Operations Engineering Leader – Gas & Crude Projects

Marathon Petroleum Corporation; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Marathon Petroleum Corporation seeks an experienced Engineering lead for MPLX West operations in Midland/San Antonio/OKC areas. The role oversees gas pipeline, processing, and crude assets, directing a multi-discipline team and managing budgets and capital projects.

Reports to the Operations Engineering Director – West. Responsibilities include enabling cross-functional collaboration, driving cost-efficient maintenance, and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required.
• Ten (10) years engineering experience required.
• Five (5) years industry experience is required.
• Knowledge/experience in processing operations, project management and design of gathering and compression systems required.
• Leadership experience preferred.
• Valid Driver's License required.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical assistance and guidance regarding Facility, Pipeline, & Process operations to the Operations & Engineering teams
• Lead team of Project Managers for facility Operating Expense and Maintenance Capital projects. Provides timely project updates to internal customers regarding schedule and budget while acting as the liaison for Operations.
• Develop Capital and Expense budgets for areas of responsibility to allow for streamlined decision making by Operations Director.
• Clearly communicates expectations to personnel. Monitors and evaluates individual performance compared to expectations. Determines the areas of strength and weakness of personnel and guides career development; Appraises personnel of their performance status in a timely manner.
• Ensures collaboration with MPLX work teams and maintains relationships with key support groups and stakeholders including Business Development, Engineering, Operations, Environmental, Safety, and Accounting.
• Directs and supports technical requests from other departments as necessary and strategically distributes workload in support of business prioritization.
• Identifies and prioritizes key support opportunities with Operations management while driving ownership and accountability as needed.
• Provides scope development input and support for the Capital Projects group through team participation in design reviews, PHA’s and HAZOPs and is responsible for the implementation of such findings.
• Ensures PSM practices are followed through MOC’s and necessary documentation. Participates, and leads, incident investigations and is responsible for action item close out.

Skills

10 years engineering experience

5 years industry experience

Leadership experience

Project management

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

Marathon Petroleum Corporation seeks an experienced Engineering lead for MPLX West operations in Midland/San Antonio/OKC areas. The role oversees gas pipeline, processing, and crude assets, directing a multi-discipline team and managing budgets and capital projects.

Reports to the Operations Engineering Director – West. Responsibilities include enabling cross-functional collaboration, driving cost-efficient maintenance, and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.