Senior Specialist Measurement
Plains · Houston, TX · 2 wk ago
OTHRFull-time
What You’ll Do
- Serve as the senior measurement and quality expert for your area, ensuring accurate, consistent volumetric and product quality data.
- Guide stakeholders on measurement requirements for new construction, maintenance, commercial agreements, audits, and A&D activities.
- Conduct field reviews, equipment inspections, and routine surveys to verify compliance with company and industry standards.
- Analyze measurement performance across districts, identify issues, and drive improvements in accuracy, loss/gain reconciliation, and system stability.
- Troubleshoot complex measurement challenges and recommend technical solutions and process enhancements.
- Represent the company in industry standards work (e.g., API) and translate evolving standards into practical internal guidance.
- Oversee sampling practices, lab performance, and quality-related investigations, including off-spec events.
- Lead technical training across divisions, maintain training content, and ensure consistent application of measurement and quality practices.
- Develop and refine measurement and quality procedures, documentation, and program improvements to increase efficiency and alignment across the organization.
- Provide expert support to Commercial, Operations, Engineering, Accounting, Safety, Corrosion Integrity, and other internal partners.
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree or 10+ years of directly relevant experience.
- Minimum 7 years in static and dynamic petroleum measurement, including loss/gain analysis.
- Strong command of API measurement standards, recommended practices, and associated calculations.
- Experience with custody balancing systems; familiarity with Highwire or Tomcat is an asset.
- Advanced troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex measurement issues.
- High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to translate technical and analytical data into clear, practical guidance for varied audiences.
- Experience developing and delivering technical training.
- Effective at partnering with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
- Willingness to travel up to 25% to field locations.
- Cleared criminal history (background) check and satisfactory reference checks.
- Compliance with the company’s Drug & Alcohol Policy, including pre-employment testing.
- Valid state driver’s license and driving record acceptable to the company and its insurers.
- Authorized to work in the U.S. for the duration of employment; this position is not eligible for employment-based visa sponsorship.