Marathon Petroleum Corporation · 20 hours ago
Refining Engineering Director
Catlettsburg, Kentucky
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expMarathon Petroleum Corporation is committed to being a great place to work, encouraging new ideas and diverse perspectives. The Refining Engineering Director will oversee the development, management, and execution of refinery projects, ensuring they are completed in a timely, cost-effective, and quality-controlled manner.
EnergyNatural ResourcesOil and Gas
Responsibilities
Sets strategic direction, policies, and assists in decision-making with regard to the entire refinery as a member of the Refinery Leadership Team
Oversee the development and implementation of capital and expense projects
Oversee the annual capital budget development and approval process
Forecast spending on capital and expense projects as well as department overhead spending on a monthly basis
Maintain compliance with local and corporate engineering specs, RSPs, and RRDs. Compliance with regulations affecting area of responsibility
Maintain a knowledge of current appropriate local, state, and federal regulations that have potential impact on present and future projects, and design
Develop and maintain document control systems for all engineering documents, drawings and process safety information
Maintain compliance with the project management IPS system
Drive sustainable improvements in project work process compliance, budget development and management, and reliability-focused programs
Ensure the site maintains long-term reliability focus and monitors applicable KPI’s
Ensure effective collaboration and communication between the Reliability team, Area Engineering, and Operating Area Teams
Develop people and provide leadership excellence through coaching/mentoring, succession planning, performance management, recognition, and employee engagement processes
Facilitates cross-departmental collaboration and conflict resolution with groups such as Operations, Maintenance, and Tech Services
Respond to emergency callouts requiring engineering support
Provide technical advice, expertise and resources as needed to support the business
Manage engineer work assignments while providing leadership, coaching, and work execution guidance
Oversee and manage the engineering project portfolio and budget
Monitor the quality and timeliness of project deliverables
Interpret procedures, standards, and specifications. Review and approve waivers
Evaluate and recommends work process efficiency improvements
Ensure Intelex action items are completed on time
Provide daily engineering support for the area teams
Evaluate project ideas and identified refinery needs to determine if projects should be more fully developed
Provide daily engineering support for routine maintenance, major maintenance and project execution
Provide oversight for refinery relief system compliance
Actively lead and participate in the development of sustainability projects which reduce energy consumption, lower water requirements or provide reductions in GHG
Actively participate in projects that improve the optimization, efficiency and profitability of the refinery through asset modification or expansion
Qualification
Required
Must have a Bachelor of Science in an Engineering discipline from an accredited institution
Minimum 10 years post-degree engineering experience in the refining or petrochemical industry
Minimum of 5 years post-degree supervisory or management experience in the refining or petrochemical industry
Benefits
Access to health, vision, and dental insurance
Paid time off
401k matching program
Paid parental leave
Educational reimbursement
Discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program
Company
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) is a leading, integrated, downstream and midstream energy company headquartered in Findlay, Ohio.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2B2025-02-06Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2011-07-01IPO
Leadership Team
Maryann Mannen
Chairman
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