Senior Upstream Facilities Engineer - Hybrid Houston/ND

Chord Energy; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Chord Energy in Houston, TX seeks a Facilities Engineer to support upstream surface facility assets including CTBs and multi-pad developments. The role spans planning, design, procurement, construction, and startup, with travel to North Dakota and a hybrid schedule in which Mondays and Fridays may be remote.

The successful candidate will apply knowledge of P&IDs, PFDs, hydraulic modeling, and cost-estimating to deliver safe, reliable, and economical facilities that meet API/ASME standards.

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.
• Efficient in Microsoft 365.
• Strong economic and cost-estimating skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate development program into facility planning requirements.
• Lead conceptual engineering and scoping for pad/CTB development.
• Prepare cost estimates and AFE-level economics for capital projects.
• Collaborate with Marketing and midstream providers to translate fluid specs into CTB design requirements.
• Manage project execution from detailed design through procurement, construction, and commissioning/start-up.
• Direct and coordinate work of engineering/drafting and multi-discipline contractors to deliver facility designs on schedule and budget.
• Review and approve P&IDs, PFDs, plot plans, and equipment specifications; drive design optimization.
• Perform hydraulic and equipment sizing calculations for flowlines, pumps, separators, and other surface equipment.
• Manage contract engineering services, ensuring designs meet API/ASME codes and company 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 early operations (60 days).
• Troubleshoot day-to-day operational issues on surface equipment at CTBs.
• Evaluate existing facilities for upgrades or modifications to support new pad development.

Skills

P&ID knowledge

PFD knowledge

Hydraulic modeling

Cost estimation

MS 365 proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Operations background

Education

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

Tools

PipeSIM

Pipeline Toolbox

Job description

Chord Energy in Houston, TX seeks a Facilities Engineer to support upstream surface facility assets including CTBs and multi-pad developments. The role spans planning, design, procurement, construction, and startup, with travel to North Dakota and a hybrid schedule in which Mondays and Fridays may be remote.

The successful candidate will apply knowledge of P&IDs, PFDs, hydraulic modeling, and cost-estimating to deliver safe, reliable, and economical facilities that meet API/ASME standards.