Beaumont, Texas, USA
13 days ago
Chemical Engineer - Intern

Company Description

Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation. Within this framework, Veolia's Water Technology Business brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.

Job Description

The Intern role within the organization that will take on projects from initiation to completion
during the extent of their time with the team. The successful candidate will have visibility
across many functional groups (engineering, operations, maintenance, etc.) and will
continuously support to optimize safety and manufacturing processes, standard operating
procedures, and assist with process improvement projects.

                **This is a full-time, 12 week internship anticipated to begin in early 2025.**
Duties & Responsibilities:

Operations: Provide day to day support for monitoring, optimizing, and adjusting of facility operational parametersMaintenance: Support development and implementation of maintenance activities or project implementationIntegrity Program Implementation: Provide support to the engineering team responsible for development, monitoring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and implementation of mitigation / management programs as required. Support the Integrity Management effort through execution activity support and documentation reviews / completion to ensure compliance with regulatory requirementsSafety, Security, Health, Environmental & Regulatory: Providing guidance to ensure operations comply with company policies and provide technical support for completion of Safety / Environmental / Regulatory calculations or studiesSurveillance: Support engineers in the surveillance monitoring, troubleshooting, and analysis. Lead development, scoping, and sometimes execution of initiatives/projects identified during surveillance to improve facility reliability, capacity, or integrity (downtime analysis, process bad actors, bottleneck identification, and issue identification). Support Operations in ensuring maximum facility availabilitySafety, Security, Health, & Environment (SSHE) Function Support: Assist with collection, validation, and analysis of data required to complete engineering evaluations in support of the SSHE and Regulatory compliance functionsCode & Specification Compliance Evaluations: Assist in reviews of maintenance or project activities (welding, construction, pressure testing, etc.) to ensure implementation in compliance with regulatory, industry, and company requirements outlined in project developmentRisk & Loss Prevention Analysis: Support for the Risk Assessment & Management (RAM) system to ensure that all risks are appropriately documented, functions are progressing action items to closure, and documentation is adequately completed and reviewed with appropriate management prior to close-out. Participate in Risk Assessment (RA) activities as needed by the teamOpportunity Generation & Management of Change (MOC): Assist engineering in execution and implementation of Projects and MOCs by completing appropriate verifications (checklists, Factory Assessment Tests, Pre-Startup Safety Reviews, etc.) and sitting in appropriate detailed evaluations (Hazard and Operability Analysis - HAZOP, etc.). Coordinate to ensure all technical documentation is provided to the Doc Control organizationContractor Management: Support for completing quality checks and evaluations of technical / inspection contractors while they are onsite completing execution activitiesParticipate in system walkdowns, Pre startup safety reviews, and other activities to support Commissioning and Startup of siteSupport the development and progression of the Operations Readiness (OR) schedule to transition the facility from Project Execution / Commissioning to the Start-up / Operations phase.Support incident investigation teamsSupport regulatory agency auditsReinforce safety and environmental awareness through frequent job observations and by interfacing with plant personnelWork with the Engineering and Maintenance department to assure O&M interests are represented on major projectsPerform other duties as required by managementComply with all Veolia Company and HSE procedures and policies

Specific Projects (subject to changes based on needs to facility):

Assist in the execution of Management of Change (MOC) projects and execution of Maintenance Replacement Capital (MRC) projectsSupport all Environmental, Health, and Safety programs, policies, and regulations at a PSM regulated reaction chemical manufacturing facilityLearn and support QC testing within the plantReview, improve, and develop standard operating procedures (SOP) to reflect safe and efficient processesNetwork with other engineers both internally and externally to the plant to leverage and share plant improvement learnings. Document your observations and make recommendationsFinal presentation to be presented to site leadership at the end of summer presenting his/her learning experience, and detailed scope of project

Outcomes:
The Process Engineering Intern can expect to gain practical experience in a broad
range of areas such as:

Learn how to design and develop technical solutions to achieve business objectives and how to test your ideasWork independently - to learn how to plan things out carefullyLearn how to apply the acquired knowledge and skills in a practical situationBecome acquainted with real life problem-solving.

QualificationsCurrently enrolled in an accredited University Degree program pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering. (preferably junior or senior)3.0 overall GPA or higher (preferred)Coursework in engineering problem solving using computer-based methodologiesStrong verbal and written communication and the ability to work autonomously when provided work instructionsProficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

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