Measurement Project Engineer

Marathon Petroleum Corporation • San Antonio, TX

13d

About The Position

At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment. POSTION SUMMARY: This position reports to the Measurement Project Manager providing support for measurement projects by coordinating the various steps necessary to complete new gas, natural gas liquids, crude metering & analyzer stations at MPLX G&P, Interconnects, Gathering Systems & Compressor Stations. This position belongs to a family of jobs with increasing responsibility, competency, and skill level.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from accredited college or university is required.
• 4-years of experience in the gas processing and gas gathering disciplines.
• Requires knowledge of the latest Industry Standards (AGA, API, GPA, ASME, NEC) and Industry best practices.
• Must have a valid Driver’s License and good driving record.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively working with all levels of personnel from field to management.
• Proficient in the following: Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, Microsoft Project, & Visio.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of process plant, pipeline operations and measurement/analytical equipment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work through engineering, construction, and operations to support capital projects by taking measurement project assignments from conception to completion.
• Coordinate team participation through all phases of the project, communicating regularly with the project team members and project stake holders.
• Participate in area budget meetings, project planning & engineering meetings to determine priority status of plant, interconnect, pipeline, compressor station & large volume metering & analyzer station projects
• Review Contracts to determine relative project scope regarding MPLX measurement needs to meet contract obligations & customer’s requirements
• Determine final scope work by meeting with next tier of critical SME stakeholders (Project Engineering, Accounting, Measurement SME’s, Area Measurement Supervisors, key Operations personnel)
• Consult with Site Project Manager to review P&IDs, PFDs, 3D models, & HYSIS/Promax models – provide markups as needed to ensure metering & sampling points are properly specified to provide accurate gas & liquid measurement
• Effectively relate the project scope, the required tasks and cooperation needed from company & contract employees and define roles & responsibilities in order to complete each project successfully and on time.
• Develop Gantt Charts or project planning sheets for all major projects to manage and track construction progress, fabrication stages, hold-points, inspection dates & equipment deliveries
• Create RFQ Bid Packages based on specified equipment needs that comply with company design standards – select bidders from vetted pool of approved fabricators to receive Bid Pkgs – review bids, then notify most suitable bidder of job award
• Work with construction to convey MPLX expectations of their work relating to measurement equipment installs, their commitment to meet our timeline deliverables and to stay on schedule to avoid delays
• Attend fabricator’s facilities as needed for QA/QC inspection (or request MPLX SME attend) to inspect equipment during hold points to ensure applicable API, AGA, GPA, ASME, NFPA & NEC and MPLX design standards are met to pass stated QC expectations & tolerances
• Perform regular project site walk-throughs to evaluate on schedule status of required tasks by contractors – create punch lists of unfinished or incorrect work needing attention, issue list to contractors and request needed date of completion return as needed & repeat process relaying status to PM
• Track measurement and analytical scope budget & project progress and provide frequent updates to the Measurement Services & Area Measurement Team stakeholders
• Provide final coordination of internal & external startup & commissioning personnel for new metering & analytical stations. operation as well as Communicate ing with all relevant contractors, corporate back office analysts & operations personnel about status of startup
• Attend startup of site providing technical & operational support as needed – verifying proper operation of equipment as designed – confirming accurate flow data is received into DCS & Measurement Servers
• Provide training for Measurement Services personnel in project management, how to create Meter Schematics, Project Scope Packages, Reviewing / Revising PID’s / PFD’s / Plot Plans as well as training to develop approved equipment lists to meet the Project Scope specifications
• Manage folders, subfolders, & documents on SharePoint related to updates or changes to equipment actually procured as well as manage updates to PFDs & Metering Schematics on Sharepoint due to process changes or facility expansion
• Work with Measurement Services SMEs to keep internal measurement standards updated, evaluate service providers, and help scope testing for emerging technologies

Benefits

• Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement.
• Detailed benefit information is available at https://mympcbenefits.com.
• The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

What This Job Offers

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