PBF Energy · 1 day ago
Lead APC Engineer
Oregon, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
10+ years expPBF Energy is a leading energy company, and they are seeking a Lead Advanced Process Control (APC) Engineer to support the refinery’s control system applications. The successful candidate will provide leadership and guidance for the APC Engineers and Control System Specialists in strategic projects and ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental policies.
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Responsibilities
Maintain 100% compliance with and fully support refinery HSE policies, procedures, guidelines and initiatives
Serve as a safety leader within the Refinery by setting the example for safety in the field
Address/communicate observed unsafe conditions immediately
Responsible for overall safety performance of the APC personnel both salary and craft
Instill the expectation to identify and eliminate hazards associated with daily work activity and enforce the use of safe work procedures and practices
Consider potential HSE impacts when completing APC work scope
Participate in weekly safety meetings and monthly safety audits for assigned production area
Responsible for supporting process control system reliability, alarm management system, model-based advanced control solution, and ensuring consistency of installed applications across the facility
Responsible for monitoring and optimization of the process control applications used by the business unit
Responsible for ensuring proper technical support for operations troubleshooting
Prepare and manage budget for Process Control System Department
Provide technical support to all departments such as Turnaround, Environmental and Process Safety
Participate in selection/development of key manufacturing information systems
Champion development of process control capital projects which includes re-instrumentation, APC and control engineering in support of refinery capital plan
Participate in the justification of projects, as they related to process control system infrastructure, and modernizations among multiple departments
Communicate plans and optimization direction for the organization
Ensure that project designs and modifications to existing systems adhere to process control best practices
Ensure that project designs and modifications to existing systems adhere to cybersecurity best practices
Participate in corporate best practice groups related to the areas of process control applications and systems
Assist in the selection and application of process control technology consistent with the business unit’s strategy
Develop staffing strategies to meet the demands for engineering and technical resources
Handle all administrative, labor relations and personnel issues in a timely manner
Clearly set and drive expectations of direct reports and communicate concerns or issues with Technical Department Manager
Provide guidance for APC Engineers and Control System Specialists / Analysts in development in their knowledge of process control systems and applications
Facilitate training for APC Engineers and Control System Specialists / Analysts as needed
Manage a team of process control system and application professionals
Provide training for process operators and E&I technicians, as needed
Maintain effective lines of communication across the refinery including the Safety, Maintenance, Operations, Reliability, etc
Coordinate and communicate issues and weekly progress with Advanced Process Control annual plan
Coordinate other groups/crafts and contractors as required
Ability to communicate and report at a high level to Upper Management
Actively participate in corporate Best Practice Teams and TRC initiative teams, as assigned
Provide process control engineering support to Area Business Team (ABT) as assigned
Provide process control engineering support to turnaround group at scope development, planning, and execution stages as assigned
Provide support to ensure process control capital project success at proposal, design, and construction stages as assigned
Provide input and complete assigned Advanced Process Control reports; maintain neat and Advanced Process Control files for the refinery (paper and electronic)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or similar field of study
10+ years in Refining or Petrochemical
Must have Honeywell and Process Engineering experience
Familiarity with industry process safety and environment regulations, work practices, and compliance strategies as well as knowledge of basic refinery processes, reliability principles, refining economics and basic budgeting and scheduling
Benefits
Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE)
Health Insurance
Company
PBF Energy
PBF Energy is one of the largest independent petroleum refiners and suppliers.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.38BKey Investors
Control Empresarial de Capitales
2025-03-12Post Ipo Debt· $800M
2024-06-29Post Ipo Equity· $75.5M
2023-08-14Post Ipo Debt· $500M
Leadership Team
T
Trecia Canty
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
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