Facilities Engineer

Flywheel Energy•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Role Summary Flywheel Energy is seeking a senior Facilities Engineer to support facility design, capital project execution, and infrastructure development for our Eagle Ford asset. This role focuses on front-end engineering, project support, and technical oversight of surface facilities to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective designs aligned with Flywheel standards. The position works closely with engineering, operations, and integrity teams to support long-term asset development and value creation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Petroleum Engineering, or related discipline.
8+ years of facilities engineering experience in upstream oil and gas operations.
Recent experience in facility design calculations and capital project support.
Demonstrated experience working with third-party engineering firms and contractors.
Strong understanding of surface facilities systems (oil, gas, and water) and applicable regulations.

Nice To Haves

Eagle Ford or South Texas operating experience.
Experience with midstream interfaces, pipelines, and water infrastructure.
Experience supporting facility standardization, reliability, or integrity programs.
Strong project economics and cost-control mindset.

Responsibilities

Lead and support front-end engineering, design development, and execution support for new facilities, expansions, and major facility modifications.
Capable of independently running and reviewing facility design calculations.
Develop project scopes, cost estimates, equipment specifications, and technical evaluations for capital projects.
Review and manage third-party engineering and design deliverables to ensure quality, consistency, and constructability.
Serve as a technical authority for surface facilities, including separation, compression, dehydration, measurement, tank batteries, SWDs, and water systems.
Support standardized facility designs and continuous improvement initiatives based on asset needs and lessons learned.
Support facility and pipeline integrity initiatives, including MOC reviews and risk mitigation planning.
Identify opportunities to improve capital efficiency, facility reliability, and lifecycle costs.
Support debottlenecking and capacity expansion projects to enable production growth.
Collaborate with Production Engineering, Midstream, I&E, and Field Operations teams to ensure alignment from design through execution.
Coordinate regularly with the Gonzales field office to align engineering solutions with field execution.