Asset Reliability Engineer

Job Description

Position Summary

Petroplan is currently recruiting for a Senior Asset Reliability Engineer in Midland, Texas. The Asset Reliability Engineer will provide risk assessment engineering to support all Company Pipeline and Salt Water Disposal facilities. This role will support data analytics, report risk metrics, and provide subject matter expertise for pipeline integrity, non-destructive testing and risk-based inspections.  This individual will report to the Vice President of Asset Integrity and Reliability and work closely with field operations and engineering teams. The role will be based primarily in Texas with expected travel to other company’s sites and areas of operations.

Our client is a full service, full life cycle midstream company with assets across the Permian, Eagle Ford, Rockies, Haynesville, and Appalachia. 

Compensation commensurate with experience.

Essential Job Requirements

• Perform threat assessment and risk analysis, report on integrity risk assessments of pipelines and SWD facilities using tools and techniques to support department objectives and stakeholder's requests.
  
  

• Identify high consequence areas and manage risk assessment tools utilizing good engineering judgement, reliability knowledge, and other areas of technical expertise.
  
  

• Understand the consequence and overall risk posed by degradation on pipeline and process equipment and be able to perform remaining Strength and Fitness for Service analyses.
  
  

• Design, plan, initiate, perform, and monitor inspection programs with both internal and 3rd party NDT/NDE personnel, and interpret and assess information generated during the inspection programs.
  
  

• Assess a variety of historical inspection, operational conditions, process, and corrosion control data to adequately assess and give direction on the further inspection and operation of pipeline and process equipment.
  
  

• Provide oversight, guidance and support to the Engineering, Operations, Asset Reliability and SWD Teams.
  
  

• Support the oversight and implementation of the Corporate Maintenance Management System - Maximo.
  
  

• Ensures that corrective actions are taken to prevent recurrence of issues, and that corrective actions are identified and implemented in a timely manner.
  
  

• Ensures timely investigations into all incidents and liaises with appropriate stakeholders.
  
  

• Leads by example in following compay policies, guidelines and safety protocols.
  
  

• Assists with other assigned duties and projects based on business needs.
  
   
  
  Qualifications
  
  
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/chemical engineering, or comparable engineering degree with experience
  
  
• 10 years of engineering experience in the oil and gas industry in two or more of the following areas: Risk Management, Corrosion Engineering, or Pipeline integrity related projects and programs.
  
  
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  
  
• Strong knowledge of risk assessment methodologies and Degradation Mechanisms.
  
  
• Strong knowledge of facility siting methodologies and approaches.
  
  
• Strong working knowledge of relevant API, ASME, CCPS, and NACE standards.
  
  
• Root Cause Analysis Incident Investigation Training, preferably Comet.
  
  
• Able to travel as needed; >50%.
  
  
• Working knowledge of API and NACE
  
  
• API 510 / API 570
  
  
• NACE 653
  
  
• API tank classifications
  
  

About Petroplan

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