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The OSHA Challenge Program

Donna Green — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:00:00 GMT

OSHA Created the Challenge program as a means to help companies improve their safety programs along with guidance towards applying for VPP. S & B Engineers and Constructors, Ltd. Is one of a handful of companies in the country that is an Administrator in the OSHA Challenge program. Pictured with Jimmy Slaughter, Jr. and Dr. Brookshire is Joe Reina, Assistant Regional Administrator for OSHA’s Regions VI office (i.e., the OSHA office that is responsible for New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas).

For more information on OSHA Challenge and a list of Administrators and Participants, go to www.osha.gov/dcsp/vpp/challenge.html

8-Jun-09 3:00 PM

Diane Larrivee, S & B’s Corporate Risk Manager, named as one of Business Insurance’s 25 Women to Watch for 2008

Donna Green — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Diane Larrivee
Corporate Risk Manager
S&B Engineers & Constructors Ltd.
Houston, Texas

Diane Larrivee is responsible for the procurement of all property, casualty and specialty lines of insurance as well as benefit programs at S & B. Within the organization, she advises the general counsel, assistant general counsel and other directors and managers on all risk management, coverage and claims issues. Ms. Larrivee also has given back to her community by providing risk management services to the Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department for more than 10 years. She also is a lifetime member of the organization’s auxiliary and served as its president for four years. She also works with women in developing effective communication skills in creating relationships that work personally and professionally.

HOW DID YOU GET INTO THE INDUSTRY: "My father owned an insurance agency in Port Angeles, Wash., and I worked for him in high school. I worked for him for about five years, then I ended up buying the agency and running it with my sister for another five years. I then got married and moved to Seattle and worked for a commercial brokerage there for about two and a half years. Then I moved to Texas and worked on the S & B account, and S & B offered me the position as risk manager. That was 19 years ago."

THE BEST ADVICE YOU’VE EVER RECEIVED: "I’m really into reading and quotes. I have a quote by Wayne Dyer and it’s, 'The attachment to being right creates suffering. When you have a choice to be right or to be kind, choose kind and watch your suffering disappear.' I don’t always remember to do that, but when I do, it’s a beautiful thing. Conversations always work out and it’s satisfactory on both sides. There’s also another one that I got from a leadership program I took, and it is, “You can say just about anything to anyone as long as you love them while you’re doing it.” When I remember to do that, that works too."

ADVICE FOR THOSE STARTING IN THE INDUSTRY: "Straight authentic communication absolutely works. People can handle the truth, so just be straight with them. Don’t be afraid to admit when you’re wrong. That’s how we learn. When you’re honest and forthcoming like that, it allows them to be the same and really furthers your relationship."

WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE PROFESSIONALLY WHILE GROWING UP: "I wanted to be three different things. When I was really little I wanted to be a ballerina. Then I wanted to be a teacher or a writer, because I learned to read when I was four years old and I loved reading and wanted to write. But I ended up living happily every after in risk management and insurance."

5-Jan-09 1:00 PM

James G. Slaughter, Jr., has received the Construction Industry Institute’s 2008 Richard L. Tucker Leadership and Service Award

Justin Borchardt — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:00:00 GMT

The Executive Committee of the Construction Industry Institute has awarded the 2008 Richard L. Tucker Leadership and Service Award to S & B’s President, James G. Slaughter, Jr., for his outstanding contributions to furthering the mission of CII.

Mr. Slaughter received the Award during this year’s Annual CII Conference marking its 25^th anniversary. The conference was held in August in Keystone, Colorado.

Mr. Slaughter’s contributions to CII are highlighted by his service on the Executive Committee and the Board of Advisors, as well as his leadership in improving the project front end planning process. The front end planning task force developed the Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI) and Alignment Thermometer tools. Mr. Slaughter has also served as the Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee twice and CII’s Vision 2020 initiative, as well as championing industry benchmarking and metrics.

S & B has been a committed member of CII since 1991 and as such has benefited from many of CII’s initiatives, including those that Mr. Slaughter has promoted. The Company continues to support ongoing research teams by making its employees available to serve as team members.

CII is a consortium of more than 100 leading owner, engineering-contractor and supplier firms. Its mission calls for adding value for its members by

enhancing the business effectiveness and sustainability of the capital facility life cycle and
expanding the global competitive advantage to be realized through active CII involvement and effective use of its research findings.

Additionally, Mr. Slaughter is a very active member of the National Academy of Construction. He is a past President and current Executive Committee Member. This is a select organization made up of industry leaders.

We congratulate Mr. Slaughter for the recognition of his years of CII service and leadership and are proud of S & B’s role in improving the business effectiveness of our industry.

7-Sep-08 9:00 AM

S & B Receives VPP Star Mobile Workforce Designation

Justin Borchardt — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:00:00 GMT

S & B Engineers and Constructors, Ltd. successfully completed the final stage in its application to OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program better known as VPP. VPP is the premier recognition of a company's safety and health management programs and systems. This designation and posting of the trademark-registered logo tells the industry that we have a safety program and safe worksites that maintain the highest standard for workplace safety. VPP is so highly renowned that safety professionals across the country and thousands of executive managers of refineries, chemical plants, and manufacturers identify this program as being the highest level of recognition and achievement in the safety arena. Of the hundreds of thousands of companies in the U.S., only about 2,000 have received acceptance into VPP. S & B's acceptance not only marks a highpoint in that a construction company is accepted, but that S & B was accepted as a Mobile Workforce and accepted at the Star level, the highest level of achievement in VPP.

It is worth noting the different types of acceptance into VPP. Many of us are aware that "fixed sites" that fly the VPP flag such as refineries, chemical plants, and manufacturers comprise over 90% of VPP's membership. It is common for a company, like Valero or Shell, to have two or more sites that are VPP Facilities. Once a site has become VPP, the site usually requires all of its contractors to become VPP, especially since that contractor will work in that facility and must follow all of the sites rules. This arrangement has opened the door for many construction companies to receive the VPP designation, but only for that "fixed site."

S & B's VPP Star Mobile Workforce designation is a noticeable difference when compared to that of VPP for a "fixed site" in that S & B's designation goes where ever we have a workforce. This key feature allows S & B to fly the VPP flag at our worksites and use the VPP logo on vehicles, hardhats, etc. as a way of telling our industry of our achievement.

Congratulations to our employees on keeping a culture of “safety first.”

20-Aug-08 2:00 PM

S & B Undergoes Successful ISO Audit

Justin Borchardt — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:00:00 GMT

In May 2008, S & B satisfied its most recent annual ISO audit. The company is ISO 9001:2000 certified for engineering, procurement, construction management, and construction services at its Houston and Deer Park facilities.

The certificate, issued by an external registration body, confirms that the company's Quality Management System is in compliance with the requirements set forth in the ISO 9001:2000 Standard.

This Standard is the basis for assessing an organization's ability to meet customer, regulatory and internal requirements. This formal certification of the quality systems is an integral part of S & B's company-wide emphasis on customer satisfaction and continual improvement.

It is noteworthy that since its initial certification in 2003, S & B has annually submitted all of its operations - engineering, procurement, construction management and construction services - at all five of its Houston and Deer Park locations for assessment.

6-May-08 1:00 PM

S & B Brings Home the Gold

Justin Borchardt — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:00:00 GMT

S & B Engineers and Constructors, Ltd., received the top award, "Gold - Best in Category," from the Houston Business Roundtable at the annual Awards Banquet held at Moody Gardens in Galveston on Friday, May 2, 2008. S & B was nominated for the award by LyondellBasell, Houston, for multiple projects constructed by S & B in 2007 with no OSHA Recordable Injuries.

S & B was nominated among other top contractors - Austin Industrial, Jacobs Field Services, Kellogg Brown & Root, Performance Contractors, and Zachry Construction.

It's an honor to be nominated by one of our fine clients and very exciting to be a finalist. Winning the "Gold - Best in Category" Award, when you are up against such big names in the business, is truly a grand achievement.

2-May-08 3:00 PM

NCCER certified pipefitter with TWIC card

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:00:00 GMT

Desired Position Title: NCCER certified pipefitter with TWIC card Experience: Experience 2009 2010 Fluor/DCP Total Pipefitter cut, clean, prep, bevel, fit pipe, take field measurements, read and understand isos, bull rigg, hang pipe and valves, flag crane operater, fab. pipe, hydro testing, ect... 2009 2009 KBR/MEMC Pipefitter / boilmaker bolt-up, cut prep clean and fit pipe,beveling, field measurements, read isos, firewatch, holewatch 2009 2009 KBR/Basell Pipefitter helper 1st. class bolt-up, cut prep clean and fit pipe,beveling, field measurements, read isos, firewatch, assisting QC with inspections, making and verifying weld maps 2008 2008 KBR/MEMC Pipefitter helper 1st. class / boilmaker helper bolt-up, cut prep clean and fit pipe,beveling,field measurements, read isos, firewatch 2008 2008 Dejean/Oxyvinly Pipefitter helper 1st. class bolt-up, cut prep clean and fit pipe,beveling,field measurements, read isos,...

Piping / Mechanical Engineer

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Desired Position Title: Piping / Mechanical Engineer Experience: AUGUST 2006 – Present Principal Piping Engineer J. Ray McDermott Engineering (P) Services Ltd, Chennai, India MAY 2006 – JULY 2006 Piping Engineer, Technip India Ltd, Chennai, India OCTOBER 2002 – APRIL 2006 Piping Engineer, L&T-Valdel Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, India Detailed Experince: Planning, coordinating, scheduling and conducting detailed phases of engineering work for Upstream Offshore Oil and Gas projects. Design Engineering: Pipe wall thickness calculations, Reinforcement calculations, Piping material specifications, Valve data sheets and Piping Special equipment data sheets. Providing Engineering and Design solutions using International standards and codes like ASME, API, ASTM, BS, ISO, NACE etc. Technical Evaluation of vendor quotations for Piping Bulk, Valves, Piping Special items. Review & Approve Vendor drawings and vendor data manual Perform...

Process Engineer

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:00:00 GMT

Desired Position Title: Process Engineer Experience: SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE: - 3+ years of design experience in the Oil and Gas industry - 1 year of operations experience at an Aluminum production company - Project related experience with Fuel Gas Treating system, Crude Vacuum Unit & LNG - Engineering experience with Feasibility, FEED and Detailed Design Projects SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE: FLUOR (January 2006 – Present) Eastman Chemicals Beaumont Methanol and Ammonia Revamp Project, Beaumont, TX; (Jan 2009 - Present) Methanol and Ammonia Plant: Provided process engineering support as part of FEED activities for revamp of the Methanol and Ammonia Plant. Activities included developing PFDs and P&IDs, developing instrument datasheets and performing hydraulic analysis for the FEED package. RasGas Feasibility study for compressor check valve to mitigate reverse rotation, Doha, Qatar; (July 2008 - Dec 2008) Provided process engineering support in...

Chemical Design and Process Engineer

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Desired Position Title: Chemical Design and Process Engineer Experience: PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Graduate Research Assistant under Dr.Kuyen Li Nov 2007 –Aug 2009 Lamar University, Beaumont, TX - Worked on Electronic Grade Silicon Purification processes. In this metallic grade silicon which is 98.5% pure is purified to semiconductor grade silicon of purity 99.9999-99.9999999% with impurities < 0.1PPB. Designed “TRICHLORO SILANE PRODUCTION” process using ASPEN PLUS – Reviewed PFD and developed a base case for the production of TrichloroSilane using Aspen Plus 2006. – Modified the process conditions and developed a final case with better purity compared to the base case. – Developed design specifications, performed sensitivity analysis. Designed “SILANE PRODUCTION” process using ASPEN PLUS ...

Piping Designer

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:00:00 GMT

Desired Position Title: Piping Designer Experience: 21506 Langmont Lane Katy, TX 77449 Home 281-855-1646 Cell (409) 882-4207 xr.dlg@att.net SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE Forty years of experience in the design of petrochemical, refinery, pulp, and paper industries. Extensive experience has been accumulated in piping design, layout, drafting, field work, verification and updating of P&ID’s. Some structural steel and civil drafting and checking of drawings required for construction. Additional experience has also been acquired in PDMS piping layout and design. Read, write speak Spanish fluently. COMPUTER SOFTWARE Microstation SE AutoCad AutoCad – 3D PDS FlexCad PDMS PROLOG PRO ISO PRO-PIPE SMART PLANT EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE G.A.S. Unlimited Inc. (for Bechtel Engineering) 20008 - 2009 Piping Checker Houston, Tx. Motiva Port Arthur Refinery Extensive checking of Isometrics for compliance with project standards, CAD Highlights, and P&ID design. Verified construct-ability and good...

Procurement Specialist

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:00:00 GMT

Desired Position Title: Procurement Specialist Experience: EMPLOYMENT 2008-2009 Infinity Construction Services, LP Manager, Purchasing, Material Control, and Receiving Bid process/analysis and unit price negotiations with suppliers Capital purchases of pipe, valve, fittings, and specialty items that were necessary for shop and field requirements per customer specifications 1995-2008 U S Contractors/Infinity Construction Services, LP Purchasing Buyer, Expediter, and Material Control Purchasing of pipe, valve, and fittings that were necessary for shop and field requirements per customer processes and specifications Developed and maintained open-order status reports Maintained overage, shortage, and damaged reports 1993-1995 Petro Chemical Drafting Co Contract Project Purchasing Agent of PV&F and Instrument/Electrical commodities for a local capital project 1988-1993 Nicholas Engineering Contract Buyer/Expediter on assignment to the Dow Chemical...

S & B Craft Hiring Departments

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:18:23 GMT

Deer Park, Texas Office 1805 Center St. Deer Park, Tx 77536 Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday 7:30 - 5:00, Friday 7:30-11:00 Steve Oler 713-845-7954 Craft Personnel Manager Virgie Green 713-845-7955 Senior Recruiter Stephanie Harper 713-845-7957 Recruiter James Farmer 713-845-7942 Recruiter Danny Keen 713-845-7989 Recruiter Stephanie Adamson 713-845-7946 Processor Jazmin Rodriguez 713-845-7950 Processor Ronnie Balentine 713-845-7947 Training and Development Coordinator Aleandra Hyek 713-845-7958 Trainer Port Arthur, Texas Hiring Office 8779 9th Avenue Port Arthur, Tx 77642 Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday 7:00 - 5:00 Eduardo Salazar 409-722-1444 Recruiter Mary Ann Farmer 409-722-1444 Recruiter

S & B Craft Hiring Locations

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:17:38 GMT

Main Office
1805 Center Street
Deer Park, Texas 77536
(713) 845-7950

Port Arthur, Texas Hiring Office
8779 9th Avenue
Port Arthur, TX 77642
409-722-1444

S & B Jobs Available

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:15:56 GMT

Please Contact Numbers Listed for more information. If you would like to send us your resume or you have any questions regarding these jobs, you may do so to craftjobs@sbec.com. Please, send your resume only one time unless your contact information or the information within the resume has changed. Thank you for your cooperation.Houston, TX Area: Project Job Location Estimated Duration Craft Wages Helper Wages Welders Sched. Hours Incentive Pay Per Diem Crafts Needed PL Propylene Pasadena, TX April 2010 $23.00- $26.00 $14.00-$19.00 $28.00 5-10's N/A N/A Contact Center St Office (713) 845-7950 Port Aurthur, TX Project Job Location Estimated Duration Craft Wages Helper Wages Combo Welders Sched. Hours Incentive Pay Per Diem Crafts Needed Motiva Port Arthur, TX ON HOLD $22.00-$24.00 $13.00-$19.00 $26.50 48hrs 4-10s 1-8 N/A N/A Contact Eduardo Salazar (409) 722-1444 Mont Belvieu, TX: Project Job Location Estimated Duration Craft...

OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:48:03 GMT

The OSHA Challenge Program

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:59:31 GMT

For more information on OSHA Challenge and a list of Administrators and Participants, go to www.osha.gov/dcsp/vpp/challenge.html.

Systems

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:05:34 GMT

With our integrated project systems we allow owners instant access to “real time” project status. iPIMS^® is S & B’s competitive edge for managing project information. Due to the increasing need for electronic information, we have designed a system to store, retrieve, distribute, view, collaborate, and mark-up electronic information and documents. iPIMS^® does this with a familiar and comfortable environment through a web interface. This information is available anytime and anywhere in the world via an internet connection and a web browser. Real-time data is available 7 days/week, 365 days/year to all project stakeholders for retrieval or collaboration. User logins and security administration for iPIMS^® is governed by published S & B internet use policies.

Progress Energy - Hines Energy Complex - Power Block 4

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:42:14 GMT

The team of S & B and Kiewit Power Engineers (KPE) provided engineering, procurement, and construction for the Power Block 4 (PB4) project. S & B and KPE executed this EPC combined cycle project located near Bartow, Florida as a joint venture entity.

This was a 582 megawatt combined cycle power plant utilizing a 2x1 dual fuel GE 7FA gas turbine with GE D11 steam turbine and triple pressure Nooter/Eriksen heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs).

S & B was responsible for overall management of the project as well as purchasing and construction.

Detailed engineering, construction support, and start-up/ commissioning management were provided by Kiewit Power Engineers.

Projects Performed Prior to 2000

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:44:42 GMT

Shell Chemical/Air Liquide American Corporation – Geismar, Louisiana FEL scope development and estimate for an 80 megawatt cogeneration facility utilizing two GE FR6Bs. Solvay – Deer Park, Texas Scope development and conceptual estimate for a 20 megawatt cogeneration facility. Shell Deer Park Refinery – Deer Park, Texas OSBL EPC contract for interconnecting steam, water, electrical, and essential utilities between cogeneration unit and central plant. Union Carbide Corporation – Seadrift, Texas EPC contract for a 110 megawatt combined cycle plant utilizing GE FR6Bs. Crown-Zellerbach – St. Francisville, Louisiana EPC contract for a 45 megawatt cogeneration plant utilizing ABB CT to generate 300,000 pounds an hour of steam. Disney Reedy Creek Improvement District – Lake Buena, Florida EPC contract for a 40 megawatt combined cycle plant utilizing GE aero-derivative combustion turbine. Shell Western Production, Inc. – Bakersfield, California Multiple cogeneration...

Equistar Chemicals, LP/Reliant Energy - Congeneration Unit Interconnecting Piping

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:31:25 GMT

Equistar was involved in a joint effort with Reliant Energy to build and operate a cogeneration facility near their Channelview plant. The facility produces approximately 800 megawatts of electricity and Equistar receives power from the plant, both in Channelview and at most of its Texas facilities.

The Channelview facility also receives all its "on-purpose" 1,500 pound and 600 pound steam from this plant. Equistar was responsible for all Channelview modifications required to interface with the new cogeneration facilities. S & B’s scope was comprised of five projects, with the cogeneration interconnecting piping being the largest and most important since it was designed to provide distribution of steam to the Channelview facilities and exchange utilities with the cogeneration plant. The 1,500 pound steam distribution network is comprised of over 7,000 feet of custom P91 chrome pipe.

International Power on Behalf of Alstom Power - Midlothian, TX Project

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:31:08 GMT

This project, which was the 2001 Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) "Award Of Merit" winner, involved installation of two single shaft KA24-1 (GT-24) combustion turbine/generators, two triple pressure HP steam turbines, and an IP/LP steam turbine generator with associated auxiliaries. The project also required:

Fuel gas system with compression and preheat
De-mineralized water, feed water, and condensate systems
SCR ammonia storage and delivery system
Main and auxiliary transformers and breakers
45,000 feet of system piping
Commissioning

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