Reliability Engineer

WhiteWater Midstream•Austin, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Reliability Engineer is responsible for the reliability of turbine engines, internal combustion engines, centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, coolers, exchangers, glycol dehydrators, pressure safety valves (PSVs), and pumps within WhiteWater assets. The position is based in Austin or Houston, Texas; the benefits section also identifies Austin, Houston, Alice, or Midland, Texas, and describes the position as in-office. The role improves physical-asset performance and maintenance and reliability practices using KPIs. It develops and implements site reliability strategies, supports capital projects and commissioning, leads cross-site initiatives, and works with operations, engineering, corporate teams, external partners, and contractors. The position also oversees CMMS data and workflows, asset lifecycle management, failure analysis, maintenance programs, and project planning. Occasional overnight travel to other compressor stations is required, and the role may involve overtime, weekends, holidays, and responding to callouts and emergencies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
At least 5 years of engineering experience.
Practical knowledge of relevant industry codes, such as API and ASME, and application of Non-Destructive Testing methodologies.
Solid understanding of predictive and preventive maintenance programs.
Ability to mentor, train, facilitate, and influence others in using reliability tools and systems.
Experience with Mechanical Integrity and Process Safety Management Programs.
Practical understanding of inventory management.
Ability to solve problems effectively and manage multiple priorities and programs.
CMMS experience.
Valid driver’s license and ability to meet company insurability requirements.
Ability to work overtime, weekends, and holidays and respond to callouts and emergencies.
Knowledge of reading and interpreting charts, assembly manuals, and instruction manuals.
Ability to work in changing climate conditions.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and fluency in English.
Ability to lift, push, and pull a minimum of 75 lbs. and work in tight spaces and on elevated platforms, ladders, and walkways.
Willingness to travel approximately 10–25% of the time.

Nice To Haves

At least 3 years of asset reliability engineering experience.
Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) accreditation.
Knowledge of maintenance best practices in the chemical industry.
Experience with rotating equipment, such as pumps and compressors.
Reliability program implementation and oversight experience.

Responsibilities

Improve physical-asset performance and establish strategies to enhance maintenance and reliability performance using KPIs; collaborate with operations leadership, engineering teams, corporate functions, external partners, and contractors.
Provide reliability and maintenance expertise on capital projects to support equipment reliability and maintainability; support Installation Qualification during commissioning and validate needed updates to equipment strategies and specifications in the CMMS database.
Lead cross-site reliability initiatives to standardize processes and improve performance across multiple locations.
Assist local teams, including plant and project engineering, with identifying, collecting, analyzing, and managing data to reduce failures and improve performance.
Mentor and train junior engineers and field personnel in advanced reliability methodologies and tools.
Create and implement site reliability strategies, including Asset Criticality Assessments, proactive maintenance strategies, and spare-parts analyses.
Develop and monitor corporate-level KPIs, dashboards, and reporting systems to monitor and improve asset performance.
Align preventive and predictive maintenance tasks with asset criticality.
Conduct and facilitate Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) for significant or recurring failures and implement improvements to prevent recurrence.
Ensure effective CMMS use, including accurate preventive and predictive maintenance procedures and accurate asset master data, hierarchy, and configuration.
Analyze CMMS data to improve reliability and reduce maintenance costs, while ensuring site managers can see performance metrics.
Drive effective, sustainable workflows for work requests, authorization, planning, kitting, scheduling, execution, and documentation and closure.
Benchmark asset reliability performance, determine best practices, and collaborate with local teams.
Oversee lifecycle management of critical corporate physical assets, focusing on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and long-term performance optimization.
Develop tools to identify recurring mechanical issues and collaborate with field operations to resolve them.
Manage the maintenance program to ensure company compliance with the Long-Term Service Agreement (LTSA).
Provide preliminary work scopes, estimates, and budgeting details for assigned projects or work items.
Plan, schedule, and manage multiple capital and operational projects concurrently.
Comply with safety and environmental practices in accordance with regulatory and company requirements.
Attend safety training, maintain required certifications, demonstrate high safety standards, and assist in regulatory inspections.
Travel occasionally, including overnight visits, to other compressor stations.