Operations Engineer (Asset Engineer)

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Job Description

Job Title: Operations Engineer (Asset Engineer)
Location: Victoria, TX

About the Role

As an Operations Engineer (Asset Engineer), you will play a key role in ensuring the integrity, reliability, and safe operation of fixed equipment within a world-class chemical manufacturing environment. You will lead the development and execution of Mechanical Integrity and Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) programs, support daily plant operations, and serve as a crucial technical interface between operations, maintenance, engineering, and service providers. This position is essential to maintaining compliance, optimizing plant performance, and sustaining long-term asset health.

Key Responsibilities

Mechanical Integrity & Asset Management

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Mechanical Integrity and Risk-Based Inspection programs.
• Ensure integrity management of assigned equipment, including ongoing review of critical equipment lists, integrity envelopes, damage mechanisms, and inspection plans.
• Define, maintain, and periodically review operating envelopes for all assigned equipment.
• Safeguard the integrity of critical assets and protective systems through structured evaluation and documentation.

Operations Support & Plant Performance

• Serve as the primary point of responsibility for daily plant operations within the assigned process area.
• Establish effective communication with operations personnel to ensure alignment on priorities and changes.
• Issue daily shift instructions and support operations with technical guidance.
• Track yields, production data, and feedstock information for month-end reporting.
• Drive alarm management initiatives to completion and support ongoing performance improvements.

Engineering, Safety & Compliance

• Prepare process flow diagrams and provide process modeling/simulation support as needed.
• Lead or participate in Process Safety Reviews and the Management of Change (MOC) process.
• Investigate operational issues and report findings with clear conclusions and actionable recommendations.
• Promote and adhere to INEOS 20 Principles, the Culture of Prevention, and INEOS Life-Saving Rules.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as the main liaison between the site and the water treatment services provider (currently Nalco).
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and maintenance teams to resolve issues and balance competing priorities.
• Provide technical expertise and engineering support across plant functions.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering (required).

Skills & Competencies

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid computational and data analysis expertise.
• Proficiency with process modeling and simulation software.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and technical judgment.
• Effective negotiator and influencer; able to balance diverse stakeholder needs.
• Demonstrated leadership, motivation, and team-building capabilities.
• Strong understanding of financial calculations and their operational impact.
• Confident and proactive in taking the lead when challenges arise.

TEC Group International is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.