Process Safety Intern (Summer 2024)

Job Type:
Intern/Student (Fixed Term)
Plains All American (PAA) is an industry-leading transportation and midstream provider specializing in transportation, storage, processing and marketing solutions for crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs). We own an extensive network of pipeline transportation, terminalling, storage and gathering assets in key crude oil and NGL producing basins and transportation corridors and at major market hubs in the United States and Canada. On average, PAA handles more than 6 million barrels per day of crude oil and NGL in its Transportation segment. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
We are looking for highly-motivated students who enjoy working as part of a team in a dynamic and entrepreneurial work environment and have a strong interest in a career in the energy industry.
Plains' Intern Program offers students the opportunity to learn and develop the skills they need to pursue long, successful careers in the energy industry.
Interns are an integral part of our team, whose contributions help drive our business forward. Plains is proud to foster a culture where students are empowered to ask questions and feel as though they are part of the team from day one. We provide our interns with opportunities to build their professional networks through working alongside skilled professionals, mentors, and other students.
Plains' Intern Program is an opportunity to get hands on experience and education which is aligned with each student's degree, in the oil and gas midstream sector. Plains' intern opportunities have been specifically designed to provide students the opportunity to apply their academic studies and gain valuable experience through meaningful and challenging work. Plains offers one of the industry's best formal training programs in which high achieving participants may become eligible to receive an offer to join Plains upon graduation.
Process Safety Intern
Plains has a 13-week Intern opportunity with the Process Safety Management Group available, based in our downtown Houston office that will commence on May 20, 2024. The PAA Internship Program will provide exceptional students interested in the oil and gas industry an opportunity to continue their professional development with the best in the business. The successful candidate will be exposed to many elements of Process Safety and develop an understanding of risk management systems. The successful candidate will conduct analysis and processing of Process Safety data, providing meaningful insight into opportunities for improvement in risk mitigation while developing skills necessary for our graduate opportunities that strong performing interns may become eligible for upon graduation.
Responsibilities:

• Gain an understanding of the oil and gas midstream industry, associated regulatory (OSHA, EPA, etc.) requirements, hazardous chemical identification, and risk assessment and management

• Risk Assessment Data analysis, interpretation and tracking of action in the tracking software;

• Analyze and interpret Process Safety incident data and trends
• Compile monthly KPI reports
• Support the development and execution of PSM training as needed;
• Assisting in daily ad hoc requests as required.

Qualifications:

• Interns must be pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Petroleum, Materials, Industrial), with at least 2 years (or 4 semesters) in the university.
• Prior internship or industry experience is an asset;
• Excellent computer and communication skills;
• Proficiency with MS Office including Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint, and Outlook;

• Demonstrated strong analytical and organizational skills;
• Demonstrated comfort with public speaking delivery is an asset;
• Ability to work well within a fast-paced team environment and under minimal supervision;
• Interns must be able and willing to relocate themselves to Houston for the duration of the work term;
• Interns must be able to commit to a full 13-week internship starting May 20, 2024, to be considered for the program;

• The successful candidate must comply with the Company's Drug & Alcohol Policy including pre-employment testing; and
• The successful candidate must provide satisfactory references and complete a Criminal Background Check.

Documents required with your application:
Cover letter
Resume
Copy of your unofficial transcript (you must include this to be considered)
Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their application(s) online through our company website or your campus' career center to be considered for the position.
As a student at Plains you will receive a competitive compensation, industry leading work experience, and the opportunity to take part in a variety of social events with colleagues.
We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
For our summer internship program, we look for sophomores, juniors, or seniors, working toward a bachelor's degree with solid academic credentials along with significant extracurricular involvement. Strong written and verbal communications skills are key to our business as well as having strong attention to detail. Students must demonstrate effective planning and organizational skills, proficiency with Microsoft products (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and a strong desire to learn more about the Oil and Gas business.
Salary details estimated by job boards such as Indeed, Glassdoor, and LinkedIn do not represent Plains' compensation structure. We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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