Principal Facilities Engineer

bp; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Annual Bonus Program

401K Program

Health, Vision, And Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

bp, through Archaea Energy, seeks a Principal Facilities Engineer to support RNG plants in the assigned region. The role focuses on safe and efficient operation across multiple facilities, collaborating with electrical and controls disciplines, and guiding engineering reviews for new plants.

The position is office-based with remote support and up to 25% domestic travel. A strong background in gas processing, PFDs/P&IDs, and process safety is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent in related field.
• 5+ years experience with natural gas processing or related field.
• Experience with design and operation of gas processing equipment; proficient with PFDs and P&IDs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical resource for operators and technicians across multiple operating RNG plants.
• Act as a process safety leader for assigned sites, including participation in PHAs and use of the MOC process.
• Optimize plant availability, methane recovery, and sales gas delivery.
• Troubleshoot process upsets and equipment issues affecting plant performance.
• Lead Root Cause analyses of events resulting in unplanned downtime.
• Scope, design, and implement minor plant modifications through the MOC process.
• Participate in design reviews for new plants in development.
• Review major engineering submittals produced by 3rd party engineering contractors.

Skills

Gas processing

PFDs & P&IDs

Process safety

Root cause analysis

Plant optimization

Gas compression

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

None

Job description

About Archaea

bp is committed to investing in lower carbon energy so we can meet our ambition to reach net zero by 2050. And while we’re still mostly in oil and gas today, bioenergy is one of our five transition growth engines and a key focus to help us support the global energy transition.

Job Family Group

Engineering Group

Job Description

About Archaea

bp is committed to investing in lower carbon energy so we can meet our ambition to reach net zero by 2050. And while we’re still mostly in oil and gas today, bioenergy is one of our five transition growth engines and a key focus to help us support the global energy transition.

Archaea Energy, a bp company, is a leader in landfill gas to energy and the largest renewable natural gas (RNG) producer in the US. With big ambitions, we specialize in the development, construction and operation of RNG, landfill-gas-to-electric and dairy digester facilities. The team operates around 50 sites in 32 states with a robust development pipeline.

About The Role

The Principal Facilities Engineer is the primary technical contact supporting the safe and efficient operation of the Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) plants in an assigned region - typically three to five facilities. This role sits within a team of Facilities Engineers and partners closely with other engineering disciplines, including Electrical and Controls. The Principal Facilities Engineer also provides engineering review and feedback on new plants under development in their region.

This is an office-based position supporting plants remotely, with domestic travel up to 25%.

Key Accountabilities

• Serve as the primary technical resource for operators and technicians across multiple operating RNG plants
• Act as a process safety leader for assigned sites, including participation in PHAs and use of the MOC process
• Optimize plant availability, methane recovery, and sales gas delivery
• Troubleshoot process upsets and equipment issues affecting plant performance
• Lead Root Cause analyses of events resulting in unplanned downtime
• Scope, design, and implement minor plant modifications through the MOC process
• Participate in design reviews for new plants in development
• Review major engineering submittals produced by 3rd party engineering contractors

Essential Education

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Chemical Engineering or equivalent in related field

Essential Experience

• More than 5 years experience with natural gas processing, refining, petrochemicals or related field
• Experience and technical understanding of design and operation of gas processing equipmentProficient in working with PFDs and P&IDs

Desirable criteria

• Professional Engineering (PE) license
• Experience with RNG facilities
• Hands‑on experience with any of: gas compression, pressure swing adsorption, membrane separation, flares and thermal oxidizers, process control and instrumentation
• Process simulation experience (e.g. Aspen HYSYS, ProMax, etc.)
• Working knowledge of relief system sizing, pipe hydraulics, control valve sizing and selection, and heat transfer calculations

Why join us?

Delivering a better and more balanced energy system requires many different approaches and solutions. All of us have a part to play. We aim to support our people to learn and grow in an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. So, if you have the right skills, commitment and courage to help us invest in today’s energy system and build out tomorrow’s,

How much do we pay? $110,000 - $145,000. *Note that the pay range listed for this position is a genuinely expected and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.

This position offers paid vacation depending on your years of relevant industry experience and will range from 120 – 240 hours of vacation per year for full times employees (60 - 240 hours of vacation per year for part time employees). You will also be eligible for 9 paid holidays per year and 2 personal choice holidays. You may learn more about how we calculate paid vacation and view our generous vacation and holiday schedules at benefits@bp. Bp has a parental leave policy as well, which offers up to 8 weeks’ paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child. Learn more at benefits@bp.

Join Our Industry‑leading Team And You’ll Receive a Reward And Wellbeing Package To Enable Your Work To Fit With Your Life. These Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Discretionary Annual Bonus Program
• Quarterly Momentum Bonus
• 401K Program
• Health, Vision, And Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability

But above all? You’ll play a key part in helping bp deliver our ambition – to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner and help the world get to net zero.

Travel Requirement

Some travel may be required with this role, this is negotiable

Relocation Assistance

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills

Air and nitrogen systems, Air and nitrogen systems, Alarm Management, Cause and effect charts, Centrifugal compressors, Centrifugal Pumps, Collaboration, Communication, Condition and performance monitoring, Conflict Management, Corrosion Management, Distillation, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Fired Heaters, Gas treatment and liquid recovery, Hazardous area classification, Heat and Material Balance, Heat Exchangers, Heat Transfer, Identification of critical equipment, Influencing, Instrument and protective systems, leading through our values, Oil Treatment {+ 8 more}

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