SIS Engineer

Location:

Channelview, TX, US, 77530

Facility:
Channelview/North Ops-Lyo

Division:
Olefins and Polyolefins, Refining

Lyondell Basell a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary Mo Re Tec  recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come. LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare.

LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. We’re addressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society.

The SIS Engineer is to be one of the SIS technical authorities for the CVO complex ensuring that the SIS lifecycle is followed throughout all phases of the safety life cycle. This position will support the Propylene Oxide Tertiary Butyl Alcohol (POTBA) Project.

Life Cycle Asset Management

• Oversee SIS life cycle
• SIS Technical Authority for the site to oversee SIS Lifecycle
• Maintain SRS (Safety Requirement Specifications) data
• Participate on project teams responsible for SIS additions or modifications
• Participate on all SIS FAT’s
• Oversee SIS proof testing program
• Evaluate results of proof testing and recommend adjustments when needed
• Manage timely completion of assigned action items and/or defined data submissions; participate in review and extension meetings
• Recommend actions to maintain optimum performance focusing on defect elimination of SIS components
• Provide innovative solutions to solve complex SIS issues
• Partner with Manufacturing and/or Business contacts to develop and implement plans to maximize revenues then adjust plans as conditions warrant

Risk Management

• Participate in OE / PSM activities (PHAs, MOCs, etc.), Engineering, Turnaround, etc. as necessary
• Actively support key site work processes of Assure Safe Production (ASP) and Maintenance Operations Workflow Process (MOWP)
• Instrumentation Expertise and Support
• Perform and record SIL verification calculations
• Provide troubleshooting and problem-solving support to SIS related issues

Develop Others

• Mentor and coach team members based on observations and feedback
• Support Engineering Development in training of company engineers

Process Safety

• Create MOCs and lead evaluations for Instrumentation associated PSM activities
• Complete assigned MOC and IMPACT action items, per procedure
• Participate in unit PHAs and RCFAs as needed
• Conduct OE-Self assessments / process safety audits

Principal Accountability

• Accountable for tracking long term SIS bad actors and working with maintenance and operations to resolve issues on SIS systems
• Interface with Global Engineering and Turnarounds (GET) and SIS Technical Network to help drive company SIS related standards and process
• Accountable for day to day technical support of unit SIS Instrumentation
• Oversee implementation of SIS scope of expense, capital, and general improvement projects in assigned process units
• Constructive participation in investigation and resolution of unplanned events associated with SIS instrumentation
• Work with Reliability group to review preventive maintenance (PM) plans, maintenance procedures, and relevant work instructions

Authority

• Stop any work immediately when it is believed to be unsafe
• Enforce application of corporate, industry, and company standards and procedures
• Approve assigned Design packages for Capital and Expense Projects
• Develop Capital and Expense Long Range Plans including creating SIS Project Initiation Forms (PIF)
• Help technical group evaluate Individual Protection Layers (IPL)

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or closely related discipline
• Commitment to GoalZERO
• Good verbal and written communication and computing skills
• Good leadership and organizational skills with self-motivation and high initiative
• Ability to work…