Job Description

Job Objective:
Plan, design, estimate, and execute upstream facilities projects. Perform sizing all necessary equipment from wellhead to custody transfer point. Model and develop optimization projects across the asset, working alongside operations and commercial.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

* Perform full cycle scoping, preliminary design, cost estimating, economic analysis, and evaluation of production facilities and other systems that impact production facilities.
* Obtains bids and coordinates equipment and personnel for the field operations.
* Capable of demonstrating effective people skills to interact with partners, service providers, peers and support staff and field and wellsite personnel.
* Must be willing and capable of effectively soliciting ideas from all people that are involved in the project to maintain a high degree of efficiency and ownership to meet the goals of the projects and the company.
* Supervises and approves facility modifications, installation, decommissioning, and other related work as well as monitoring costs.
* Engage and manage outside facilities engineering support (consultants and/or Engineering firms) on an as-needed basis, as agreed with the Asset Team Leader.
* Provide technical gathering support for regulatory, operations, production engineering and other operators.
* Act as liaison for technical and commercial support during contractual negotiations
* Support and mentor operations staff in evaluation and optimization of existing equipment.
* Must be willing and available to travel to field locations on a regular basis, or as needed.
* Ensure alignment with Hilcorp policies and practices and applicable codes, recommended practices, and all government regulations.
* Adheres to the companys values integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment and innovation.
* Supports company vision and mission.
* Adheres to established work schedule, attendance standards and is punctual to work and meetings.
* Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

* Six (6) years minimum oil and gas experience with broad facilities engineering experience in the upstream industry, including front-end engineering, design, estimating, and field project execution.
* Four (4) years minimum experience preferred as a Lead Project Manager of compression installations and gas plant modifications.
* Two (2) years minimum experience preferred in supporting H2S gas plants.
* Two (2) years minimum experience preferred in supporting PSM facilities.
* Experience in Project Management leadership of large to medium size facility projects including compression stations, gas plants, pipelines and/or PSM facilities
* Demonstrates the ability to work closely with Field Operators and Construction Foremen
* Working knowledge of Piper, GAP, MS Project, or similar software.
* Demonstrated ability to work in an integrated team of reservoir engineers, geoscientists and development planners, operations engineers, business analysts as well as third party contractors.
* Experience in the areas of cost estimating, budgeting, scheduling, planning, and contracting facility projects.
* Experience with low/high pressure gas, oil, CO2, H2S, water, and sand production.
* Experience in reading and in creating block flow diagrams, P&IDs, data sheets, and specifications.
* Experience with pipelines, flowlines, separation, compression, sweetening, water handling, SCADA, electric power, chemical injection, metering and instrumentation.
* Ability in developing self-directed teams to meet performance goals.
* Ability to demonstrate strong, dynamic team leadership skills.
* Ability to solve problems accurately and exceptional proficiency in interpreting production related data. Ability to complete multiple, diverse tasks of differing priorities.
* Thorough understanding of equipment design, fabrication and installation practices.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with special ability to translate complex technical information into an organized and presentable manner.
* Self-starter with proven leadership skills, team player, comfortable working under pressure, and dedicated to developing workforce.
* Knowledge of applicable codes, standards, recommended practices, and regulations for upstream oil and gas facilities.
* Able to learn company specific applications.
* Outstanding management, administrative and organizational skills.

Education Requirements:

* Required: Bachelors Degree from an accredited four-year university or college with a degree in mechanical, chemical, civil, electrical, or petroleum engineering.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

* Valid State Drivers License.