About this role
Job Objective: To provide engineering support to Midstream Operations and Commercial teams. Provides engineering analysis of operational problems and then identifies resolution or value-enhancing projects. Coordinates with the Integrity Management team on integrity inspections, assessments and risk mitigation projects/programs. Provides full range of engineering & technical support to the Commercial team for new project development and due diligence on acquisitions. Essential Job Responsibilities:
• Regularly interacts with control room, field operations leadership and field personnel to analyze operational problems, develop alternatives and recommend optimal solutions. • Seeks and identifies opportunities to optimize systems, save costs and improve our operations and maximize operating performance & value. • Provides initial design engineering, scope development, schedule and cost estimates for maintenance expense and/or capital jobs as well as growth capital projects. • Coordinates and manages third party engineering designs for projects. • Coordinates with project engineers and/or construction crews to ensure execution on desired scope of work. • Works closely with the project manager or assumes the role of Project Manager for individual projects or programs as needed. • Participates or leads PHAs for processing facilities and is responsible for resolving or identifying projects to address identified issues. • Performs hydraulic simulations of pressures and flow rates through pipelines transporting oil, NGLs or natural gas. • Works in coordination with the commercial team in new growth project development, providing iterations and various options for initial feasibility designs & cost estimates • Performs due diligence work on midstream assets proposed to be acquired by Harvest, including participating in data rooms, conducting field reviews and observations • Meet with various local, state and federal agencies regarding assigned projects as needed • Present information at our field monthly update meetings on overall company performance and trends • Assist in incident response efforts if required
Other Job Responsibilities:
• Demonstrate commitment to company core values — Integrity, Ownership, Urgency, Alignment, and Innovation — in all daily responsibilities and interactions. • Actively support and contribute to the company’s mission and vision through reliable, high-quality work
Qualifications:
• 10 years minimum oil and gas/process engineering experience. • Three (5) years minimum process experience in a plant environment. • Broad based engineering and operational knowledge with the ability to understand, lead efforts in or provide internal support for civil, electrical, mechanical and process control issues or designs. • Familiar with PSM and process hazard analysis process and able to perform PHA’s for process facilities. • Familiar with process simulation (Promax or equivalent) and hydraulic modeling software. • Ability to generate heat & material balances for both existing and new process designs • Ability to trouble-shoot operational issues at a crude oil Terminal, NGL Terminal and Olefins Terminal. • Ability to perform detailed hydraulic modeling for both gas and liquids without use of canned computer software. • Ability to support operations team to maximize value generated from each asset. • Ability to size relief valves and control valves for both gas and liquids • Ability to maintain a positive, professional and solutions-oriented approach with employees, supervisors, other departments, officials, and the public. • Ability to communicate effectively and share ideas • Ability to complete multiple, diverse tasks of differing priorities. • Willing to travel 25% of the time
Education Requirements, Certifications, Licenses, and Registrations:
• Required: Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree from an accredited university • Professional Engineers license preferred