Facilities Engineer III

QB Energy • Denver, CO

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About The Position

The Facilities Engineer III is a senior technical contributor on QB Energy’s Midstream & Regulatory team. The role is responsible for designing, optimizing, and maintaining the reliability of production, gathering, compression, and water-handling infrastructure across the Piceance Basin. With minimal supervision, the engineer leads projects from concept through startup, supports regulatory compliance, and advances operational performance, capital efficiency, and emissions reduction initiatives.

The position includes facilities design and engineering, gathering-system capacity planning, capital-project execution, permitting and compliance, emissions work, and field operations support. The engineer works with operations teams and supports safe, reliable infrastructure and facility performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Chemical, Petroleum, or related Engineering.
• Valid driver's license.
• Knowledge of gas compression, dehydration, treating, gathering systems, and pipe hydraulics.
• Familiarity with ECMC and BLM regulatory requirements.
• Ability to apply economic analysis to engineering and capital decisions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and project-management skills.
• Self-motivated and organized, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Willingness to travel and support field operations as needed.
• At least 5 years of oil and gas facilities, production, or midstream engineering experience.
• Experience in compression, gathering systems, facilities design, liquid handling, or emissions-reduction projects.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced engineering degree.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license; EITs pursuing a PE are encouraged.
• Experience with process simulation and hydraulic modeling software.
• Piceance Basin or similar tight-gas basin experience.
• CAD/P&ID software experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize compression, gathering, pipeline, liquid-handling, and production-facility infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain engineering documentation, including PFDs, P&IDs, and basis-of-design packages.
• Perform hydraulic modeling, equipment sizing, and facility evaluations.
• Lead compressor optimization and methane-reduction initiatives.
• Develop conceptual cost estimates and engineering scopes for capital projects.
• Lead gathering-system planning, throughput forecasting, and constraint analysis.
• Identify and resolve facility bottlenecks and reliability issues.
• Integrate production forecasts into infrastructure development plans.
• Evaluate and present operational and capital-improvement scenarios.
• Manage capital-project engineering and execution from concept through startup.
• Support procurement, contractor management, scheduling, budgeting, and project reporting.
• Ensure safe, on-time, and on-budget project delivery.
• Support facility permitting and regulatory compliance with ECMC, BLM, air-quality, and emissions requirements.
• Prepare permit applications, compliance analyses, and regulatory filings.
• Manage facility compliance reporting and permit renewals.
• Lead emissions-reduction projects and air-compliance engineering efforts.
• Maintain emissions inventories and evaluate mitigation opportunities aligned with ESG objectives.
• Provide field engineering support, troubleshooting, and facility assessments.
• Coordinate with operations teams to improve facility performance and reliability.
• Maintain facility records, drawings, and as-built documentation.
• Support produced-water and flowback infrastructure planning and operations.
• Champion safe work practices in engineering, field, and project activities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; lowest-tier medical premiums are covered 100% for employees and dependents.
• Company-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) with a 100% match up to 6% of compensation.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Gym membership reimbursement.
• Onsite gym.
• Cellphone reimbursement.
• Paid parking or an RTD pass.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior