Heat Transfer Specialist
What’s the role
As a Fired Equipment Specialist, you will provide technical support and leadership for reliable and efficient operations of heat transfer equipment at the Shell Energy and Chemical Park - Norco.Your role will support both the refinery and chemical plant assets. The Fired Equipment Specialist focuses primarily within a 90-day outlook supporting medium to long term unit issues and opportunities. A portion of a Fired Equipment Specialist’s time will be spent on the very short-term supporting emergent unit issues that threaten the business plan and cannot be resolved by Routine Maintenance. Lastly, you will work with Operations, Engineering, Process, and Pressure Equipment Integrity to ensure we continually meet the requirements for heat transfer equipment at the site.
The preferred candidate will have demonstrated experience in the following:
Evaluation of operational condition and metrics related to the operation of fired heat transfer equipment including fired heaters and associated systems, flare systems, tips and ignitions systems, medium and high pressure boilers, thermal oxidizers, air preheaters, and SCRs
Providing operational guidance related to such topics including burner flame characteristics and stability, furnace process and emission controls including basic instrumentation, tube metal temperature indication and trends, draft control, and air pre-heat, etc.
Participation in field trouble-shooting activities, including root cause analysis or similar studies.
Interpretation and analysis of thermal imaging data.
Development of condition based inspection and turnaround scope including identification of burner cleaning, replacement or upgrade scopes, cleaning/pigging of radiant and convection coils, coil replacement scope including tube hangers and supports, and associated systems including fuel gas trains, air pre-heat systems, FD/ID fans, etc.
Inspection supervision and guidance for all fired heat transfer equipment components including associated systems and refractory.
Discipline sign-off on mechanical completions.
Participation and support in fired equipment commissioning and start-up including refractory dry-out and burner light-off activities.
Manage the spare flare tip inventory and coordinate repairs and replacements
Recommend heat transfer equipment replacement or improvements and initiate project funding requests to improve reliability
Act as a resource for integrity issues related to heat transfer equipment
Coordinate site wide issues related to fired and unfired equipment including equipment integrity, reliability, compliance, operational excellence, and emissions to air
Provide technical support for Boiler MACT and other related regulatory programs for fired equipment
Provide support of annual boiler MACT compliance assessments
Strong knowledge of materials and corrosion, welding, heat treatment and testing of fired heat transfer equipment is an asset
Skilled in coking principles of fired equipment with understanding behind the means to control it
The preferred candidate will be knowledgeable in the following areas:
Functional requirements related to the process safeguarding of fired heat transfer equipment including the proper determination ESP operating variables and trip settings.
Safeguarding reviews including cause and effect diagrams, PHAs, HAZOPS, and Fault Tree Analysis or similar methodologies.
The requirements and application of relevant industry standards including API Standards / Recommended Practices 560, 535, 537, and 556 and requirements related to local jurisdictions.
Solid working knowledge on API 560 Design and Manufacture of Fired Heaters, API 530 Calculation of Heater Tube Thickness in Petroleum Refineries, API RP 534 Heat Recovery Steam Generators, API RP 535 Burners for Fired Heaters in General Refinery Services and NFPA 85 Boiler and Combustion Systems Hazards is an asset
Able to convey complex technical concepts in a clear, concise, and credible manner without using technical jargon
Additional activities and accountabilities include:
Develop and support new heat transfer equipment technologies and identify and facilitate application and deployment.
Maintain relationships with Shell Global internal team members and stakeholders (other discipline engineers, service managers, project and process engineers, etc).
Key contributor to the Heat Transfer Technical Discipline Network.
Comply with corporate global standards and work processes.
Drive Enterprise First behaviors with regard to Leadership, Accountability and Teamwork.
Provide engineering support to the Management of Change system.
Supporting development, implementation and continuation of quality and reliability initiatives.
May be required to fill a reserve worker role.
What you bring
Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
Minimum of 7 experience in the field of heat transfer equipment, and awareness of furnace process controls. Manufacturing plant experience preferred
Results oriented and customer focused
Fluent in English – written and spoken
What we offer
The base salary range for this position is $122,000 - $182,000 per year. Individual pay will be based on various factors, such as relevant work experience, education, certifications, skill level, seniority, and internal equity.
For regular full-time or regular part-time employees of the Company (participating companies as listed in the Summary Plan Description), insurance coverage options include medical, dental, vision coverage, life Insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs. Employees also participate in a company pension plan and a 401(k) plan. Paid leave includes up to 6 weeks of paid vacation time, up to 11 paid holidays, and parental leave offering 16 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents, and 8 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents.
Additionally, employees are eligible for short-term disability leave for up to 26 weeks at 100% or 50% of base pay as well as Long-Term Disability insurance. Shell also offers other compensation such financial reimbursement for adoption, wellness, education, and personal learning expenses, and some roles are eligible for discretionary long-term incentives. For interns, eligible benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs; participation in a 401(k) plan; and paid leave for up to 11 paid holidays. Additional information on Shell’s US benefit programs can be found at https://www.shell.us/careers/about-careers-at-shell/rewards-and-benefits.html.
You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.
Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together
Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead
Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices
Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise
Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself
Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working
Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents
Join an organization working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply
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Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs
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