Refining Engineer Manager - Instrumentation

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** Refining Engineer Manager - Instrumentation
**** Job Summary
** The Marathon Los Angeles Refinery supporting both Carson/Wilmington Refineries has an opening for a Refining Engineer Manager. This position will be required to provide supervision, technical support and development for a team of Instrument engineers who support their Area Teams with project development/implementation as well as support for daily refinery operation Instrument Engineering needs.
The hours of the position are 9/80 schedule, must take after hour calls on average several times a month and support TAR once a year on average as required. Core business hours are: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM.

** Key Responsibilities
*** Supervise the development, management, and completion of a wide range of engineering and construction projects to support the Area Team and/or Site Refinery’s needs. Apply an advanced level of project management and technical engineering knowledge and experience to monitor and ensure that projects are completed in a timely, cost-effective, and quality-controlled manner. Ensure project objectives and scope align with the business objectives of the project throughout the project life cycle.
* Direct and monitor team members involved in the analysis, design, and construction management of assigned projects and/or Team engineering needs. Ensure designs and solutions include current engineering and construction technology; satisfy specifications and standards; maximize operations efficiency, quality, flexibility, safety, scheduling, and reliability, while minimizing costs.
* Distribute workloads strategically amongst the Instrument Engineering Department, their team, and engineering contractors; ensures that projects are completed within the intended budget year and/or to support the budgeting process. Maintain assigned workloads in a flexible environment to meet the changing needs of the Area Teams or Refinery.
* Lead and develop Instrument engineers for success through coaching, mentoring, training plans and work validation. Cultivate innovation to allow for the efficient completion of project assignments and/or troubleshooting efforts to support the Refinery’s needs.
* Track and monitor project status and drives timely reporting of project schedules, financial status, and project viability with all effected stakeholders.
* Develop a teamwork approach to providing services. Ensure engineers are supporting the needs of their stakeholders including but not limited to managing Intelex/MOC items, participating and/or leading PHAs and/or Incident Investigations, participating in Procedural Development and Reviews, LOPAs, and facilitating periodic prioritization meetings or project reviews with stakeholders.
* Foster a culture of collaboration and teamwork within the department.
* Manages the college co-ops assigned to the team.
* Support budgeting process by ensuring all projects are developed to meet budgeting deadlines and data is accurate and timely.
* Interface with other departments, particularly Maintenance, Turnaround, Construction and Operations to address issues and leverage relationships for smooth progress.
** Education, Experience and Skills    

Minimum Qualifications
*** Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering discipline. (Education must be obtained/completed prior to start date)
* Must have at least eight (8) years or more Engineering experience in a refinery, petro-chemical or other related heavy industry.
* Must have strong Instrumentation aptitude. Must have good communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
* Must have knowledge of industrial Instrumentation systems (flow, pressure, level, and temperature instruments, control valves, BPCS, logic solvers, panel design, low voltage wiring etc), associated industry codes & standards and process units.
* Strong working knowledge of applicable industry standards, including ISA/IEC 61511 for Safety Instrumented Systems.
* Understanding of…