Engineer-Measurement Quality Assurance

Primary purpose:

To perform a broad range of engineering duties required for the accurate measurement and control of gas and liquids on company pipeline and midstream assets.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• • Perform field audits of measurement facilities 

• • Perform L&U investigations and recommend or implement corrective actions 

• • Witness and facilitate 3^rd party audits of company measurement facilities 

• • Provide support to field operations to resolve technical problems related to measurement, including accuracy, repeatability, witnessing, auditing, and routine or annual verifications 

• • Keep abreast of industry trends, standards, and changes 

• • Schedule and coordinate field work as needed 

• • Develop and maintain measurement device diagnostic systems and tools 

• • Deal with a wide variety of people with tact, courtesy and professionalism 

• • Speak clearly, both in person and by telephone, using a high level of verbal skills and listen carefully 

• • Maintain a regular, dependable attendance and a consistently high level of performance 

• • Will work non-traditional hours as needed 

• • Maintain a high regard for personal safety, for the safety of company assets and employees, and the general public 

• • Other daily, weekly, monthly or special project duties as identified and defined 

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Engineering or a related field, or 4 years of relevant industry experience

Experience/Specific Knowledge:

• Knowledge of natural gas measurement practices. 
• Knowledge of crude oil measurement practices. 
• Advanced proficiency level in MS Office applications that may include but are not limited to Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Proficiency in SQL and other query languages
• Proficiency with data analysis, including trending and identifying correlations

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations:

• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and a driving record satisfactory to the company and its insurers (for travel)

Competencies, Skills & Abilities:

• Embraces challenges as opportunities for growth
• Finds ways to help teammates achieve their goals. Inspires teamwork
• Applies standard techniques to provide recommendations for solutions to problems
• Must be able to work with a team, take direction from management, adhere to required work schedules, focus attention on details, and follow work rules
• Ability to successfully perform multiple tasks with strict deadlines
• Ability to organize and prioritize daily work
• Job level commensurate with experience and skill sets; position will be filled depending on qualifications, experience and skill sets of the successful candidate. (as applicable to job)

Physical Demands:

All the physical requirements listed below are those that may be necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sitting; standing; walking or moving throughout facility; driving; talking; seeing (specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus); hearing; feeling; bending or stooping; squatting or crouching; reaching; kneeling; pushing; pulling; lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Minimal safety hazards; general office working conditions.
• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time.

Working Conditions:

• Required to carry a cell phone and be available to respond during working and non-working hours.
• Candidates will be required to clear a drug screen and complete a background check, including a credit report for certain positions after an offer has been extended and prior to being employed.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• None.

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATIONS, COMPETENCIES, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

 Above the minimum requirements; not required but advantageous in this position:

• Experience with oil and natural gas measurement, transportation, and processing.Experience with CO2 measurement, transportation, and processing, including dense phase and gas phase.
• Experience with NH3 and/or H2 measurement, transportation, and processing.
• Experience with pipeline contaminant monitoring analyzers and mitigation practices.
• Experience with gas chromatography. 
• Experience with product sampling and conditioning best practices.
• Experience with gathering assets and Bureau of Land Management regulations.
• Knowledge of energy industry measurement standards such as AGA, API, GPA, etc. 
• Knowledge of transmission pipeline operations. 
• Ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical construction drawings and diagrams, cause/effect diagrams and Piping and Instrument Drawings (P&ID’s).
• Working knowledge of Bristol/Fisher/Emerson EFM hardware and software. 
• Working knowledge of common ultrasonic and Coriolis meter hardware and software 
• Experience writing SQL queries for data analysis. 
• Strong understanding of statistical analysis methods.  

Compensation 

The salary range for this role is $80,000-$120,000/yr.