Refinery Process Jobs in Houston, TX (NOW HIRING)

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 Process Technology Manager (PTM) plays a critical leadership role within the Deer Park Process Technology and Operations Support (PTOS) team. This position leads and develops a team of six Process Technology Engineers (PTEs) who provide expertise across various refining process technologies—including crude distillation, delayed coking, fluidized catalytic cracking, hydroprocessing, etc.

While the PTM is expected to be a subject matter expert in at least one process technology, they will rely on their team for specialized knowledge across all refining processes. The PTM provides strategic technical guidance, ensures effective resource allocation, and fosters a high-performance engineering culture to drive operational excellence.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities: 

• Supervise and develop six Process Technology Engineers who are providing support to Operations Support Engineers (OSEs) and Front-End Development Engineers. Provide mentoring and coaching to develop their subject matter expertise and technical leadership skills.
• Partner with Process Engineering Managers to support and provide resources to Operations. Assist in managing PTE and OSE work plans including resourcing and setting/re-setting priorities. This also includes the coordination of external consultant resources as needed (e.g. PHAs, complex troubleshooting, training, special tasks, startups, shutdowns, turnarounds, etc.).
• Develop relationships with external technologists to ensure the PTOS team has quality industry expertise available when needed.
• Partner with Front-End Development Supervision to support and provide resources for the development and execution of our capital projects portfolio.
• Collaborate with Business Development to support the continuous improvement of our business strategy specific to hydrocarbon master planning. This includes identifying and driving non-capex optimization tactics and submitting project initiation forms for capex opportunities.
• Oversee process modeling efforts, ensuring accurate thermodynamic and kinetic models for operational optimization and troubleshooting.
• Champion process safety and Management of Change (MOC) excellence, ensuring technical assurance for refinery modifications.
• Provide technical assurance through team for environmental calculations and knowledge management documentation as needed.
• Step in as Acting Process Engineering Manager when required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree required (preferred discipline Chemical Engineering).
• Minimum 10 years of experience supporting various refinery and/or chemical processes.
• Expertise in at least one refining process technology with a strong understanding of refinery process operations and integration, including process safety risk.
• Direct operations support experience required; experience in process design is a plus.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to vary coaching style according to the experience level of direct reports.
• Ability to assess priorities, manage multiple resources, and drive competing initiatives efficiently.

Job Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Education and Experience:

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Physical requirements:

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

• Occasional extended work hours during planned and unplanned events.
• Must currently hold or be able to qualify to receive a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card. Note, information regarding TWIC qualification standards may be found at https://www.tsa.gov/forindustry/twic