Pipeline Operations Engineer | Full Lifecycle Projects

Energy Transfer; Watford City (ND); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry leading compensation

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) match + profit sharing

PTO

Abundant career opportunities

Job summary

Energy Transfer is seeking a pipeline engineer to provide day-to-day engineering support for liquids and gas gathering assets across North Dakota and Wyoming. You will perform hydraulic analyses, update records, and define operating and shutdown set points in collaboration with operations and engineering teams.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 5–10 years of pipeline experience, with strong knowledge of industry codes and the ability to work within multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and 5-10 years of pipeline engineering experience.
• Title conferred will be based on candidates’ years of relevant experience.
• Must be familiar with all applicable codes and regulations including USDOT CFR 192 and 195, API, ASME, ASNT, OSHA, and NACE.
• Utilize, understand, and adhere to contracts and agreements within scopes of work.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written); good computer skills; the ability to interact well with property owners, municipal, state and federal agencies at all levels as well as all levels of and groups inside the organization.
• Must be a self-starter, have good organizational skills and be able to accept constantly changing priorities.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to acquire new job knowledge and skills

Responsibilities

• Provides day-to-day engineering and technical support to pipeline operations.
• Performs hydraulic and gas calculations and simulations.
• Update records, drawings and project files to reflect the work completed on each project in accordance with Company records management policy.
• Provide operating, alarming, and shutdown set points for pipeline operations.
• Participate in MOC process for engineering review and sign-off.
• Executes full project lifecycle for operations Maintenance Capital and Expense Projects including scope, design, bidding and estimation, project execution, commissioning and closure.
• Support commissioning of new assets such as pump stations, compressor stations and LACT’s
• Reviews potential exposures and relocations.
• Supports investigations by providing technical expertise for: Abnormal Operating Conditions (AOC’s), Mechanical/Electrical/Control (MEC) failures, Environmental/Health/Safety (EHS) incidents.
• Coordinates with other internal company teams including but not limited to Ops/Optimization Engineering, Systems Planning, Scheduling, Commercial and Engineering & Construction and Pipeline Control.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Job description

Energy Transfer is seeking a pipeline engineer to provide day-to-day engineering support for liquids and gas gathering assets across North Dakota and Wyoming. You will perform hydraulic analyses, update records, and define operating and shutdown set points in collaboration with operations and engineering teams.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 5–10 years of pipeline experience, with strong knowledge of industry codes and the ability to work within multidisciplinary teams.