Facilities Engineer

Western Midstream•Longmont, CO

5d•$102,100 - $172,500•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Facilities Engineer, you will play a key role in supporting the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of Midstream assets through asset surveillance, troubleshooting, and optimization initiatives. Partnering closely with Operations, HSSE, and Project Engineering, you will help solve complex operational challenges while driving improvements that enhance asset performance and value. Experience with process simulation tools and compression modeling software is strongly preferred. This position is based in Longmont, Colorado, and provides support to facilities located across Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah.

Requirements

4 or more years of applicable engineering experience in the areas of day-to-day operations, design, and construction as it applies to natural gas processing, gas gathering and compression, and oil processing.
A working knowledge of industry codes and standards, environmental regulations, and safety regulations.
Strong background in plant/facility operations support, including operational troubleshooting and process optimization is beneficial.
A working knowledge of process safety management (PSM) principals and application of various process safety management elements.
Ability to collect, analyze and formulate conclusions/recommendations from various sources of process data.
Proficiency with standard office software such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint are required.
Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with process simulation tools and compression modeling software is strongly preferred.
Experience with Seeq or Pi Vision preferred
Experience with process modeling software such as, Hysys, ProMax, Protreat, or VMGsim, UniSim.
EIT or PE are a plus.

Responsibilities

Monitor asset performance, identifying opportunities to optimize throughput, product recovery, energy consumption, operating cost, and minimize emissions.
Develop and apply process simulation models to evaluate performance and identify improvement opportunities.
Progress prioritized opportunities such that a viable solution is developed, budgetary criteria is achieved, and the opportunity is approved as project.
Develop project execution plans for approved projects as part of handover to project execution team.
Execute small, brownfield capital projects
Provide engineering support to greenfield and brownfield project design and execution.
Provide engineering support to Operations, including support of the Process Safety Management (PSM) Program.
Assist Operations with diagnosis of operational difficulties, providing recommendations for corrective action.
Manage engineering vendors/contractors as necessary to ensure optimum project execution within project scope.