Senior Manager, Pressure Equipment Integrity

Job Description

Job Description

 

Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership (DPRLP) known as PEMEX Deer Park is a highly complex refinery located 18 miles east of Houston in Deer Park, TX, and is a part of the PEMEX group which is a fully integrated oil company in the Americas, working across the entire value chain: exploration, production, industrial processing/refining, logistics and marketing. PEMEX Deer Park provides a diverse and inclusive work environment that employs approximately 1000 employees with another 1200 contractors on site. The refinery’s rated capacity is 340,000 barrels per day and has the feed flexibility to process multiple grades of crudes to produce the high-quality transportation fuels the world needs. The PEMEX Deer Park site is co-located with other 3rd party chemical facilities allowing for further integration and optimization of the refinery and its products. We set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors and offer challenging and fulfilling job opportunities in a number of fields. We take great pride in our ability to ensure the health and safety of our workers and the environment while being a good neighbor and have a positive impact on the local community where we work.

BENEFITS:

We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive compensation and an extensive benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental, and vision benefits, and future growth opportunities within the company. Plus, we work to maintain the best possible environment for our employees, where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning and culture.

For more information, please visit our website: PEMEX

  Job Summary

The PEI Manager provides strategic leadership for the Pressure Equipment Integrity (PEI) Department. This role is the principal technical expert for the company. The role is responsible for ensuring safety, integrity, reliability, availability, and regulatory compliance of pressure equipment assets through effective technical assurance, inspection, corrosion management, and mechanical integrity programs. The role stewards the development and execution of integrity strategies, management systems, and organizational capabilities necessary to identify, assess, mitigate, and communicate Equipment Integrity risks.

As a member of Senior Management Group (SMG), the PEI Manager participates in and provides leadership to multiple site steering teams responsible for turnarounds, maintenance, infrastructure investment, asset management, and business improvement initiatives. Through these forums, the role helps shape refinery strategy, resource allocation, turnaround scope, maintenance priorities, process safety risk management, and long-term asset stewardship decisions.

Key dimensions of the role:

The PEI Manager leads an organization of approximately 26 company employees and 50 contractor personnel supporting Equipment Integrity activities and is accountable for an annual operating budget of approximately $15 million. The team includes mechanical static engineering, corrosion and materials engineering, inspection specialists and contract partner leadership. The size of this team will grow during turnarounds.

 

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Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Own and steward the refinery Pressure Equipment Integrity Management (PEIM) program.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, company standards, site governance requirements, and recognized engineering practices.
• Establish and maintain effective inspection, corrosion management, pressure vessel, piping, storage tank, pressure relief device, and pressure equipment integrity programs.
• Ensure pressure equipment integrity risks are identified, assessed, communicated, and managed using risk-based decision-making processes.
• Provide governance and oversight of Risk-Based Inspection (RBI), Integrity Operating Windows (IOWs), Fitness-for-Service (FFS), repair strategies, pressure equipment integrity assessments, management of change interfaces, and mechanical integrity work processes.
• Monitor pressure equipment integrity performance through established metrics, management systems, and departmental scorecards.
• Leads and develops a culture of learning from incidents through quality investigations and clear communication to stakeholders. Ensures are investigated at the appropriate level and corrective actions are implemented to prevent recurrence.
• Lead, develop, and sustain a high-performing technical organization through effective workforce planning, recruitment, performance management, succession planning, coaching, mentoring, and employee development.
• Establish clear departmental priorities, goals, and accountabilities aligned with refinery objectives and business priorities.
• Foster a culture of safety, technical excellence, accountability, continuous improvement, and employee engagement.
• Develop and manage the PEI operating budget and departmental performance.
• Balance safety, compliance, reliability, risk, and cost considerations through risk-based decision-making.
• Support long-range infrastructure planning, capital investment decisions, turnaround readiness, routine maintenance strategies, and major repair programs affecting pressure equipment systems.
• Serve as Category Business Lead for Inspection Services and Fabricated Static Equipment. Partner with Supply Chain to develop category strategies, supplier relationships, sourcing plans, and contract frameworks.

• Provide technical leadership and governance support for Tanks, Leak Sealing and Heat Treatment, Piping General & Materials, and Turnaround categories.
• Drive value creation through standardization, contractor performance management, risk reduction, supplier development, and lifecycle cost optimization.
• Maintain effective interfaces with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, Projects, Supply Chain, HSSE, and Technical Authorities to align pressure equipment integrity priorities with refinery business objectives.
• Serve as a key member of refinery steering teams responsible for turnarounds, maintenance, infrastructure investment, asset management, and business improvement initiatives.
• Provide strategic leadership and equipment integrity expertise to refinery business planning, turnaround scope development, maintenance optimization efforts, and capital investment decisions.
• Provide risk-based recommendations regarding pressure equipment reliability, process safety barriers, infrastructure renewal, and lifecycle asset management.

 

  Qualifications:  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Demonstrated leadership capability to influence, mentor, and develop multidisciplinary technical teams while effectively managing organizational performance.
• Experience with budgeting, business planning, supplier management, contract governance, category management, and contractor oversight.

• Strong understanding of refinery operations, maintenance practices, turnaround execution, infrastructure planning, and capital project delivery processes.

• Strong organizational, decision-making, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to effectively engage personnel at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to work across organizational boundaries, align diverse stakeholder groups, and lead through influence.

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Job Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Education and Experience:

• Must have legal authorization to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical (preferred) or Chemical engineering.
• Minimum 15–20 years of experience in refining or petrochemical manufacturing with demonstrated leadership responsibility in pressure equipment integrity and inspection.
• Advanced knowledge of Pressure Equipment Integrity Management systems, including inspection, corrosion management, Risk-Based Inspection (RBI), Fitness-for-Service (FFS), pressure relief systems, tank integrity, mechanical integrity programs, and applicable API standards.
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance requirements and process safety management.

Physical requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those required of an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Walking distance of up to a mile.
• Climbing portable and vessel ladders to elevations over 100 feet.
• 50% of work is performed in an outside petrochemical manufacturing environment.
• Occasionally extended work hours during planned and unplanned events.