Oil & Gas Mechanical Engineer

RigUp; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading oil and gas company is seeking a Mechanical Engineer IV to oversee the design for Liquids Pump station facilities in Houston. This role involves managing third-party engineering firms, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and coordinating with multiple project teams. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and at least 4 years of industry experience. Opportunities for both office and field work are included in this full-time temporary position, with a strong emphasis on project management and technical communication.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of industry experience required.
• Experience managing multiple projects and prioritizing tasks required.
• Strong computer skills are essential for this role.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design for Liquids Pump station facilities.
• Manage execution of design deliverables against budget and schedule.
• Participate in design review meetings to address scope and performance.

Skills

Project management

Technical communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Civil, or other related Engineering field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Oil and Gas Recruiting Coordinator at Rigup

Position Title: Mechanical Engineer IV (Oil & Gas)

Duration: 01/05/2026 to 01/04/2027

Location: Duluth or Houston

Primary Focus: To oversee the design for Liquids Pump station facilities for expansion and maintenance capital projects executed by third party engineering firms to ensure compliance with Company standards and specifications and industry standards and managed to the project budget and schedule. Liaison with other functional groups within Project Execution, Operations, and Shared Services to ensure project and company requirements are achieved and incorporated into the design deliverables.

Specific Accountabilities

• Ensures that all pump station facilities are designed in accordance with all regulations, applicable industry codes and corporate standards.
• Defines the scope, schedule, and budget for the design and materials for pump station facility projects.
• Manages the execution of the design deliverables by a third party engineering firm against the project budget and schedule.
• Reviews and approves design deliverables, for example drawings, technical reports and material listing sheets.
• Participates in design review meeting with engineering firm, Project Manager, Operations, and Construction personnel to discuss the scope, design, and expected performance as well as work out constructability issues.
• Reviews vendor materials quotations, prepares technical evaluations, and recommends selections based on technical merit along with price and delivery. For example: pump and motor equipment, vessels, buildings, generators, pipe, valves and fittings.
• Reviews lessons learned from past projects and incorporates recommendations into future designs.
• Actively identifies and communicates new lessons learned and quality incidents for assigned projects.

Contacts (Working Relationships)

• Project Manager – Weekly interaction to provide updated status on progress, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Supervisor, Facilities Project Engineering – Daily interaction to address project issues and problems.
• Manager, Facilities Project Engineering – Weekly interaction to provide project status update.
• External Engineering Firm – Daily interaction to provide oversight on project design activities.
• Operations – Weekly interaction to provide project status update and seek guidance on required design features.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Civil, or other related Engineering field.
• Minimum of 4 years of industry experience.

Preferred

• Capable of working independently, managing multiple projects and prioritizing tasks accordingly.
• Problem solve issues through use of standards, modification of standards and/or previous experience.
• Effectively communicate technical issues and impacts to other technical and non-technical staff.

Working Conditions

• 80% of work is office based working with multiple project teams.
• 20% of time is in the field scoping projects or supporting procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.
• Work requires strong computer skills typically using Microsoft Office applications.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Temporary

Job function

Oil and Gas