Engineer IV - Project Development (Mont Belvieu)
$133,000–$199,000 year
HybridMont Belvieu, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Lead front-end project development for midstream assets along the Gulf Coast, managing conceptual design, scope development, and project estimating for Natural Gas Liquids facilities. Direct engineering and project management activities for transmission systems, processing plants, and storage facilities, including bid proposals, cost management, and construction plan coordination. Perform technical reviews on equipment efficiencies, hydraulic calculations, and pipeline sizing while analyzing economic studies to support new process implementations. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive project execution, mitigate risks, and ensure alignment with organizational priorities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- 5 to 10 years of relevant engineering, project development, operations, construction, or project management experience
- demonstrated success leading front-end project development activities for pipeline systems, processing or storage facilities, measurement and regulation assets, or other midstream infrastructure
- strong project estimating, risk assessment, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement capabilities
- proven ability to develop technically sound recommendations that support business objectives and long-term asset strategies
- ability to anticipate challenges, proactively develop solutions, influence cross-functional teams without direct authority, drive consistency in project development processes, transfer knowledge to build organizational capability, and effectively communicate project risks, costs, and opportunities to stakeholders and leadership
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or closely related field
- Experience and training related to: Transmission/gathering pipeline operations
- Gas measurement and regulation activities
- Processing and/or storage operations
- Company/governmental operating and safety procedures
- Pipeline stress/strain analysis
- Industry best practices and design philosophy
- Experience and knowledge of engineering design and criteria for natural gas and/or NGLs in pipeline systems
- Experience at this level is typically attained with ten or more years of experience in engineering, operations and/or project management
- Experience achieving goals and developing employee/team strengths, exhibiting a positive example and influence that leads to employee, project, and stakeholder successes
- Experience in use and function of applications such as: Microsoft Excel, Project, Access, Word, etc.
- Experience researching and preparing project materials and design specifications, contracts, agreements, budgets, engineering studies, and other relevant reports, forms, and correspondence
- Experience identifying, researching, evaluating, and prioritizing operational problems and determining appropriate action/response
- Experience with and knowledge of pipelines or hydrocarbon processing and related facilities design, construction, operation, and maintenance
- Experience with material failure and structural analysis and thorough knowledge of industry standards and governmental regulations
- Experience reading and interpreting governmental regulations, blueprints, contracts, manuals, specifications, surveys, charts, load studies, and other relevant reports and correspondence
- Experience reviewing and approving complex engineering drawings and material
- Knowledge of: operational functions and commercial relationships with the ability to anticipate functional and transactional impacts
- Ability to: apply knowledge and sound problem-solving skills which include the ability to: research, analyze and resolve
- Ability to: issues and/or questions concerning engineering design and calculations and aids others
- Ability to: manage and prioritize multiple assignments with competing deadlines
- Ability to: identify, conceptualize and organize projects to completion, goals, and initiatives
- Ability to: use logic and reasoning to identify alternate solutions or approaches to a problem
- Ability to: apply math, algebraic formulas, and statistical methods
- Ability to: interact, negotiate, advise, and communicate effectively
- Ability to: operate office tools and equipment required
- Ability to: communicate thoughts, ideas, information, messages, and other written information, which may contain technical material, in a logical, organized, and coherent manner
- This role is based in Mont Belvieu, TX
- Travel of approximately 10-15% is expected to support projects throughout the Gulf Coast region
- follows a hybrid schedule, with remote work available on Fridays and a 4-9-4 schedule option
Desired Qualifications
- Midstream industry experience is preferred to help the selected candidate quickly learn operations and contribute to active development initiatives
- candidates with strong engineering, planning, or closely related project development backgrounds may also offer transferable experience
- A bachelor's degree in Engineering is preferred
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus
- Experience and training related to: Gathering system operation
- Experience and training related to: Gas and liquids measurement, gas analysis, and measurement station design
- Experience and training related to: compressor and pump stations and dehydration plants
- NGL fractionation, natural gas processing and/or hydrocarbon storage facilities
- Experience with and knowledge of pipelines or hydrocarbon processing and related facilities design, construction, operation, and maintenance
- Experience with material failure and structural analysis and thorough knowledge of industry standards and governmental regulations
- Experience reading and interpreting governmental regulations, blueprints, contracts, manuals, specifications, surveys, charts, load studies, and other relevant reports and correspondence
- Experience reviewing and approving complex engineering drawings and material
- Knowledge of: operational functions and commercial relationships with the ability to anticipate functional and transactional impacts
- Ability to: apply knowledge and sound problem-solving skills which include the ability to: research, analyze and resolve
- Ability to: issues and/or questions concerning engineering design and calculations and aids others
- Ability to: manage and prioritize multiple assignments with competing deadlines
- Ability to: identify, conceptualize and organize projects to completion, goals, and initiatives
- Ability to: use logic and reasoning to identify alternate solutions or approaches to a problem
- Ability to: apply math, algebraic formulas, and statistical methods
- Ability to: interact, negotiate, advise, and communicate effectively
- Ability to: operate office tools and equipment required
- Ability to: communicate thoughts, ideas, information, messages, and other written information, which may contain technical material, in a logical, organized, and coherent manner
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