Mechanical Design Engineering Lead

About The Position.

The Mechanical Design Engineering Lead is a working supervisor role within the Chevron ENGINE Center Design Engineering team; and will support Chevrons Refineries and Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) assets.

The team is responsible for supporting the troubleshooting, analysis and development of mechanical engineering solutions for Chevrons complex process facilities.

The Mechanical Design Engineering Lead supervises a team of Mechanical Design engineers, providing remote technical support for daily operations, planning for turnaround events, and small projects.

This position reports to the Design Engineering Team Lead at the Chevron ENGINE Center..

Key Responsibilities.

Supervise, coach, mentor, and develop Mechanical Design Engineers providing leadership and guidance on standard tools and processes such as Engineering Work Orders, Management of Change, Chevrons Turnaround process and Root Cause Analysis techniques.

Set clear expectations and support creation and management of the teams performance and development plans.

Partner with customers and stakeholders to prioritize the teams workload.

Ensure the team is appropriately resourced to meet the customer's needs and business plan commitments.

Responsible for the timeliness and quality of the teams deliverables including Engineering Work Orders as well as technical and constructability reviews.

Collaborate with other Design Engineering Team Leads to manage the Design Engineering department organizational capabilities and competencies.

Promote a continuous improvement mindset while removing barriers and seeking simple, fit-for-purpose solutions.

Provide leadership in sharing information and resources across the Business Units.

Leverage and is familiar with the Facilities Engineering Chevron Engineering and Safety in Design Standards.

Leverage expertise and knowledge of piping systems and codes, pressure vessel design, leak seal methods, hydraulic calculations, process equipment selection & sizing, equipment procurement, field construction & repair practices, process safety information, management of change work process and process control & monitoring to help coach, mentor and develop the Design Engineering team.

Support department recruiting and hiring efforts.

Required Qualification.

Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering (B.E./B.Tech.) from a deemed/recognized (AICTE) university.

Ideally 8- 15 years of experience in an operational support role or similar for a complex refinery or LNG facility.

Demonstrated supervisory experience will be highly regarded.