Engineer-Systems Planning

Energy Transfer•Houston, TX

About The Position

Energy Transfer, recognized by Forbes as one of America's best large employers, is dedicated to responsibly and safely delivering America’s energy. We are driven to inspire our employees to create superior value for our customers, our investors, a sustainable future and giving back to the community where we have long-standing commitments to causes including MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital, The Salvation Army, American Heart Association, Ronald McDonald House and many more. We value all of our employees who make our growth and success possible. We are proud to offer industry leading compensation, comprehensive benefits, 401(k) match with additional profit sharing, PTO and abundant career opportunities. Come join our award winning 11,000 strong organization as we fuel the world and each other! Develop and maintain pipeline simulation models to accurately determine capacity availability and expansion planning for Commercial proposals and Operational support. Perform transient and steady-state pipeline simulation analysis to determine capacity for new projects and compliance with existing contracts. Layout natural gas and liquid hydrocarbon gathering and transmission systems. Designs will incorporate sizing of pipes, regulation, pumps, compression, tanks, measurement, and liquid handling facilities. Execute system reliability, peak day analysis, forecasting, quality tracking, blending analysis, leak detection and fuel optimization studies and recommendations. Coordinate with Operations, Engineering, Commercial Supply, Marketing, Transportation and Storage personnel during proposal development, estimation, and execution. Monitor proposed Commercial Supply, Transport, and Marketing contracts \ facility agreements to ensure compliance with existing contract obligations relative to quality, pressures, and volume. Provide steady-state and dynamic process simulation using both HYSYS and ProMax software. Develop front end engineering design, scope and preliminary order of magnitude cost and timing estimates for Commercial projects. Scope work and provide support to Engineering for AFE quality cost estimates. Assist Gas Control and Operations with outage coordination related to Integrity Assessment, Encroachments, and Construction activities. Other tasks include: Scope, design, and recommend the following facilities: taps, meters, dehydrators, separators, regulators, compressors, pumps, control valves, relief valves, and treating, conditioning, and processing plant equipment. Model blending, treating, and conditioning of off-spec gas, perform hydrocarbon dew point calculations, and forecast potential associated liquid and off-gas products. Surge analysis of hazardous liquid systems. Participation in the Process Hazard Analysis process for relevant systems. Perform process option studies for gas compression, natural gas liquids facilities, dew point control, and associated gas handling and gas treating facilities.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree – Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, or Civil preferred)
Prior experience in pipeline simulation modeling principles and practices preferred.
Have ability and experience in managing and executing multiple projects concurrently with multiple staff layers of varying skills and degrees of experience.
Analytical ability and ability to review, understand and interpret engineering drawings, alignment sheets, survey data, GIS data, and industry and regulatory codes and standards.
Proficiency with personal computer applications including Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft Outlook required.
Excellent written and oral communication skills required.
Travel and overtime are required periodically.
Legally authorized to work in the United States on a regular full-time basis without restrictions.
Required experience is commensurate with the selected job level: The Engineer level requires a Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline and 3-6 years of relevant job related experience The Senior Engineer level requires a Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline and 6-10 years of relevant job related experience The Staff Engineer level requires Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline and 10+ years of relevant job related experience The Principal Engineer level requires Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline and 12+ years of relevant job related experience with a strong preference for a PE license

Nice To Haves

Experience with Gregg Engineering WinFlow, NextGen, Synergi gas modeling software a plus!.
Experience with multiphase pipeline and/or plant simulation software: ProMax or HYSIS a plus!
Experience with compressor modeling software a plus!
Experience with Gregg Engineering WinTran, DNV GL (formerly GL Noble Denton) Synergi, and Energy Solutions PipelineStudio gas and liquids modeling software preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain pipeline simulation models to accurately determine capacity availability and expansion planning for Commercial proposals and Operational support.
Perform transient and steady-state pipeline simulation analysis to determine capacity for new projects and compliance with existing contracts.
Layout natural gas and liquid hydrocarbon gathering and transmission systems. Designs will incorporate sizing of pipes, regulation, pumps, compression, tanks, measurement, and liquid handling facilities.
Execute system reliability, peak day analysis, forecasting, quality tracking, blending analysis, leak detection and fuel optimization studies and recommendations.
Coordinate with Operations, Engineering, Commercial Supply, Marketing, Transportation and Storage personnel during proposal development, estimation, and execution.
Monitor proposed Commercial Supply, Transport, and Marketing contracts \ facility agreements to ensure compliance with existing contract obligations relative to quality, pressures, and volume.
Provide steady-state and dynamic process simulation using both HYSYS and ProMax software.
Develop front end engineering design, scope and preliminary order of magnitude cost and timing estimates for Commercial projects.
Scope work and provide support to Engineering for AFE quality cost estimates.
Assist Gas Control and Operations with outage coordination related to Integrity Assessment, Encroachments, and Construction activities.
Scope, design, and recommend the following facilities: taps, meters, dehydrators, separators, regulators, compressors, pumps, control valves, relief valves, and treating, conditioning, and processing plant equipment.
Model blending, treating, and conditioning of off-spec gas, perform hydrocarbon dew point calculations, and forecast potential associated liquid and off-gas products.
Surge analysis of hazardous liquid systems. Participation in the Process Hazard Analysis process for relevant systems.
Perform process option studies for gas compression, natural gas liquids facilities, dew point control, and associated gas handling and gas treating facilities.