Turnaround Engineer

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The Turnaround Engineer provides mechanical engineering support to the turnaround organization.  Owns the Engineering and Design process for all expense projects for all turnaround scope past FEL-1, and select justifiable pending major scope items that align with the scope collection strategy.  Assists the refinery with scope categorization and risk ranking of the requested scope.

Responsibilities May Include:

• Supervisory and Management Skills.
  • Supervision of on-site engineering and design personnel associated with Turnaround scope.
  • Management of off-site or remote engineering and design personnel and companies.
  • Coordination of engineering and design personnel supporting Reliability, Instrumentation, Electrical, or Process Engineering Deliverables.
  • Coordination and management of shop fabrication and repairs.
  • Development and management of Key Performance Indicators for areas of responsibility.
  • Measuring and analyzing progress performance and forecasts.
  • Creating safety awareness and providing leadership to their team so they will perform their duties in compliance with applicable P66 and refinery safety policies.
  • Mentoring and training team members in areas of expertise.

• Technical Skills
  • Management of KMS and MOC related action related to demolition projects.
  • Preparation of quote requests, develop bid specifications, review and selection of suppliers, coordination of the same with project controls and procurement.
  • Collecting, categorizing, and driving accurate risk ranking of event scope.
  • Analyzing work requests, assist planning team with establishing conceptual estimates; recommending methodology, equipment, and material requirements.
  • Production and assembly of simple work packages for planning
  • Production of repair plans.
  • Definition of scope-specific hold points for the planning team as required by plant specifications.
  • Evaluation of equipment maintenance and operation history and making technical recommendations.
  • Risk Register Management.
  • Schedule Quality Review for inclusion of necessary hold points or key steps.
  • Participation in Cold Eye reviews of planning, scheduling, and execution plans.
  • Assist with project cost optimization.
  • Assisting with scheduling and tracking of work completion.
  • Peripheral support of the demolition program.

• Other Skills
  • Visibly demonstrating commitment to the workplace safety and health of employees and contractors through personal, engagement, sound decisions, and resource allocation.
  • Implementing and ensuring compliance with Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery Safety Policies.
  • Understanding and utilizing Phillips 66 Maintenance Procedures.
  • Reading and interpreting P&ID’s, isometrics, and schematic-level drawings.
  • Developing maintenance procedures and job methods to improve the performance and efficiency of work execution.
  • Understanding of Engineering and Design Best Practices.
  • Assistance in Development and maintenance of strategies to improve contract and in-house TA and Supervision resource efficiency and best practice compliance.

Required Qualifications:

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering Discipline
• 5+ years of refinery maintenance and turnaround experience
• Willing and able to perform and comply with the following:
  • Possess a valid Driver’s License
  • Obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC)
  • Work extended hours, which may include nights, evenings, weekends, and holidays
  • Work safely near large, hot, high-speed machines
  • Climb ladders and stairs up to 200 feet in height
  • Workaround chemicals, including acids and bases
  • Workaround hydrocarbons under high pressure and heat
  • Work outside in harsh weather conditions
  • Wear fire retardant clothing and personal protective equipment (such as steel-toe shoes, and ear and eye protection.)
  • Maintain your face daily so that a respirator/face mask can seal properly (some examples include being free of facial hair and/or clean-shaven)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Maintenance and turnaround experience involving craftspersons, supervisory, and planning roles
• Project Management Experience
• Ability to work alongside other leaders in the organization 
• Broad understanding of refinery process units
• Familiar with refinery permitting processes
• Familiar with P&IDs, Flow Diagrams, Schematics, Data Sheets, and Isometric Drawings
• Understanding of metals crafts (piping, exchangers, vessels, scaffolding)
• Understanding of scheduling logic and P6 Gantt charts
• Proficiency at working with schedulers to develop an efficient execution plan for a turnaround
• Proficient computer skills, including Outlook, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and Bluebeam
• Working knowledge of:
  • IPS and related applications TAM Tools
  • SAP PM module, including notification search, drawing search, and writing purchase order requisitions
  • Design Programs such as AutoCAD, Plant 3D, Cadworx, Caeasr stress analysis, and similar
• Familiar with Stress analysis processes
• Familiar with ASMI, API, and ASTM Codes and Standards including ASME Section VIII, ASME B31.3, ASEM B16.5, API 510, APIL 579, etc.
• Familiar with rotating equipment, such as pumps, compressors, and turbines
• Familiar with P66 Refining Engineering Practices and/or industry standard engineering practices
• Familiar with turnaround contracting strategies
• Familiar with basic inspection techniques and procedures
• Understanding of construction techniques and sequences (cranes, scaffolds, NDE, welding, equipment, tools, etc)
• Strong and effective communication skills (verbal and written) in both individual and group settings
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to work well with others
• Strong time management / organizational skills
• Willing to travel up to 5% of the time

The Ferndale Refinery is located on Puget Sound in Ferndale, Washington, approximately 20 miles south of the U.S.-Canada border. Facilities include crude distillation, naphtha reforming, fluid catalytic cracking, alkylation and hydrodesulfurization units. It processes a variety crude oils, including Alaskan North Slope, Canadian and other foreign and U.S. shale crudes, primarily delivered via marine vessel and pipeline. Within the refinery is a rail car crude oil receiving facility with a capacity of 30,000 BPD. This offloading facility, owned by Phillips 66 Partners, makes the receipt of additional crude by rail car possible. The refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels. Other products include residual fuel oil, which is supplied to the northwest marine bunker fuel market. Most refined products are distributed to customers by pipeline and barge to major markets in the northwestern United States.

Benefits

At Phillips 66, we are proud to offer attractive and high-quality benefits which we refer to as Total Rewards. Additional information on Total Rewards .

This position is eligible for the Phillips 66 geographic differential pay program.  Details and terms to be conveyed in offer of employment.

Compensation

The base pay range for this role is $134,100 – $ 156,500  depending on a candidate's relevant work experience and education.

Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans. Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, create an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and achieve excellence.

Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow, by visiting phillips66.com. 

To be considered

In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of 06/23/2025.

Candidates for regular U.S. positions must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1).  Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.