Project Engineer
🔍 Houston, Texas
New
JOB FUNCTIONS AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Embody integrity, accountability, initiative, and respect in all correspondence and tasks performed
- Candidate will perform both process engineering and project engineering tasks, including:
- Create process models to define facility design basis and heat & material balances, identify safe operating limits, define system/equipment bottlenecks, and troubleshoot/optimize operations.
- Continuously review assets to enhance safety, mechanical reliability, operational flexibility, and capacity
- Facilitate development & completion of key plant project engineering deliverables including plot plans, PFDs, P&IDs, Controls Narratives and Cause & Effect matrices, safety plot plans, etc.
- Size, specify, and select process/mechanical equipment, including towers, separators, exchangers, heaters, pumps, compressors, turboexpanders, instrumentation, relief devices, etc.
- Support major facility projects from development through commissioning and start-up including contractor bidding and requests-for-information, and performing lessons learned to continuously improve
- Provide technical support to Project Manager (including scope optimization, Process Safety Management (PSM) compliance, PHA participation and action item resolution, etc.)
- Engage commercial, construction, operation, and land/ROW teams to create scope of work/for-bid packages for gas plant projects.
- Collaborate with construction and operations to ensure work is performed with best-in-class safety, compliance, quality, cost, and schedule.
- Turnover ready-for-service assets to operations with consistent, electronic design and construction records.
- Furnish on-site support for project design reviews, project pre- and post-startup/commissioning activities, hazard assessments, audits, and ongoing troubleshooting/performance tests
- Develop scope of work documentation and bid packages for equipment procurement, EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction), and commissioning activities.
- Ensure all applicable regulatory, industry & company design and construction standards are followed
- Ensure Local, State, Federal and Targa Safety & Environmental regulations and policies are satisfied
- Create process models to define facility design basis and heat & material balances, identify safe operating limits, define system/equipment bottlenecks, and troubleshoot/optimize operations.
- Possess fundamental knowledge of midstream gas gathering and processing operations, including pig liquids handling, compression, glycol and desiccant dehydration, acid gas treating, hydrocarbon recovery, and condensate stabilization
- Develop a working knowledge of codes, standards, regulations and best practices applicable to the midstream industry (including API, ASME B31.3/4/8 and VIII, DOT 192/5, NFPA, etc.)
- Communicate effectively with internal and external team members (including safety, environmental, operations, construction, commercial, land/ROW, 3rd party contractors, etc.)
- Build strong relationships with operations, commercial, and construction counterparts by proactively finding and executing on solutions that maximize business unit value
MINIMUM ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- BS degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering from 4-year accredited university
- 5+ years of relevant experience in natural gas gathering, compression, processing, transportation, and/or fractionation
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Teams, Project, PowerPoint and Excel
- Ability to interface effectively with all levels within the company as well as organizations outside the company
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Willingness and eagerness to travel away from the home office, overnight, 20% of the time, with the understanding that occasional circumstances may necessitate additional travel (e.g. in-person hazard assessments and startup/commissioning activities).
- Possess knowledge of codes, standards, regulations and best practices applicable to the midstream industry (including API, ASME B31.3/4/8 and VIII, DOT 192/5, NFPA, etc.)
- Regular and reliable attendance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 10+ years of relevant experience in natural gas gathering, compression, processing, transportation, and/or fractionation
- Experience with acid gas handling and process equipment
- Process modeling experience with Promax
- Experience with common vent/flare header sizing (e.g. using FlareNet)
- 5+ years of experience in project engineering and/or project management
- Understand basic project economic and finance metrics (IRR, NPV, payback period)
PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Ability to lift, push, and pull 50 pounds
- Ability to work in changing climate conditions and a plant environment
- Able to work in close quarters: i.e., work while kneeling, squatting, sitting, climbing, and standing.
- Follow and adhere to all applicable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) guidelines (ex: eye protection, footwear, hard hat, FRC)
- The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:
Targa Resources provides equal employment opportunities based on merit, experience, and other work-related criteria and without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sex, age, pregnancy, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We also strive to provide reasonable accommodation to employees’ beliefs and practices that do not conflict with Targa’s policies and applicable law. We value the unique contributions that every employee brings to their role with Targa.