Job Description

Valero provides the energy to take people anywhere they want to go around the globe.  Our 10,000 employees work together as a team with the single goal of maintaining our status as a top petroleum refiner and ethanol producer.  As an employee at Valero, not only will you have an opportunity to impact people’s lives through the products we manufacture in a safe, reliable environment, you will also be a part of a culture that thrives on positively impacting the people in the communities where we live and work.

As a Measurement Engineer, you will have the opportunity to routinely review the suitability of equipment of all existing Valero refinery fence line measurements, both liquid, and gas, against the current operating conditions, as well as reviews for compliance to API MPMS and to Valero standards.  Works closely with Refinery Operations and Third-Party Terminals to address deficiencies.  Prepares technical arguments, detailing the risk of loss and measurement bias in order to justify capital and maintenance projects involving mechanical, electrical, and data communication improvements.  Provides technical support throughout project execution.

Key Competencies required for this position are:

Problem Solving
Initiative
Results Orientation
Interpersonal Skills

Our goal at Valero is to continue to be the premier manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of quality transportation fuels and petrochemical feedstocks while serving the needs of our employees, communities, and stakeholders. 

To contribute toward these goals and be successful in this role, the candidate should:

Assists with stewarding the Valero refinery fence-line measurements for the Measurement Assurance Program.
Performs regular site visits to evaluate and report on existing measurement facilities at Valero and 3rd Party sites for suitability of use in the current operating conditions. (i.e. velocity, viscosity, composition, flow conditioning) and for compliance to API MPMS and Valero standards.
Maintains a rank-ordered listing of the risks and bias associated with Valero refinery fence line measurements along with the recommended improvements for each.
Provides economic justification of measurement improvement projects.
Develops and corrects site-specific measurement procedures.
Validates the component mass to volume and component mass to energy equations used in LNG, NGL and LPG invoice and billing spreadsheets.
Validates all forms of meter tickets and proving calculations.
Supports Gain(Loss) investigations, dynamic and static measurement questions from various Valero locations.

This position is salaried exempt status, which means you are not eligible for overtime pay.

Qualifications

Successful candidates will have:

•    High school diploma or GED required.
•    Bachelor’s degree in engineering (or higher) foreign equivalent degree required.
•    Minimum of two years experience in the engineered application of flow measurement equipment and instrumentation required.