Senior Upstream Facilities Engineer: CTB & Pad Development

Chord Energy Corp.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule (Mon & Fri remote

Job summary

Chord Energy Corp. in Houston, TX is seeking a Senior Facilities Engineer to oversee upstream surface facilities lifecycle, with emphasis on CTBs and multi-pad developments.

You will coordinate with development, reservoir, and field teams to translate development plans into facility capacity and execution strategies. Responsibilities cover conceptual engineering, cost estimating, project delivery from design through commissioning, and ongoing optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, or related).
• 3+ years of oil and gas facilities engineering experience.
• Working knowledge of P&IDs, PFDs, and hydraulic/network modeling (PipeSIM, Pipeline Toolbox, or similar).
• Operations background with understanding of the design, construction, and operation of facility assets.
• Strong interpersonal and analytical skills; ability to work with internal and external contacts across engineering disciplines and business functions.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, fluid environment; flexible with the demands of a growing company.
• Efficient in Microsoft 365
• Strong economic and cost-estimating skills

Responsibilities

• Translate multi-year development program into facility capacity, pad, and CTB planning requirements.
• Lead conceptual engineering and scoping for new pad/CTB development, including capacity assessments, tie-in evaluations, and infrastructure gap analysis.
• Prepare cost estimates and AFE-level economics for capital projects from conceptual scoping through detailed estimates; support annual and multi-year capital forecasting cycles.
• Collaborate with the Marketing team and third-party midstream providers to understand fluid spec requirements (oil, gas, produced water) and system capacities, and translate those into CTB design requirements.
• Manage project execution and technical scope from detailed design through procurement, construction, and commissioning/start-up.
• Direct and coordinate the work of engineering/drafting and multi-discipline contractors (civil, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation & controls) to deliver facility designs on schedule and budget.
• Review and approve P&IDs, PFDs, plot plans, and equipment specifications; drive design optimization for cost, constructability, and operability.
• Perform or oversee hydraulic and equipment sizing calculations for flowlines, pumps, compressors, separators, and other surface equipment.
• Manage contract engineering services, ensuring designs meet API/ASME codes and Chord design standards.
• Lead construction-phase technical support, RFIs, field walkdowns, and punch-list resolution through commissioning and start-up.
• Serve as primary facilities engineering support during commissioning and the post-first-production period (through 60 days), ensuring a smooth handover from Execution to Operations.
• Troubleshoot day-to-day operational issues on surface equipment at CTBs.
• Monitor facility performance data (SCADA, ProCount) and recommend process or equipment changes to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Partner with Production Engineering and Operations on shutdowns, curtailments, and other facility-related production impacts.
• Lead or participate in PHAs, Risk Assessments, and Incident Investigations.
• Develop and/or advise on Facility SOPs and design best practices.
• Support and maintain project/operations KPIs and reporting; perform project lookbacks after completion.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Operations, Land, Legal, Regulatory, and Accounting, along with external contractors, equipment providers, government agencies, regulatory bodies, landowners, and other producers.
• Contribute to safety leadership on the Facilities team

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Microsoft 365 proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, or related)

Tools

PipeSIM

Pipeline Toolbox

Job description

Chord Energy Corp. in Houston, TX is seeking a Senior Facilities Engineer to oversee upstream surface facilities lifecycle, with emphasis on CTBs and multi-pad developments.

You will coordinate with development, reservoir, and field teams to translate development plans into facility capacity and execution strategies. Responsibilities cover conceptual engineering, cost estimating, project delivery from design through commissioning, and ongoing optimization.