Facilities Engineer

About the role

Western Midstream (WES) is a master limited partnership formed to own, develop, acquire, and operate midstream assets. We are engaged in the business of gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and transporting natural gas; gathering, stabilizing, and transporting condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and crude oil; and gathering, transporting, and disposing of produced water for our customers. We operate or own equity interests in assets in the Rocky Mountains, and Texas, including approximately 16,000 miles of petroleum and natural gas pipelines and over 100 gathering, treating, and processing facilities. This role serves as a flexible, cross-functional resource supporting Corrosion Prevention, Pipeline Integrity, Facility Integrity, Spatial Data, and other Asset Integrity priorities. The position will lead and support optimization and special-project work, perform data analysis, assist with budgeting and forecasting, and develop KPIs, presentations, and decision-support materials. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, accurate, organized, comfortable working with spreadsheets and software, and able to flex among project management, modeling, engineering support, and analytical assignments. Deep expertise in every area is not required; success depends on practical problem solving, sound judgment, collaboration, and the ability to learn. This position is located at Western Midstream’s Corporate Headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas as a member of the Asset Integrity Team.

Qualifications

• 0 to 3 years in experience in engineering, operations, asset integrity, project coordination or management, data analysis, GIS, maintenance, reliability, business analysis, or a related technical discipline
• High attention to detail and a consistent record of producing accurate, complete, and well-organized work
• Strong spreadsheet skills, including the ability to organize, analyze, validate, and present data using Microsoft Excel or similar tools
• Comfort learning and using software applications, reporting tools, and technical platforms
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify issues, evaluate options, document assumptions, and communicate practical recommendations
• Ability to support multiple workstreams, manage priorities, track commitments, and adjust to changing business needs
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with engineers, operations personnel, field staff, service contractors, leaders, and cross-discipline professionals
• Self-motivated and able to work both independently and collaboratively, with a willingness to ask questions and learn new technical and business concepts

Preferred Competencies

• Experience, exposure, or interest in one or more of the following areas is beneficial:
  • Optimization projects, process improvement, workflow evaluation, and implementation of practical solutions
  • Project management or project coordination, including scope, schedule, cost, risk, action-item, and deliverable tracking
  • Data analysis, data visualization, dashboard development, and KPI reporting
  • Budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, and business planning
  • Asset integrity, corrosion, pipeline integrity, facility integrity, GIS, reliability, maintenance, engineering, or operations programs
  • Hydraulic, multiphase-flow, operational, process, risk, or business modeling; direct modeling experience is preferred but not required
  • Stakeholder coordination, written communication, presentation development, and change management