Senior Principal Process Engineer

The Chemical Engineer; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Principal Process Engineer, where you'll play a crucial role in the startup and operation of innovative renewable natural gas plants. This position offers the chance to work closely with a dynamic team, ensuring plant efficiency and safety while implementing engineering solutions to enhance operations. With a commitment to a sustainable energy future, you'll contribute to groundbreaking projects that aim to significantly reduce carbon emissions. If you are passionate about engineering and want to make a real impact in the energy sector, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Discretionary Annual Bonus Program

Quarterly Momentum Bonus

401K Program

Health, Vision, And Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Parental leave policy

Qualifications

• Over 8 years of experience with natural gas processing.
• Strong technical understanding of gas processing equipment.

Responsibilities

• Support startup and early-life operation of RNG plants.
• Identify and eliminate defects in plant design.

Skills

Agility core practices

Asset health monitoring

Defect Elimination

Process Safety Management

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

PFDs

P&IDs

Process simulation software

Job description

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 Senior Principal Process Engineer will be responsible for supporting the startup and early-life operation of new renewable natural gas (RNG) plants at Archaea. This role will work closely with a team of engineers and plant operations personnel focused on delivering KPI's related to plant runtime and recovery. They will provide input to operating procedures and document any defects in plant design. They will be tasked with creating and implementing engineering solutions related to plant improvements.

Key accountabilities

• Key member of a "Startup/Stay-Up Squad" dedicated to achieving early life plant KPI's related to runtime and recovery
• Identify defects and vulnerabilities in plant design
• Develop solutions to eliminate defects and vulnerabilities in new plants
• Lead the creation of MOC's to document any plant modifications or upgrades
• Work directly with 3rd-party engineering companies for engineering deliverables that are not internally generated
• Provide engineering input into operating, maintenance, commissioning, and start-up procedures
• Act as a resource for new Operators in the design and operation of Archaea's Modular Design RNG plants
• Work collaboratively across many teams to ensure smooth plant startup and operation including Controls Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Operations

Essential education

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering or a related field

Essential experience

• More than 8 years experience with natural gas processing
• Experience and technical understanding of engineering, maintenance, and operation of gas processing equipment
• Experience participating in HAZOPs
• Solid understanding of process safety management
• Experience with process simulation
• Proficient in working with PFDs and P&IDs.
• Experience in root cause failure analysis
• Proven track record in practical application of engineering standards and practices for operating facilities
• Willing to travel domestically

Desirable criteria

• Professional Engineering (PE) license
• Experience with Renewable Natural Gas facilities

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, apply today!

Compensation and Benefits

How much do we pay? $118300 - $169,000. *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-time 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.Apply today!

Travel Requirement

Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices, Asset health monitoring, Asset Life Cycle Management, Cost-conscious decision-making, Defect Elimination, Equipment criticality assessment, Maintenance fundamentals, Plant Economics, Process Safety Management, Reliability Fundamentals, Root cause analysis, Stakeholder Engagement

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.