Engineer I/II/Sr/Sr II (Gas Systems Planning and Optimization)

About the role

BHE GT&S has an exciting opportunity as an Engineer I/II/Sr or Senior Engineer II at our Headquarters in Glen Allen, VA.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer needs into executable projects that add capacity, enhance reliability, and expand services across our eight-state footprint.
• Participate in the planning and optimization of projects from early customer engagement and concept development through design and construction support, to operations and gas control collaboration.
• Own front end planning and design for capital growth projects on the BHE GT&S interstate system, then stay engaged throughout design and construction, supporting ongoing operations and gas control utilization.
• Engineer the GT&S System — perform hydraulic modeling; size and route pipelines; develop interconnect station design conditions; select and evaluate compressor equipment and station configurations.
• Convert commercial asks into projects—partner with business development to scope and price opportunities upstream producers, data centers, power plants, and local distribution companies.
• Safeguard reliability and capacity—ensure firm obligations are met, expand capabilities, and identify creative service offerings.
• Collaborate across functions—work closely with Business Development, Marketing, Gas Control, Operations, System Optimization, Construction, Environmental/Regulatory, and Legal throughout project development.
• Continuously improve—standardize specifications and templates, maintain accurate cost/contract databases, and utilize skills and abilities to improve services being offered.
• Support/lead functional teams in the planning, design, and construction support of pipeline and compression projects across the BHE GT&S interstate system.
• Provide technical oversight/QA QC across all project phases; develop and maintain engineering standards, specifications, and training materials.
• Conduct steady state and/or transient hydraulic modeling and translate results into designs, cost estimates, scoping documents, engineering specifications, and drawings.
• Perform compressor selection and performance evaluations; develop interconnect station design conditions, size and route pipelines.
• Conduct engineering studies and investigations; deliver oral and written reports to internal stakeholders and leadership.
• Support business development & marketing by shaping technical scope, cost, and schedule for existing and prospective supply and demand customers (upstream producers, data centers, power plants, and local distribution companies).
• Ensure system capacity, reliability, and compliance with customer contract obligations, industry codes/standards, and company procedures; propose and implement improvements that benefit the business.
• Update and manage project cost and contract databases.
• Work closely with managers and senior engineers on higher-level projects (junior levels), support, train, and collaborate with other planning engineers (senior levels).

Qualifications

• Engineer I: 0-2 years of related engineering experience
• Engineer II: Engineering degree from an accredited college/university and 1-3 years' experience.
• Sr Engineer/Sr. Engineer II: Engineering degree from an accredited college/university and 5 years industry experience. PE license preferred.
• Four-year ABET accredited engineering degree (Engineer)
• Ability to monitor changes in technology with skill in developing, testing and recommending new ideas and strategies for the utilization of those changes.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret engineering schematics, drawings, and technical manuals.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare technical reports, project schedules, and cost estimates.
• Ability to lead, work independently, communicate effectively, and establish rapport.
• Ability to define problems, collect accurate data, draw valid conclusions, and develop solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively operate a personal computer and common software applications.

Education

• Possess a 4-year engineering degree from an ABET accredited engineering program based on the year that the engineering program was accredited by ABET, or
• Possess a 4-year engineering degree from an institution outside of the U.S. which is accredited through the country's own engineering accrediting body under the Washington Accord as a full signatory, and is a degree that was recognized by the country's accrediting body on or after the date that full signatory status was achieved, or
• Possess a 4-year engineering degree from a non-ABET accredited program and a post-graduate engineering degree from an institution where the undergraduate degree in the same engineering discipline is ABET accredited based on the year the engineering program was accredited by ABET, or
• Possess a 4-year degree in Physics, Chemistry, Math or Engineering Technology and a post-graduate engineering degree from an institution where the undergraduate degree in the same engineering discipline is ABET accredited based on the year the engineering program was accredited by ABET, or
• Holds or has previously held a valid U.S. Professional Engineer license.

Pay

Competitive compensation package.

Schedule

Full-time, Monday-Friday.