/or project manager with process control modifications
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical or Electrical)
• Providing routine work efforts to maintain and improve unit performance

Eligibility Requirements

The Maritime Transportation Security Act requires all persons who will need unescorted access to a regulated facility to have a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), issued in accordance with the rules established by the United States Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration. Candidates selected for employment must meet eligibility criteria to obtain a TWIC card. To obtain more information on the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), please visit the Transportation Security Administration’s website https//www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic

Equal Opportunity Employer