Sr Engineer Equipment

Sr Engineer Fixed Equipment

PBF Energy Inc. (NYSE:PBF) is one of the largest independent refiners in North America, operating through its subsidiaries, oil refineries and related facilities.

This role is located in the Toledo Refinery in Oregon, OH.

The Fixed Equipment Reliability Sr. Engineer will perform engineering services for all refinery fixed equipment for projects, maintenance, turnarounds, and complex technical assignments to ensure safety, reliability, and integrity. Fixed equipment includes (but is not limited to): heat exchangers (shell & tube and fin fan coolers), pressure vessels, process & utility piping systems, power boilers, process heaters, piping & valves, tanks, etc.

• Apply knowledge of mechanical repair, governing regulatory codes, and industry best practices to guide and lead continuous improvement efforts, repairs, reliability, and mechanical integrity of the business team.
• Support the business team on fixed equipment reliability and repairs, asset management, and provide horizontal technical support to other areas within the Reliability & Inspection Department.
• Mentor less experienced engineers.
• Review and recommend immediate/temporary/permanent repairs for identified anomalies or deficiencies, including upgrades or replacements of fixed equipment.
• Serve as a safety champion throughout the refinery complex by ensuring full compliance with critical safety requirements, including appropriate use of PPE and support of safe work practices.

• Provide fixed equipment engineering coverage during unit upsets and outages.
• Ensure effective communication through accurate shift updates and shift turnover.
• Issue appropriate regular updates during shutdowns/startups, ongoing unit upsets, and critical troubleshooting.

• Set long‑term equipment reliability goals and evaluate complex technical assessments.
• Develop structured approaches to ensure asset integrity and reliability.
• Lead the development of fixed equipment reliability strategies for refinery units and implement corrective actions.
• Develop critical equipment and bad actor lists for the business team.
• Identify opportunities for fixed equipment and reliability improvements.
• Review technical and economic analysis of repairs to justify engineering improvements and recommend priorities.
• Collaborate with mechanical integrity SMEs, Inspection Department, Tech Services, and other stakeholders for long‑term initiatives and fitness‑for‑service evaluations.
• Support the site’s Risk‑Based Inspection (RBI) program and fixed equipment reliability special‑emphasis programs (SEPs) as part of Fixed Equipment Mechanical Integrity (FEMI).
• Assist in development and review of site engineering standards and practices.

• Maintain effective lines of communication across the refinery, including the Inspection group, Maintenance, Operations, Process Engineering, etc.
• Collaborate with Inspections, Process Engineers, and Operations to predict failures and proactively provide resolutions to reliability issues.
• Actively participate in corporate Best Practice Teams and TRC initiative teams.
• Participate in critical site‑evaluations such as Process Hazard Analyses (HAZOPs) and Process Safety Management (PSM) reviews.
• Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis initiatives.
• Support reporting of site‑specific mechanical integrity KPIs.

• Participate in the Risk Based Work Selection (RBWS) process for turnaround scope development.
• Support turnaround engineering package development during scope development and provide timely mechanical engineering solutions for outage discovery work.
• Provide mechanical reliability support to turnaround planning and execution.

• Provide mechanical engineering support to ensure capital project success after funds have been allocated (project reviews, construction reviews, startup, performance testing, etc.).

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant job experience.
• Experience in refining,…