Principal Facilities Engineer
bp•Houston, TX
•$110,000 - $145,000•Hybrid
About The Position
The Principal Facilities Engineer is the primary technical contact supporting the safe and efficient operation of the Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) plants in an assigned region - typically three to five facilities. This role sits within a team of Facilities Engineers and partners closely with other engineering disciplines, including Electrical and Controls. The Principal Facilities Engineer also provides engineering review and feedback on new plants under development in their region. This is an office-based position supporting plants remotely, with domestic travel up to 25%.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Chemical Engineering or equivalent in related field
- More than 5 years experience with natural gas processing, refining, petrochemicals or related field
- Experience and technical understanding of design and operation of gas processing equipment
- Proficient in working with PFDs and P&IDs
Nice To Haves
- Professional Engineering (PE) license
- Experience with RNG facilities
- Hands-on experience with any of: gas compression, pressure swing adsorption, membrane separation, flares and thermal oxidizers, process control and instrumentation
- Process simulation experience (e.g. Aspen HYSYS, ProMax, etc.)
- Working knowledge of relief system sizing, pipe hydraulics, control valve sizing and selection, and heat transfer calculations
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary technical resource for operators and technicians across multiple operating RNG plants
- Act as a process safety leader for assigned sites, including participation in PHAs and use of the MOC process
- Optimize plant availability, methane recovery, and sales gas delivery
- Troubleshoot process upsets and equipment issues affecting plant performance
- Lead Root Cause analyses of events resulting in unplanned downtime
- Scope, design, and implement minor plant modifications through the MOC process
- Participate in design reviews for new plants in development
- Review major engineering submittets produced by 3rd party engineering contractors
Benefits
- Paid vacation depending on your years of relevant industry experience and will range from 120 – 240 hours of vacation per year for full times employees (60 - 240 hours of vacation per year for part time employees)
- 9 paid holidays per year
- 2 personal choice holidays
- Up to 8 weeks’ paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child
- Discretionary Annual Bonus Program
- Quarterly Momentum Bonus
- 401K Program
- Health, Vision, And Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
