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. We are seeking a talented Senior Engineer, Fixed Equipment to join our team as a pivotal member at PBF Energy. This role is located at our Toledo Refinery in Oregon, OH.

The Fixed Equipment Reliability Senior 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.

The Fixed Equipment Engineer is responsible for supporting the business team on fixed equipment reliability and repairs as well as asset management, while providing horizontal technical support to other areas within the Reliability & Inspection Department.

The Fixed Equipment Engineer will also use their expertise and knowledge to mentor less experienced Engineers.

Review and recommend immediate, temporary, or permanent repairs for identified anomalies or deficiencies, including upgrade or replacement 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, support of safe work practices, and participation in all safety-related activities.

Provide fixed equipment engineering coverage during unit upsets and outages, ensuring effective communication through accurate shift updates and shift turnover.

Ensure appropriate regular updates are issued during shutdowns/startups, ongoing unit upsets, and critical troubleshooting.

Work to set long‑term equipment reliability goals, evaluate complex technical assessments, and develop structured approaches to ensure asset integrity and reliability.

Lead the development of fixed equipment reliability strategies for refinery units and lead in the implementation of appropriate corrective action to address reliability challenges.

Develop a critical equipment and bad actor list 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.

Work closely with key stakeholders, including mechanical integrity SMEs, Inspection Department, Tech Services, etc., to support long‑term equipment reliability initiatives and fitness‑for‑service evaluations of assets.

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.

Ensure appropriate communication and work 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, as assigned.

Participate in critical site evaluations such as Process Hazard Analyses (HAZOPs) and Process Safety Management (PSM) reviews.

Participate in and 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.

Ensure appropriate turnaround engineering package development support during scope…