Process Engineer; Oklahoma & Texas

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Fortune 500 company. 100+ years in business. Leading midstream service provider. Safety first. Sustainable operations. Environmentally responsible. Employee focused.

Job Profile

Summary:

Provide process engineering expertise in support of optimization, operational, regulatory and project activities within the Natural Gas Gathering & Processing Facilities. Act as the technical lead for optimization, troubleshooting, and what-if analysis of the facility assets. Perform a multitude of process related duties to ensure processing plants and equipment are operating efficiently, effectively, and products are within specifications. These duties include process modeling, plant troubleshooting, identification and development of OpEx / Cap Ex projects, and Operations support.

This position will have the ability to work a HYBRID schedule, requiring in office presence on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday with working from home on Wednesday and Friday.

• Process Optimization working with Operations to monitor and recommend adjustments to plant processes

• Troubleshoot operational problems to determine causes and solutions

• Process model development and application as required to support Commercial requests, operations troubleshooting, and optimization

• Maintaining, updating, and calibrating process models to ensure accurate representations of equipment and processes

• Assist development and review of basic process design specifications in support of projects

• Provide preliminary process design specifications for equipment and instrumentation. Coordinate and collaborate with manufacturers and suppliers to ensure that procured equipment and instrumentation is exemplary for its intended use.

• Being a presence at processing facilities and soliciting input from Operations to identify issues, maintain high reliability, and increase asset performance. Provide preliminary scoping and development of projects to achieve these objectives

• Provide ongoing process engineering support for plant growth and technical projects

• Perform basic economic evaluations independently. Collaborate with personnel in Commercial, Engineering, and Operations to conduct in-depth economic evaluations.

• Coordinate field studies and implementation of improvements

• Provide technical support for matters related to process safety management including:

• Management of Change (MOC)

• Sizing, specification, and evaluation of over pressure protection systems

• Hazard identification and resolution

• Development and modification of operating procedures

• Travel to processing facilities as needed (~25% anticipated)

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering required. BS Chemical Engineering is preferred.

• Experience with and knowledge of engineering in operations and/or project management
• Experience with and knowledge of hydrocarbon processing and related facilities design, construction, operation, and maintenance
• Experience with process modeling software (Pro Max preferred)
• Experience utilizing various vendor equipment rating software (Ariel Performance, Fisher Valve Spec, KG Tower, etc.)
• Experience communicating technical matters with Operations personnel and successfully implementing operational changes
• Experience achieving goals and developing employee/team strengths, exhibiting a positive example and influence that leads to employee, project, and stakeholder successes
• Experience in use and function of applications such as:
  Microsoft Excel, Project, Access, Word, etc.
• Experience identifying, researching, understanding, evaluating, and prioritizing operational problems and coordinating appropriate action/response

• Knowledge of: plant operations in the midstream industry, including cryogenic gas processing, glycol and molecular sieve dehydration, amine treating, and compression
• Knowledge of: and understanding of operational functions and commercial relationships with the ability to anticipate functional and transactional impacts
• Ability to: read and interpret governmental regulations, blueprints, contracts, manuals, specifications, surveys, charts, engineering studies, and other relevant reports and correspondence
• Ability to: analyze and resolve issues and/or questions concerning engineering design and calculations obtaining assistance if needed on more complex design and calculations
• Ability to: review complex engineering drawings and material.
• Ability to: manage and prioritize multiple assignments with competing deadlines
• Ability to: identify, plan and organize development of process improvement opportunities
• Ability to: use logic and reasoning to identify alternate solutions or approaches to a problem
• Ability to: apply math, algebraic formulas, and statistical methods
• Ability to: interact, negotiate, advise, and communicate effectively
• Ability to: operate office tools and equipment required
• Ability to: communicate thoughts, ideas, information, messages, and other written information, which may contain technical…