Engineer, Staff Systems Planning

Overview

In this role you apply advanced hydraulic modeling for liquid, gas, and supercritical systems to optimize throughput and ensure safe, compliant operations. You'll evaluate capacity, run what-if scenarios, and analyze surge events, collaborating with Commercial, Capital Projects, Field Engineering, and Operations teams. You'll determine control pressures for liquids and help shape configurations that meet design and contractual needs while pursuing energy efficiency and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Perform system capacity evaluations to identify bottlenecks and mitigate throughputs
• Model and assess what-if scenarios including outages and reconfigurations
• Analyze abnormal or upset conditions, including transient surge, per DOT-PHMSA requirements
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate new project opportunities (supply connections, delivery points, expansions, greenfield development)
• Determine required liquid pipeline control pressures via elevation, ratings, and surge results
• Partner with Operations and Pipeline Control to design safe, reliable, and energy-efficient configurations that meet constraints and obligations

Key requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Petroleum Engineering
• Working knowledge of fluid properties and hydraulic theory
• 10+ years' experience with pipeline simulation
• Midstream oil and gas experience preferred
• Advanced knowledge of at least one pipeline simulation software; experience with multiple packages preferred
• Excellent communication and ability to work in a team or individually
• Ability to analyze problems, develop effective solutions, and manage multiple assignments
• Proficiency in PipelineStudio, PipelineOptimizer, Synergi Gas, Excel, Outlook, Word, and Google Earth (as highlighted)

• Excellent communication skills
• Teamwork and ability to work both in a team and independently
• Ability to manage multiple ongoing assignments
• Pipeline simulation software (e.g., PipelineStudio, PipelineOptimizer, Synergi Gas)
• Fluid properties and hydraulic theory
• Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook