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Be part of the solution at Technip Energies and embark on a one-of-a-kind journey. You will be helping to develop cutting-edge solutions to solve real-world energy problems.
We are currently seeking a Senior Refinery Consultant on a part-time ad hoc basis up to 20 hours per week reporting directly to the Delivery Manager to join our Genesis US team based in Houston, Texas USA. Genesis Energies is looking for a part-time consultant with deep roots in US Gulf Coast refining, petrochemical, and midstream operations.
About us:
Technip Energies is a global technology and engineering powerhouse. With leadership positions in LNG, hydrogen, ethylene, sustainable chemistry, and CO2 management, we are contributing to the development of critical markets such as energy, energy derivatives, decarbonization, and circularity. Our complementary business segments, Technology, Products and Services (TPS) and Project Delivery, turn innovation into scalable and industrial reality.
At Genesis, a wholly owned Technip Energies company, we are our clients’ trusted advisors on the journey to a sustainable future. For over 30 years, Genesis has developed an unrivalled track record and reputation for high-quality, high-impact solutions. We work in true partnership with our clients and are problem solvers who are at the forefront of innovation and technology; our world-class experience, individual expertise and collective wisdom are what differentiates us. This is why we have been recognized by the Financial Times in the UK and Forbes globally as the world’s leading management consultancy.
About the opportunity we offer:
The Senior Refining Consultant provides consulting, technical advisory and project support for the safe, efficient, and commercially successful delivery of refining and downstream studies and engineering services. The role applies extensive Refinery design, operations, process, turnarounds and owner-side project expertise to provide technical guidance, support project execution and client engagement to support delivery of agreed scope in accordance with contractual requirements, company and client standards, approved budget, schedule, quality objectives, and safety expectations. This role may also support proposal development, client relationship management, and identification of business opportunities, while working under the direction of the Delivery Manager. The position provides intermittent support under contract, based on business and project needs.
This role provides refinery, downstream advice and technical support to enable the successful delivery for assigned studies and projects. It combines technical leadership required expertise directing process engineering for FEL studies, project execution, client support engagement and business development responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership, advisory and owner-operator perspective support for the safe, timely, and high-quality execution of assigned refining and downstream studies and projects.
- Provide expert guidance on refinery operations, process performance, turnarounds, project execution, scope, risks, changes, and multidisciplinary integration.
- Lead process engineering content and design direction on FEL-0, FEL-1, and FEL-2 studies. Establish design basis and simulation strategy, while reviewing and validating HMBs, PFDs, P&IDs, hydraulics, and other process deliverables executed by the engineering team.
- Support client engagement and maintain strong working client relationships while identifying potential follow-on opportunities including revamp screening, crude/feedstock changes, constraint analysis, debottlenecking, and development of pragmatic technical recommendations.
- Provide Owner’s Engineer and/or Technical Assurance regarding licensor selection, PDP review, EPC deliverable review, technical bid evaluation, clarification meetings, process guarantees, and ITB technical packages.
- Support project planning, technical reviews, option evaluation, forecasting, and scope/change management, including identification of operational and commercial impacts.
- Lead or support proposals, including technical strategy, scope definition, estimates, schedules, and risk assessments.
- Advise on capital projects through FEL phases, detailed engineering, construction, commissioning, startup, and operational handover, as applicable.
- Support business development activities and client engagements to grow the Downstream business.
- Provide market and competitor insights and represent Genesis in relevant client and industry forums.
- Promote collaboration, continuous improvement, and effective use of global delivery resources and digital tools.
About you:
We love to hear from you and how you match with this position. The ideal candidate is a senior process project manager with multiple years' experience on the owner's side leading or managing large scale capital projects.
- Must be eligible to work in the United States of America without visa sponsorship
- Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or another relevant engineering discipline.
- A minimum of 20+ years of progressive refining or downstream experience, including significant involvement in operations, turnarounds, process engineering, or owner-side project leadership.
- Extensive knowledge of major refinery process units, including crude and vacuum distillation, FCC, hydroprocessing, reforming, alkylation, coking, sulfur recovery, hydrogen, utilities, and offsites.
- Hands-on experience with refinery operations, unit startups and shutdowns, operational troubleshooting, debottlenecking, reliability improvement, and turnarounds planning or execution.
- Solid proficiency in process simulation concepts (Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Plus, PRO/II, Petro-SIM, or equivalent) and in hydraulic and relief system evaluations, sufficient to direct engineering execution teams and troubleshoot model assumptions.
- Experience supporting capital projects through concept development, FEL, engineering, construction, commissioning, startup, and operational handover, including EPC contractor interfaces.
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and multidisciplinary integration across complex engineering assignments.
- Experience supporting project planning, estimating, proposals, technical reviews, risk assessments, and decision-support recommendations.
- Practical knowledge of PSM, MOC, HAZOP/PHA, SIL, and risk-review closeouts.
- Strong client-facing skills, with the ability to communicate and present technical recommendations to senior stakeholders.
- Good understanding of engineering consulting, project execution, and associated commercial principles.
- Strong written, verbal, facilitation, negotiation, and presentation skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams.
Preferred qualifications:
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration or recognized project management qualification.
• Experience with value-improvement practices and decision-analysis methods.
• Experience integrating energy efficiency, emissions reduction, carbon capture, hydrogen, renewable fuels, and other decarbonization considerations into refining studies.
• Established knowledge of Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast refining and petrochemical facilities, clients, and market conditions.
• Experience using global delivery operating centers.
What’s next?
Once receiving your application, our Talent Acquisition professionals will screen and match your profile against the role requirements. We ask for your patience as the team completes the volume of applications with reasonable timeframe. Check your application progress periodically via personal account from created candidate profile during your application.
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