Chevron Canada Job Postings

Design Engineer

Dept/Location: Burnaby Refinery
Posting Close Date: August 9, 2010

We have exciting career opportunities at our Burnaby Refinery for new graduates with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Mechanical, or Integrated Engineering disciplines.

Chevron’s Burnaby Refinery is a modern 55,000 Barrel per day refinery located on Burrard Inlet.  It supplies a significant portion of southwestern BC’s gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel and is part of Chevron’s global network of refineries. 

Design Engineers work in our Facilities Engineering group to manage a wide variety of small and medium size construction projects.   Successful applicants will have the flexibility to work in more than one area of the plant with maintenance, inspection, operations, and construction staff.

You will be a strong team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a self starter, an effective problem solver, and have the ability to effectively handle several tasks/projects concurrently in a plant environment efficiently and safely. 

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical or Integrated Engineering

Duties and Responsibilities:

Project Management

As a designs engineer, you’ll handle the management of small and medium sized construction projects.  You’ll deal with tanks, pressure vessels, compressors, pumps, piping, electrical power distribution, and advanced computer controls.

Your work will include repairs, additions and new installations. You’ll also be responsible for managing all aspects of engineering and construction projects. This includes:

• project identification and scoping
• estimation of labour and material costs
• engineering design of equipment, considering safety, operability and environmental impact
• preparation of specifications for construction and equipment purchases
• contract administration for construction activities
• job supervision and planning
• cost monitoring
• interfacing with plant/field operations, process, engineering, maintenance and inspection
• budgeting and scheduling
• turnover and start-up of facilities

You’ll learn and apply Chevron’s Project Development and Execution Process (CPDEP) to project and construction work.  CPDEP was developed by Chevron to better manage the company’s growing worldwide capital budget.  The proven results of this process have established Chevron as a world-class leader in project management.

Technical Support

As a designs engineer, you can become involved with larger design and construction projects or specialize in a variety of technical areas.

Career Opportunities
 
Chevron offers a competitive total remuneration package which includes performance based pay, short term incentives, and compressed work week schedules.  At Chevron, continuous learning is part of our culture, and it opens the door to career possibilities at locations around the world.   Engineering career tracks include operations management, project management and technical career paths domestically or internationally. 

Qualified applicants are invited to submit a resume in confidence by August 9, 2010.

If you are interested in applying for this position and being part of the Chevron team, please submit your resume to bccareers@chevron.com, subject line:  Design Engineer posting

While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Chevron is building a diverse workforce and is committed to employment equity.