Sr Engineer - Advanced Process Controls

About the Company

Energy Transfer, recognized by Forbes as one of America's best large employers, is dedicated to responsibly and safely delivering America’s energy. We inspire our employees to create superior value for customers, investors, and the community through long-standing commitments to causes including MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital, The Salvation Army, The American Red Cross, and Ronald McDonald House. We offer industry-leading compensation, comprehensive benefits, 401(k) match with additional profit sharing, PTO, and abundant career opportunities within our award-winning organization of over 12,000 employees.

About the Role

This position will provide process engineering and process controls support for implementation of Advanced Process Control (APC) and Model Predictive Control (MPC) to the following assets:

• Eight Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) Fractionation Plants with a combined capacity over 1.15 million barrels per day
• Pipeline-integrated terminals with 60+ million barrels of underground storage capacity

Responsibilities

• Lead instrumentation and controls equipment and software upgrade projects, including implementation of Advanced Process Control (APC) and Model Predictive Control (MPC).
• Provide process engineering and process controls support for Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) fractionation plants, salt cavern storage, and terminal operations located in Mont Belvieu, TX.
• Troubleshoot control loops in NGL fractionation plants and implement more advanced control schemes to maximize production rates or energy efficiency.
• Work with plant Operations and Engineering personnel to analyze and improve existing processes to maximize production rates, reduce operating costs, improve profitability, and comply with regulations and engineering standards.
• Implement entire project life cycle for small to mid-size maintenance and capital growth projects, including scope development, design, estimation, material procurement, construction, commissioning, and project completion.
• Foster and maintain effective working relationships with Operations, Project Managers, Outside Contractors, and Environmental and Safety personnel.
• Represent Operations’ interests with Project Managers responsible for development and execution of large-scale plant projects.
• Work with corporate Business Development and Commercial functions to develop and implement optimization, debottlenecking, and growth projects.
• Participate in Process Safety Management (PSM) activities for area facilities, including Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), resolving PHA action items, supporting Management of Change (MOC), and stewardship of Process Safety Information (PSI).
• Develop and maintain facility process simulations and work with other process engineers to develop process solutions while following engineering standards, code compliance, company and safety standards, and good engineering practices.
• Proactively seek opportunities to broaden and deepen process engineering and project management knowledge and proficiencies.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in a relevant engineering discipline, preferably Chemical, Natural Gas, Electrical, or Mechanical
• Minimum 6-10 years of experience as a process engineer in NGL facilities
• Experience developing and executing projects inside PSM facilities
• Experience with Model Predictive Controllers
• Strong DCS and PLC control loop troubleshooting skills from a process perspective
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Proficient in:
  • Microsoft Office Suites applications
  • Engineering Process Simulation Programs (ProMax, HYSYS, or equivalent)
  • Managing small capital projects

Desired Qualifications:

• Extensive experience with NGL facilities
• Extensive experience developing and executing projects inside PSM facilities
• Mature understanding of basic control loops
• Experience with developing models and troubleshooting models associated with Model Predictive Control loops
• 10+ years of experience in midstream sector

Working Conditions

• Normal office working conditions and field work
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing
• Occasional overnight travel may be required
• Visits to industrial/manufacturing settings, which may include exposure to various materials and chemicals, extreme temperature conditions, and loud machinery, requiring appropriate personal protective equipment

Experience Levels

• Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline and 3-6 years of relevant job-related experience
• Senior Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline and 6-10 years of relevant job-related experience
• Staff Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline and 10+ years of relevant job-related experience
• Principal Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline and 12+ years of relevant job-related experience with a strong preference for a PE license

Benefits

• Industry-leading compensation
• Comprehensive benefits
• 401(k) match with additional profit sharing
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Abundant career opportunities