Sr. Manager, Technical Support, Lake Charles Refinery

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The Senior Manager of Technical Support has two main roles. One is to support the daily operation of the plant by providing technical expertise to address operating problems and optimize the process. In this role, the Director of Technical Support will be a mentoring technical resource for the engineering team, and will provide technical oversite in PHAs, incident investigations, turnarounds, etc. The second role is to develop and execute the capital project plan. The position is responsible for process engineering designs, supporting project development and following projects through all stages, from conceptual design through detailed engineering, construction, commissioning & start-up. This position also provides oversite on the development of capital projects to be included in the Long-Range Plan.

Responsibilities May Include:

• Lead and mentor a team of process, control, and project engineers. Assess employee performance, provide feedback for development.
• Lead an engineering team in monitoring, troubleshooting, and generating ideas for daily process unit optimization.
• Provide guidance for the development and improvement of advanced controls.
• Provide technical guidance to operations which includes oversite of daily instructions, procedural updates, and updates to process safety information.
• Responsible for unit process safety management including management of change, process hazard analyses, and timely completion of associated action items.
• Engaging internal and external subject matter experts to ensure technically sound recommendations/designs while adhering to Required Engineering Practices.
• Responsible for maintaining a catalyst, chemical, and utility budget. This includes developing annual catalyst, chemical, and utility budgets.
• Responsible for developing engineering scope for turnarounds and catalyst changes. This includes modifications to equipment, catalyst replacement selection, and process improvements. 
• Responsible for maintaining the capital projects budget. This includes design, construction, and startup of small projects. Developing a 5-year capital long range plan. Integration with major capital projects team supporting Excel Paralubes projects.   

Required Qualifications:

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering 
• 8 or more years of plant engineering experience including support of operations, unit optimization, and projects
• Supervisory experience
• Willing and able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC). Information can be found at https://twicprogram.tsa.dhs.gov/TWICWebApp/
• Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to comply with the following:
• Travel up to 5% of the time
• Occasional on-call duties
• Work extended hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Transport articles up to 50 pounds
• Work safely near large, hot, high-speed machines
• Climb ladders and stairs up to 200 feet in height
• Work around chemicals, including acids and bases
• Work around 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, ear and eye protection)
• Maintain 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: 

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to interact and work in a team environment

• Ability to balance short-term and long-term priorities
• Experience with project development and execution including an understanding of project economics and justification
• Experience with an ISO 9001 compliant Quality Management System
• Proficient with process simulation programs like HYSYS 
• Proficient in various computer applications such as Microsoft Office Applications
• Possess functional/regional expertise to contribute to success of the business 

The Lake Charles Refinery is located in Westlake, Louisiana. Refinery facilities include crude distilling, naphtha reforming, fluid catalytic cracking, alkylation, hydrocracking, hydrodesulfurization and delayed coking units. Facilities also include a specialty coker and calciner. The refinery processes a mixture of light to heavy, low- and high sulfur and low- and high-acid crude oils. It receives domestic, Canadian and other foreign crude oil through truck, pipeline, marine transportation and terminals, including the Beaumont and Clifton Ridge terminals and the Bayou Bridge Pipeline. Lake Charles produces a high percentage of transportation fuels. Other products include off-road diesel, home heating oil, feedstock for our Excel Paralubes joint venture, specialty graphite petroleum coke and petroleum coke. Refined products are distributed in the southeastern and eastern United States by truck, rail car, barge or pipelines and exported to Latin America and West Africa.

Total Rewards

At Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being — physical, emotional, social, and financial — is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results — personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

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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 10/28/2025.

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.