25-489.U - Facilities Engineer

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Self-perform full cycle scoping, preliminary design, cost estimating, detailed design, economic analysis, and evaluation of production and central processing/compression facilities and other systems that impact production facilities.  (separation, measurement, dehydration, treating, compression, protection systems, etc.)
• Perform process modeling, run compressor performance, and perform gathering system hydraulic modeling in support of assigned projects and in support of facility optimization - or have the ability and willingness to learn such techniques.
• Provide engineering support for environmental issues such as closed vent system designs. 
• Obtains bids and coordinate equipment and personnel for the field operations. 
• Capable of demonstrating effective people skills to interact with partners, service providers, peers and support staff and field and wellsite personnel. 
• Must be willing and capable of effectively soliciting ideas from all people that are involved in the project to maintain a high degree of efficiency and “ownership” to meet the goals of the projects and the company. 
• Supervises and approves facility modifications, installation, decommissioning, and other related work as well as monitoring costs. 
• Engage and manage outside facilities engineering support (consultants and/or Engineering firms) on an as-needed basis, as agreed with the Asset Team Manager. 
• Ensure alignment with Hilcorp policies and practices and applicable codes, recommended practices, and all government regulations. 
• Support operations staff in evaluation and optimization of existing equipment and facilities.
• Support new drill programs with facility design and construction.
• Support marketing, engineering and operations staff in other tasks as may be assigned. 
• Must be willing and available to travel to field locations on a regular basis and as needed.
• 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.
• Willing and able to travel to operations location for multiple days to oversee, inspect and design associated projects.

Other Job Responsibilities:

• Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

• Five (5) years minimum oil and gas experience with broad facilities engineering experience in the upstream industry, including front-end engineering, design, estimating, scheduling, and field project execution. 
• Demonstrated ability to work closely with field operations and construction foremen.
• Ability to work with an integrated team of reservoir engineers, geoscientists and development planners and business analysts. 
• Experience in the areas of cost estimating, budgeting, scheduling, planning, and contracting. 
• Experience with low/high pressure gas, oil, CO2, H2S, water, and sand production. 
• Experience in reading and in creating block flow diagrams, P&IDs, isometrics, data sheets, and specifications. 
• Experience with pipelines, flowlines, separation, compression, sweetening, water handling, SCADA, electric power, chemical injection, metering and instrumentation. 
• Ability in developing self-directed teams to meet performance goals. 
• Ability to demonstrate strong, dynamic team leadership skills. 
• Ability to solve problems accurately and exceptional proficiency in interpreting production related data.  Ability to complete multiple, diverse tasks of differing priorities. 
• Thorough understanding of equipment design, fabrication and installation practices. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with special ability to translate complex technical information into an organized and presentable manner. 
• Self-starter with proven leadership skills, team player, comfortable working under pressure, and dedicated to developing workforce. 
• Knowledge of applicable codes and industry regulations for oil and gas facilities.
• Proficient in computers and applications including MS Office, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, etc. with preferred proficiency with more advanced applications such as Power BI or Spotfire.
• Proficiency in specialized engineering software applications such as ProMax, Hysys, Stoner, Piper, and compressor performance/sizing software. 
• Able to learn company specific applications. 
• Outstanding management, administrative and organizational skills. 

Education Requirements:

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year university or college with a degree in mechanical, chemical, civil, electrical, or petroleum engineering.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

• Valid State Driver’s License.
• Professional Engineer Certification Preferred