Underground Gas Storage Project Engineer

Kinder Morgan, Inc.; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinder Morgan, Inc. seeks a Natural Gas Storage Development Engineer to lead technical evaluation, design criteria, and project execution for underground storage expansions.

This role bridges subsurface evaluation, surface systems, regulatory requirements, and commercial optimization to ensure safe, reliable working gas capacity. Join a cross-functional team responsible for scoping, budgeting, scheduling, and optimizing storage assets from concept to operations, with travel up to 20% and a focus

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related geoscience/engineering discipline.
• Advanced degree or PE license is a plus.
• Travel up to 20% as project demands require.

Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle project development for storage assets, including scoping, budgeting, scheduling, and execution.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to advance projects from concept to commercial operation.
• Oversee design criteria and optimize compression, dehydration, measurement, and piping for capacity growth.
• Develop expansion scope, schedule, and CAPEX to support economic evaluation.

Skills

Underground storage design

Cross-functional collaboration

Engineering simulation software

Project scheduling (MS Project/Primav-

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum/Mechanical/Chemical or related field

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

Kinder Morgan, Inc. seeks a Natural Gas Storage Development Engineer to lead technical evaluation, design criteria, and project execution for underground storage expansions.

This role bridges subsurface evaluation, surface systems, regulatory requirements, and commercial optimization to ensure safe, reliable working gas capacity. Join a cross-functional team responsible for scoping, budgeting, scheduling, and optimizing storage assets from concept to operations, with travel up to 20% and a focus