Position Summary: Position requires the knowledge of engineering and project management of a wide range of natural gas pipelines, meter & control stations, storage facility, and liquid handling projects and a high degree of initiative and self-motivation. Excellent engineering, planning, design, analytical, problem solving, decision-making, communications, and project management skills are required.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Engineer and manage a wide range of natural gas pipeline, meter & control station, storage facility, pigging, and liquid handling projects. Work closely with various internal and external groups (i.e., Facility Planning, Engineering, Construction, Environmental, Right of Way, Regulatory, Operations, Commercial, Legal, and interconnecting pipeline companies) to execute these projects from conception to completion.
- Conduct meetings (both in the office and field) with various groups to discuss and obtain design data (i.e., operating and design pressures, maps, flow volumes, gas quality, routes, etc.) and establish roles and responsibilities among the various groups. Evaluate information and make recommendations regarding viability
- Assist Facility Planning, Operations, and Commercial Groups on all front-end activities regarding project scoping, estimating, and planning.
- Provide support, technical recommendations, problem evaluation and coordination for Facility Planning, Operations and Commercial personnel relating to the design, operation, maintenance, modification, enhancement, and construction of pipeline, meter & control station, storage facility, pigging, and liquid handling projects.
- Prepare material lists and construction sketches/drawings for a wide range of natural gas pipeline, meter & control station, storage facility, pigging, and liquid handling projects. Also, provide oversight to 3rd party engineering companies to prepare and back-check material lists and construction drawings through all drawing phases (i.e., IFR, IFB, IFC, Redline As-Built, and Final Blackline As-Built).
- Prepare scope of work documents and technical construction specifications, contract documents, project bid line items, evaluate bids, participate in contractor selection, manage inspection staff, and manage all phases of the construction activities through all phases of the project (from bid to ready for service).
- Capable of managing 3rd party service companies and support groups, as required, to design and construct the above stated pipelines and facilities.
- Responsible for monitoring, tracking, and reporting the status of all projects relative to cost, progress, problems encountered and solutions, and schedules.
- Assist Facility Planning in pipeline pressure and flow studies. Knowledge of Gregg, Promax/Hysis Process Modeling software is preferred.
- Assist and facilitate PHA and PSSR plans and walk downs.
Qualifications:
- Minimum ten (10) years of experience in engineering design, operation, maintenance, and project management of a wide range of natural gas pipeline, meter & control station, storage facility, pigging, and liquid handling projects. (Dehydration, and Treating knowledge is helpful).
- B.S. Degree in Engineering—Chemical, Petroleum, Mechanical, Civil, or Engineering. (A current Professional Engineering License is preferred.)
- Detailed knowledge of natural gas and liquid industry codes and standards (i.e., 49 CFR 192, 49 CFR 195, Texas RRC Pipeline Safety Rules, ASME & ANSI Codes, API 1104, AGA 14.3, AGA 7, AGA 9, B31.8, B31.3, etc.).
- Competent with personal computer applications such as: Microsoft Applications, Microsoft Project, Google Earth Pro, & Visio and general knowledge of other Engineering Related Programs such as: flow and pressure simulation (Promax), velocity, pressure drop, purge and pack, regulators and control valves, relief valves, etc.).
- Knowledge of material procurement process using SAP & Oracle software systems, material requisitions, as-built documentation, and material reconciliation.
- Detailed experience in designing and managing a wide range natural gas and liquid projects, which include pipelines (i.e. transmission, gathering, well connects, etc.), meter & control stations (i.e. ultrasonic, orifice, turbine, PD, coriolis, etc.), regulator stations, headers, scrubbers, filter separators, liquid handling, pumps, and storage tanks, secondary containments, VRU's, Stabilizers, hot taps, side valves, mainline valves, blow down valves, pigging facilities (i.e. launchers, receivers, kicker lines, equalizer lines, pig signals, line splits, etc.), rest & thrust blocks, instrumentation, transducers, chromatographs, Cathodic Protection Systems, CI Surveys, DCVG Surveys, AC Mitigation, etc.).
- Working knowledge of required permits involved in the design and construction of pipelines, meter & control stations, and liquid handling/storage facilities. In addition, working knowledge of the process to obtain these permits.
- Working knowledge of Pipeline MAOP Confirmation, Uprating, Class Location Changes, and Conversion of Service Plans.
- Working knowledge of general Pipeline Integrity work.
- Providing oversight to complete As-Built Job Books for projects in a timely manner using both company computer software program and hard copy filing system.
- 20% to 50 % travel to all regions