Technical Manager

Technical Manager

Location:

Conroe, TX. Permanent contract.

Oleon is looking for a Technical Manager. With a career that blends engineering excellence and leadership, you will lead and mentor technical teams to achieve operational and project objectives in a dynamic, plant‑based environment.

• Lead the safe execution, commissioning, startup, and completion of capital projects, including the construction and startup of new process units and production facilities.
• Manage and oversee all engineering, maintenance, reliability, electrical, and instrumentation activities to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable plant operations.
• Develop and implement the plant's engineering and maintenance strategies, including preventive, predictive, and reliability‑centered maintenance programs.
• Direct and mentor Project Engineers, Maintenance Technicians, E&I Technicians, contractors, and other technical personnel to achieve operational and project objectives.
• Develop, manage, and monitor annual Cap Ex and OpEx budgets, ensuring projects and maintenance activities are executed within approved financial targets.
• Lead Management of Change (MOC) activities and ensure all engineering modifications comply with applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, and company requirements.
• Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) related to maintenance, reliability, project execution, equipment performance, cost control, safety, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Support process safety management initiatives by leading risk assessments, participating in hazard reviews, investigating incidents, and implementing corrective actions.
• Oversee the maintenance and technical integrity of critical plant equipment, including pumps, piping systems, tanks, heat exchangers, reactors, utilities, instrumentation, electrical systems, and process control equipment.
• Ensure accurate technical documentation is maintained, including engineering drawings, P&IDs, maintenance procedures, operating procedures, equipment files, and project records.
• Manage external engineering firms, contractors, equipment vendors, and service providers to ensure work is completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with company standards.

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years of engineering, maintenance, reliability, or capital project experience within a chemical, petrochemical, refining, specialty chemical, biofuels, or similar manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 3 years of leadership experience managing technical teams, maintenance personnel, engineering staff, contractors, or project teams.
• Demonstrated experience leading capital projects from concept development through design, construction, commissioning, startup, and project closeout.
• Strong knowledge of industrial equipment including pumps, motors, gearboxes, heat exchangers, pressure vessels, reactors, piping systems, tanks, utility systems, and rotating equipment.
• Experience performing and reviewing engineering calculations related to equipment sizing, hydraulics, heat transfer, process systems, piping systems, and mechanical equipment.
• Working knowledge of process safety management (PSM), Management of Change (MOC), OSHA regulations, environmental compliance requirements, and recognized engineering standards.
• Experience managing maintenance programs, shutdowns, contractor activities, and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Strong project management, budgeting, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities with the capability to work effectively across operations, maintenance, engineering, HSE, and commercial functions.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience supporting greenfield construction projects, plant expansions, or startup operations.
• Experience with esterification, oleochemical processing, specialty chemicals, biodiesel, renewable feed stocks, or continuous process manufacturing.
• Knowledge of PLC, DCS, SCADA, and industrial automation…