Job ID: 1544330
Location: Tulsa or Oklahoma City, OK
Job Description:
Lucas Group has partnered with one of the largest independent midstream energy companies in North America who is currently seeking an Area Engineer for their office located in Tulsa or Oklahoma City, OK.
Responsibilities:
- Act as primary technical resource for assigned gathering and processing assets
- Possess fundamental knowledge of midstream gas gathering and processing operations, including pig liquids handling, compression, dehydration, hydrocarbon recovery and condensate stabilization
- Manage and oversea system planning and development activities to facilitate rapid and efficient gathering system growth in prolific mid-continent region
- Model and evaluate gathering systems, including field compression and suggest efficiency and debottlenecking projects
- Size and specify mechanical equipment, including separators, filters, tanks, heat exchangers, air coolers, pumps, compressors, and dehydrators. Select appropriate piping and vessel materials, diameters and thicknesses to meet design requirements. Size and specify relief devices, control valves, and regulators.
- Design pipelines, meter stations, compressor stations, pump stations and components within processing facilities
- Support operating teams in implementing and maintaining PSM programs at assigned PSM facilities, including PHA, MOC and audit support.
- Provide technical support to operations for plant startups and troubleshooting
- Continuously review assets to enhance safety, mechanical reliability, operational flexibility, and capacity.
- Suggest optimization projects to enhance process recoveries and efficiencies
- Work closely with commercial and business development teams to identify commercial opportunities and to provide timely cost estimating for potential projects
- Provide project management on assigned capital projects
- Develop treating and process simulations and models and review against operating conditions
- Communicate effectively with other team members (operations, construction, commercial, etc.)
- Proactively seek opportunities to learn and develop and to find solutions for maximizing value to the business unit
- Assure all Targa design and construction standards are met and followed
- Assure State, Federal and Targa regulations and policies in Safety and Environmental areas are adhered to within area of responsibility
Qualifications:
- BS degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering from 4-year accredited University.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in either/or natural gas gathering, compression, processing, fractionation, construction or field operations.
- 1+ years of experience in project engineering, project management or related work experience.
