CITGO internship

CITGO Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation with headquarters in Houston, Texas, refines, markets, and transports gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and other petroleum-based industrial products.  CITGO has 4,000 employees and is owned by PDV America, Inc., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., the national oil company of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. CITGO owns and operates three highly complex crude oil refineries in Lake Charles, La., Lemont, Ill., and Corpus Christi, Tx..  CITGO’s combined aggregate crude oil refining capacity of 749,000-bpd positions it as one of the largest refiners in the nation.  JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: *  Responsible for monitoring process information for compliance with regulatory requirements.  Assist in gathering data and analyzing for report submittal to agencies and trends.  Work with Automation and Instrumentation Group to resolve issues with process tags and Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems. Assist in coordinating cooling tower compliance monitoring and performance testing for equipment by working with operations and contractors.  Assist in monitoring and working with maintenance to correct deficiencies of wells overseen by Department of Health and Hospitals.  * Presentation at end of term expected. *   Flexible co-op terms are available; however alternating co-op semesters are not guaranteed and are conditional upon individual performance and position availability within the hiring department.   CITGO’s Attractive benefits:  *   Sliding salary scale based on classification  *   Relocation assistance available

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION REQUIRED: *    Full-time Environmental, Chemical, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering, or Environmental Science student &               completed 60 hours (JR or SR) *    GPA of  3.5 or above (A=4.0)     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 http://www.tsa.gov/assets/pdf/immigration_eligibility.pdf To obtain more information on the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), please visit the Transportation Security Administration’s website http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/layers/twic/twic_faqs.shtm                                                                    (Equal Opportunity Employer)