Job Objective:
To provide vital engineering & operational support to Plant Operations, Pipeline Facilities and Commercial teams. Apply deep technical understanding of Refining, Petrochemical and/or Natural Gas Processing unit to existing operational units and/or facilities. Applies technical skills to optimize plant operations, drive process reliability and resolve plant/facility issues while maintaining a safe and efficient operation. Provides engineering analysis of operational problems and then identifies resolution or value-enhancing projects. Requires broad working knowledge, experience to perform a range of work assignments including support of integrity inspections, assessments, and risk mitigation projects/programs. Provides full range of engineering support for concept development and opportunity proposals to the Commercial team for new projects and 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 and improve efficiency resulting in improved operating performance & reduced operating costs.
- Maintains and reviews Key Process Indicators (KPI) and process trends to ensure optimum performance daily
- Responds with urgency to plant upsets and operational problems
- 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 evaluations on proposed asset acquisitions including reviews of asset data and on-site evaluation of facility assets
- Meet with various local, state and federal agencies regarding assigned projects as needed
- Presents operational KPI information during field monthly update meetings
- Assist in incident response efforts if required
Other Job Responsibilities:
- Adheres to the company’s values – integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment, and innovation.
- Supports company vision and mission.
- Adheres to established work schedule, attendance standards and is punctual to work and meetings.
- Routinely travels to operational assets through Louisiana as needed for operational support
- Other duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications:
- Five (5) years minimum experience in refining or petrochemical industry serving as a Production Engineer.
- Experience with Distillation, Reforming, and/or Natural Gas Processing is a plus
- 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 troubleshoot & resolve process operational issues
- Ability to perform detailed hydraulic modeling for both gas and liquids without use of canned computer software programs.
- 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 generate conceptual and detailed cost estimates for projects up to $10 MM.
- 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:
- Required: Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university
Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:
- Professional Engineers license preferred, but not required
What We Do
Harvest Midstream is a privately-held midstream company services provider headquartered in Houston, Texas with assets in Alaska, Louisiana, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas. Harvest transports and processes oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids across the United States.
The remarkable growth of Harvest since 2002 is a direct result of the hard work and dedication of over 400 employees who are intensely focused on safety, operational excellence and the highest levels of service to our customers. Our company values govern how we run our business, how we treat our fellow employees and how we serve our customers. At Harvest, we are focused on developing and maintaining long-term business relationships through customer service and agility in every business interaction.
