Process Engineers* (Houston, TX and various international locations.) / 0322708

Chevron Corporation is one of the world's leading energy companies. The Chevron portfolio includes powerful and respected retail and product brands - Chevron service stations in North America; Texaco service stations in the U.S., Europe, Latin America and West Africa; Caltex services stations in Asia, Australia and parts of the Middle East and Africa; and a broad portfolio of product lubricant brands. College students or recent graduates ready to launch their careers may wish to consider joining us. So too may experienced employees with a strong desire to build on their achievements.

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Chevron is an Equal Opportunity Employer


Position Description:

Chevron is accepting applications through December 31, 2006 for Process Engineer positions (0604-50151889) in our Energy Technology and International Exploration and Production companies. These positions are located in various international locations and in Houston, Texas, USA.

Chevron is a significant producer of oil and gas in many countries around the world including Angola, Nigeria, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, and Venezuela. For more information on Chevron?s locations please refer to http://www.chevron.com/operations/ Many of these areas have active major capital projects and offer the ability to be involved in all stages of project management and operations. The positions offered include residential overseas, rotational (or 28-28), and positions in Houston, Texas. In some positions, especially where knowledge of Chevron processes or software is critical, an assignment with Chevron International may include a short assignment in Houston prior to the overseas assignment.

This posting is for Process Engineer positions.

The process engineering function focuses on the separation, purification, transformation, transportation and disposition of hydrocarbons (into saleable products - from wellhead to customer), water and various contaminants by physical and chemical means. It is primarily concerned with the interaction of the fluids with equipment in meeting required compositional specifications, physical conditions and flow rates. It includes development, design and operation of a range of technologies such as Flow Assurance, Upstream Production Systems, Gas treating & processing, NGL & Sulfur recovery, LNG, GTL, and refining.


Qualifications:

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
?Incident Free Operations. Must be able to champion safety performance of company and contract crews.
?Interpersonal and Teamwork Skills: Self starter with strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a cross functional, multinational team.
?Demonstrated project management skills. Experience in managing multiple small to major capital projects.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
-B. S. in Chemical or Petroleum Engineering is required.
-For jobs that will be located outside of Houston, Texas, the candidate will be required to spend a minimum of two weeks in Houston for on boarding with ETC personnel.
-Language skills are desirable in many of our locations. Please note any language skills.
-Positions may require extensive travel and/or relocation to multiple international locations.

SELECTION CRITERIA:
-Incident Free Operation:
Demonstrate highest safety & environmental performance and leadership traits, must be proactive in addressing safety issues and have a proven track record of strong support of processes that support Incident Free Operations.
Demonstrate support of management objectives and be a change champion. Have a good understanding of safe design & operating principles.

-Organizational Skills:
Ability to work effectively (minimal supervision) in a diverse, multidiscipline team environment. History of success working with complex processes and organizations to ensure project resources (material, equipment, and resources) are secured efficiently. Employ organizational skills, managing diverse workload for multiple customers.

-Communication:
Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills, must be able to effectively communicate with management, customers and direct reports. Should have the ability to recognize communication gaps and appropriately address them.

-Leadership & Teamwork:
Ability to effectively manage or actively support the work team in a diverse, multidisciplinary group. Ability to maintain positive relationships with peers, contractors, supervisors, and customers.

-Project Management:
Demonstrated project management skills. Wide experience in managing multiple small to medium-sized projects.

-Technical Competence:
Knowledgeable in physical properties and chemistry of hydrocarbon systems, experienced in concept selection & development, process basis of design & process simulation / modeling & analysis. Expertise in design of offshore & onshore facilities, including P&ID development, API-14C compliance, materials & equipment specifications, operational requirements, and safety in designs. Knowledgeable in industry standard codes and practices related to the engineering, design, and construction of process equipment.

SPECIAL SKILLS/REQUIREMENTS OR ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS/INFORMATION:
-Relocation benefits are available.
-Expatriate Assignment will be considered.
-This is a safety sensitive position.

NOTE: Resumes submitted in response to this job opening may be reviewed and processed for Chevron by Maxwell Drummond, an independent contractor