Description
About Valero Energy Inc.
Valero Energy Inc., with its Canadian head office in Montreal, is a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation, a Fortune 500 company. We are the leading distributor of petroleum products in Quebec, the Atlantic provinces and Ontario—and the world’s second-largest producer of renewable diesel fuel and ethanol. We stand out as the second-largest petroleum refiner in eastern Canada, thanks to our Jean-Gaulin Refinery in Lévis. We also possess numerous major logistical infrastructures, such as the Montreal East Terminal.
Our success? We owe it to our 10,000 employees who are committed to our values—including safety, environmental stewardship, teamwork, community engagement and operational excellence.
We consider our employees our most important asset and provide a wide variety of stimulating jobs for those seeking to grow professionally. Our salaries and benefits—along with our retirement savings plan, which ranks among Canada’s Top 5 in terms of employer contributions—are highly competitive. These are some of the reasons we are known as an employer of choice.
Role
The project engineer ensures the security and reliability of equipment pertaining to terminal operations and to Valero’s Canadian distribution assets, through numerous improvement projects and programs to which the incumbent is assigned.
S/he accordingly participates in formulating technical standards and ensuring their enforcement. S/he coordinates project implementation, and supervises construction/major maintenance, by integrating the work of designers, consulting engineers, contractors and outside suppliers.
Responsabilities
- Prepare project quotes, design plans and specifications, request and examine bids, and participate in equipment procurement contract negotiations.
- Control costs in line with the budget and ensure compliance with schedules for projects under his/her supervision at all sites.
- Participate in the assessment of capital expenditures and major maintenance costs to help draw up the strategic development plan.
- Identify, appraise and compare new technologies and make the appropriate recommendations.
- Establish, update and enforce technical standards.
- Ensure and provide technical assistance to other sectors (Operations, Maintenance, HSE, etc.).
- Work closely with colleagues in Engineering and the other departments, offering, for example, expertise and technical support; establish equipment maintenance/upgrade programs, participate in monitoring environmental programs to optimize their efforts or to upgrade facility ergonomics.
- Ensure compliance with environmental and safety standards in carrying out tasks.
- Develop contacts with the different levels of government, agencies, professional associations, suppliers, etc., in the various Canadian provinces.
Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree in electrical engineering or a relevant field.
- 5 to 15 years’ relevant experience in an industrial sector.
- Member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec
- General knowledge of Health, Safety and Environment.
- Bilingual (French and English).
- Able to manage multiple priorities and tasks simultaneously (project size from $100K to $30M).
- Leadership.
- Analytical and organizational skills and ability to adapt to change.
- Available for occasional short trips to Canadian sites.
Valero Energy Inc. is governed by the Charter of the French Language. However, knowledge of English is considered necessary for performing the tasks of this position. The individual in this position will be required to review documents and interact both verbally and in writing with colleagues at the head office in Texas or in other Canadian provinces, or with various stakeholders such as customers, suppliers, unilingual anglophone business partners.
When working at our Company, your benefits will include :
- Full benefits package
- Being employed by one of Canada’s Top 5 employers in contributions to the retirement savings plan
- Annual bonus program
- Reimbursement of training expenses program
- Reimbursement of fitness activities program
- Health and Wellness Program
- Free access at all times to virtual healthcare
- On-site access to a gym and fitness courses
- Rewards program for service anniversaries
- Summer schedule for eligible positions
- Plus many more to discover!
Valero Energy is an employment equity employer. We encourage all those meeting the selection criteria to send us their application. It will be reviewed without consideration of statuses protected by law, including sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, minorities and individuals with disabilities.
