Engineer, Senior Staff Process

Enterprise Products; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. in Houston, TX seeks a Senior Staff Process Engineer to provide process engineering and technical support for plant and pipeline definitions, development, startup, and start-up of projects.

You will supervise engineers and guide contractors, ensuring designs meet guidelines, codes and regulatory requirements. You will lead process modeling, safety information, and incident investigations while collaborating with environmental and concept development teams on

Qualifications

• BS in Chemical Engineering is required.
• 18+ years of process plant engineering experience required.
• Experience with cryogenic processing, distillation, light hydrocarbons, dehydrogenation, isomerization, API Standards, OSHA 1910.119 (PSM), Pipelines, Underground Storage is a plus.
• Proficiency with basic Microsoft Office tools required.
• Aspentech HYSYS and BR&E ProMax process modeling strongly preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, ability to work alone or in a team.
• Willingness to travel 10% with minimal overnights.
• Detail-oriented with ability to handle fast-paced projects with changing priorities.
• Ability to quickly manage deliverables without getting mired in extraneous details.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and train junior engineers on Capital Projects.
• Support Capital Projects management in contractor guidance during project execution.
• Review contractor/vendor drawings, data sheets, specs and calculations for compliance with Enterprise standards.
• Set up process models in HYSYS or ProMax for new projects or process improvements.
• Critically evaluate process models from Enterprise contractors.
• Support Concept Development Engineering and Commercial Groups with process designs, case studies, material balance and utility data.
• Provide guidance on Process Safety Information.
• Participate as HAZOP team member.
• Participate in major incident investigation team.
• Assist Environmental Group with data for air permits and compliance verification.
• Participate in development of Best Practices and Standards.

Skills

Strong interpersonal and communication

Multi-tasking and deadline orientation

Self-motivated with minimal oversight

Willingness to travel 10%

Education

BS in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Aspentech HYSYS

BR&E ProMax

Job description

Primary Location

USA-Texas-Houston

What you will be doing

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals. Our services include natural gas gathering, treating, processing, transportation and storage; NGL transportation, fractionation, storage and import and export terminals; crude oil gathering, transportation, storage and terminals; petrochemical and refined products transportation, storage and terminals; and a marine transportation business that operates primarily on the United States inland and Intracoastal Waterway systems. The partnership’s assets include approximately 50,000 miles of pipelines; 260 million barrels of storage capacity for NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals; and 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage capacity.

The Senior Staff Process Engineer provides process engineering and technical support for the definition, development, execution and start-up of Enterprise's plants and pipelines, as well as supervising and training other Engineers. The Engineer, under the direction of the Manager, ensures that facility are designed and constructed in accordance with the Company's Engineering Guidelines and Specifications, Industry Codes & Standards, and Regulatory Agency requirements while also meeting functionality and performance requirements. In addition, the Engineer will provide process designs which are safe, cost effective, timely and functional. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to

• Supervise and train junior engineers working on other Capital Projects.
• Support Capital Projects management staff in the guidance of contractors during the execution of projects.
• Review contractor or vendor generated drawings, data sheets, specifications and calculations for compliance with Enterprise standards, guidelines and practices.
• Set up process models in HYSYS or ProMax as the basis for new projects or process improvements.
• Critically evaluate process models generated by Enterprise’s contractors.
• Support Concept Development Engineering and Commercial Groups with process designs, case studies, material balance and utility consumption information.
• Provide support and guidance on Process Safety Information.
• Participate as HAZOP team member.
• Participate as member of major incident investigation team.
• Assist the Environmental Group by providing data for air permits for existing assets and new projects, or compliance verification.
• Participate in the development of Best Practices and Standards.

What Your Background Should Look Like (minimum Qualifications)

• BS in Chemical Engineering is required.
• A minimum of eighteen (18) years of engineering experience in a process plant environment, or related industry is required.
• Experience with cryogenic processing, distillation, light hydrocarbons, dehydrogenation, isomerization, API Standards, OSHA 1910.119 (PSM), Pipelines, and Underground Storage is a plus.
• Proficiency in basic Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) is required.
• Proficiency with Process Modeling using software Aspentech HYSYS and BR&E ProMax is strongly preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work alone or as part of a team, are essential.
• Must be proficient in balancing multiple priorities and activities, and be able to meet deadlines in a timely and accurate manner.
• Must be self-motivated and work with little daily oversight.
• Must be willing and able to travel 10% with minimal overnights.
• Must be detailed oriented with the ability to handle fast-paced projects with constantly changing priorities and scope.
• Ability to quickly manage key deliverables and not get mired in extraneous details.

Shift

Day Job

Travel

Yes, 10 % of the Time

Unposting Date

Ongoing

Job Level

Individual Contributor