Job Summary

A Process Safety Engineer Intern may be assigned either at Corporate Headquarters or a CITGO Field location (CITGO Lubricants Plant in Oklahoma City, OK; or one of our three refineries in Lake Charles, LA, Corpus Christi, TX and Lemont, IL) to assist in implementing and maintaining systems to reduce risk to diminish or remove hazards. The Process Safety Engineer Intern actively works with Business Unit engineers in their designated operating areas to implement, update, improve PSM systems and processes, standards, and procedures, and communicates critical PSM/RMP-related performance information to the HSSE Department.                                  

Minimum Qualifications

Degree / The minimum number of years of job related experience required by this job is:

• Full-time student pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, or Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology from an ABET-accredited program.
• Must have completed 30 semester hours in the topics above.
• Overall GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Must have a valid driver's license.

Other information - TWIC card:

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
The Maritime Transportation Security Act requires all persons who will need unescorted access to a regulated facility to have a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), issued in accordance with the rules established by the United States Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration.  Candidates selected for employment must meet eligibility criteria to obtain a TWIC card.

The following link lists the eligible criteria for all persons trying to obtain a TWIC card:

https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic

**This HSE Internship opportunity may be located at Corporate Headquarters; a CITGO Lubricants Plant in Oklahoma City, OK; or one of our three refineries located in Lake Charles, LA, Corpus Christi, TX and Lemont, IL**

Job Duties

1. Assist with facilitating various forms of hazard analysis including Hazard and Operability Studies (HazOp), Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA), what-if, and what-if checklist methods.
2. Assist with the PHA Program and the life cycle for the PHA process.
3. Development of interim risk reduction strategies for high-consequence scenarios.
4. Participate in HSE meetings.
5. Interact regularly and frequently with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering at assigned areas to build rapport and to be aware of, and assist with resolving, process safety issues.
6. Develop and deliver training on process safety management and related topics. Advise on the interpretation and application of internal and external standards.
7. Participate in incident investigations, review cause maps, and ensure post-incident lessons learned and incident prevention strategies are implemented.
8. Provide technical support to the facility’s process safety teams as well as associated process safety programs and their initiatives.
9. Identify and establish leading indicator metrics that are tracked, trended, and used in a way to identify areas of concerns, improvement programs, address risk/ hazards and ultimately eliminate incidents.
10. Develop expertise in administering the refinery Management of Change (MOC) program and working closely with site MOC Champion for continuous improvement.
11. Perform training, lead team meetings, compose and deliver presentations to various groups at all levels of the organization.

Job Duties II

Positions available for Spring, Summer, or Fall 2025 

Flexible internship / co-op terms are available based on location; however, alternating semesters are not guaranteed and are conditional upon individual performance and position availability within the hiring department.