Technical Engineer, Olefins

About the role

Organizational Context And Job Purpose: The Olefins & Polymers USA division of INEOS is one of the largest producers of olefins and polyolefins in North America. From its manufacturing locations at Chocolate Bayou and the Battleground Manufacturing Complex, it is a merchant marketer of butadiene, ethylene, polypropylene and high-density polyethylene with annual revenue of over $4B. The Chocolate Bayou Site is located in Southeastern Texas about 40 miles South of Houston and consists of two Olefins units that produce approximately 4bn pounds/year of ethylene, 2 Polypropylene units that produce approximately 1B pounds/year of polypropylene, and the Light Ends storage & transfer facilities at Stratton Ridge.

How The Role Fits In: The Olefins Technical Engineer provides technical leadership for the Chocolate Bayou Olefins assets by connecting process technology expertise, optimization, capital project execution, and long-term business strategy. This role is responsible for developing technically sound solutions that improve asset capability, reduce risk, capture value, and support future business needs. This position works closely with Operations, Business, Capital Projects, Process Safety, Reliability, Environmental, and Process Control teams to evaluate technology options, frame strategic initiatives, develop project scopes, advance optimization opportunities, preserve technical knowledge, and strengthen engineering capability across the organization.

Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health and environmental performance. On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers.

Responsibilities

• Technology Stewardship: Serve as a technical steward for olefins process technology. Evaluate new or modified process technologies for hazard potential, reliability implications, operability, maintainability, relief protection, environmental impact, and lifecycle value. Own, develop, and review process simulations, heat and material balances, equipment sizing bases, process control concepts, and safeguard requirements that support safe project design. Maintain awareness of industry standards, technology developments, lessons learned, and site operating constraints that influence project risk and technology choices. Provide technical recommendations that balance process safety, regulatory compliance, reliability, operability, energy efficiency, production capability, and economic justification.
• Long-Term Strategic Business Initiatives: Partner with Business Managers to translate