Pipeline Operations Planner (Hydraulic Modeling)

TC Energy Corp.; Charleston (WV); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible dress code

Job summary

TC Energy is seeking an Operations Planning Engineer to serve as a critical link between Gas Control, Field Operations, Commercial Operations, Engineering, Project Management, and Customers. You will develop and coordinate operational plans, assess capacity impacts, support real-time operations, manage outages, and provide hydraulic analyses to drive informed decisions.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 4+ years of experience, with strong communication skills and the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited university program.
• 4+ years of relevant work experience.
• Strong communication skills, ability to communicate effectively with peer technical customer representatives to identify problems and possible solutions
• Ability to maintain ongoing positive presence with customers, other stakeholders and outside entities (i.e. Producers, Pipelines, LDCs, vendors, etc) through professional communications
• Knowledgeable to apply formal planning techniques for major projects
• Demonstrated ability to develop engineering standards, specifications, guidelines, policies and procedures

Responsibilities

• Apply engineering and other analytical expertise in assigned functional activities
• Use pipeline computer simulation models of the pipeline system to evaluate pipeline operations and efficiency to meet customer needs
• Use pipeline computer simulation models of the pipeline system to calculate capacity restrictions for maintenance and project activities. Coordinates the activities to minimize impact to customers as well as financial impact to TC.
• Use pipeline computer simulation models and other tools to analyze daily pipeline operations, to predict performance, to locate underutilized capacity, to simulate operating conditions in order to respond to technical questions from Gas Control, and to compare actual versus estimated deliveries
• Provide engineering oversight to minimize effect of construction and testing activities on the daily gas flow operating plans
• Develop alternative operating, replacement, and expansion proposals
• Coordinate with Facility Planning and Gas Control, Operations, and Engineering regarding growth, integrity work, and maintenance. Incorporate changes as appropriate.
• Other tasks as required

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Project planning

Technical problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Gas flow modeling software

Hydraulic modeling

Job description

TC Energy is seeking an Operations Planning Engineer to serve as a critical link between Gas Control, Field Operations, Commercial Operations, Engineering, Project Management, and Customers. You will develop and coordinate operational plans, assess capacity impacts, support real-time operations, manage outages, and provide hydraulic analyses to drive informed decisions.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 4+ years of experience, with strong communication skills and the