Sr II (Gas Systems Planning and Optimization)

BHE•Glen Allen, VA

4d•$77,200 - $137,100•Onsite

About The Position

BHE GT&S is hiring at the Engineer I, Engineer II, Senior Engineer, or Senior Engineer II level for its Gas Systems Planning and Optimization team at its headquarters in Glen Allen, Virginia. The role plans and optimizes projects on the BHE GT&S interstate natural gas system, translating customer needs into executable projects that add capacity, improve reliability, and expand services. Projects span early customer engagement and concept development through design, construction support, and collaboration with operations and gas control. The position supports pipeline and compression projects across the interstate system, including hydraulic modeling, pipeline sizing and routing, interconnect station design, and compressor selection and evaluation. It also works with business development and other internal functions to define the technical scope, cost, and schedule for customer opportunities. The role helps ensure system capacity, reliability, and compliance with customer obligations, industry standards, and company procedures, and contributes to improvements in engineering practices, specifications, templates, and project databases. The position requires a qualifying four-year engineering degree or another credential pathway described in the posting. Experience requirements vary by level: 0–2 years for Engineer I, 1–3 years for Engineer II, and five years of industry experience for Senior Engineer/Senior Engineer II. A Professional Engineer license is preferred for the senior levels.

Requirements

Meet one of the stated engineering-education criteria: a qualifying four-year ABET-accredited engineering degree; an eligible engineering degree accredited under the Washington Accord; certain qualifying degrees combined with a postgraduate engineering degree; or a valid or previously held U.S. Professional Engineer license.
Engineer I: 0–2 years of related engineering experience.
Engineer II: Engineering degree from an accredited college or university and 1–3 years of experience.
Senior Engineer/Senior Engineer II: Engineering degree from an accredited college or university and five years of industry experience.
For Engineer I/Engineer II: ability to monitor technology changes and develop, test, and recommend ideas and strategies for utilizing them.
For Engineer I/Engineer II: ability to interpret engineering schematics, drawings, and technical manuals.
For Engineer I/Engineer II: ability to prepare technical reports, project schedules, and cost estimates.
For Engineer I/Engineer II: ability to lead, work independently, communicate effectively, and establish rapport.
For Engineer I/Engineer II: ability to define problems, collect accurate data, draw valid conclusions, and develop solutions.
For Engineer I/Engineer II: ability to operate a personal computer and common software applications effectively.
For Senior Engineer/Senior Engineer II: full knowledge of engineering theories and principles, with skill in applying advanced techniques and adapting theories and practices in the field and related disciplines.
For Senior Engineer/Senior Engineer II: strong leadership skills and proven ability to serve as a team project lead and guide less experienced engineers.
For Senior Engineer/Senior Engineer II: strong oral and written communication skills, including technical writing.
For Senior Engineer/Senior Engineer II: strong computer skills, including the ability to use applications and perform engineering calculations with applicable software such as MATLAB and Excel.
For Senior Engineer/Senior Engineer II: analytical problem-solving ability, ability to interpret codes, regulations, and practices, and proven decision-making skills.
For Senior Engineer/Senior Engineer II: ability to work independently or in a team, process information quickly, and manage multiple tasks effectively.
For Senior Engineer/Senior Engineer II: strong planning, organizational, and project management skills.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Internship experience is preferred for Engineer I.
A Professional Engineer license is preferred for Senior Engineer/Senior Engineer II.

Responsibilities

Support or lead functional teams in planning, designing, and providing construction support for pipeline and compression projects across the BHE GT&S interstate system.
Provide technical oversight and quality assurance/quality control across project phases; develop and maintain engineering standards, specifications, and training materials.
Conduct steady-state and/or transient hydraulic modeling and translate results into designs, cost estimates, scoping documents, engineering specifications, and drawings.
Select compressors and evaluate their performance; develop interconnect station design conditions; size and route pipelines.
Conduct engineering studies and investigations and deliver oral and written reports to internal stakeholders and leadership.
Support business development and marketing by shaping technical scope, cost, and schedule for existing and prospective supply and demand customers.
Ensure system capacity, reliability, and compliance with customer contract obligations, industry codes and standards, and company procedures; propose and implement business improvements.
Update and manage project cost and contract databases.
Work with managers and senior engineers on higher-level projects at junior levels; support, train, and collaborate with other planning engineers at senior levels.
Collaborate with Business Development, Marketing, Gas Control, Operations, System Optimization, Construction, Environmental/Regulatory, and Legal.
Standardize specifications and templates and help improve services offered.