Measurement Engineer

Primary purpose:

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

Position may be filled as Engineer II or III pending candidate experience.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

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

- Provide measurement subject matter expertise to other engineering disciplines, operations personnel, the control center, and project management.

- Keep abreast of industry trends, standards, and changes.

- Review, revise, create and update Tallgrass engineering standards, policies, procedures and best practices.

- Schedule and coordinate field work as needed.

- Review design and documentation to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory bodies.

- Conduct feasibility studies including manpower, cost, and lead time estimates for potential new projects.

- Guide and train less experienced engineers and technicians.

- Work is generally independent / self-led, with collaboration with team members when appropriate.

- Engage with drafters, technicians, and other engineers as necessary to complete projects.

- Balance long-term project work with immediate and urgent support needs from field personnel.

- Develop new solutions to measurement and control problems, lead engineering efforts in the implementation of those solutions.

- 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.

Education:

- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Engineering or a related field.

Experience/Specific Knowledge:

- Experience in measurement engineering or volume processing.

- Knowledge of natural gas measurement practices.

- Knowledge of crude oil measurement practices.

- Knowledge of energy industry measurement standards such as AGA, API, GPA, etc.

- Advanced proficiency level in MS Office applications that may include but are not limited to Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook.

- Ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical construction drawings and diagrams, cause/effect diagrams and Piping and Instrument Drawings (P&ID’s).

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.

- Knowledge of basic Engineering principles

- Works under direct supervision but displays initiative and moves toward requiring less supervision.

- Must be able to perform all essential and marginal functions of the job.

- 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, and participating in an on-call rotation for after-hours support.

- Travel in the 5-40% range depending on project schedules. This frequently requires staying overnight.

- 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:

- Knowledge of transmission pipeline operations.

- Working knowledge of Bristol/Fisher EFM hardware and software.

- Experience with gas chromatography.

- Experience with product sampling and conditioning best practices.

- Experience with gathering assets and Bureau of Land Management regulations.

- Experience writing SQL queries for data analysis.

- Strong understanding of statistical analysis methods.

- Experience with CO2 processing, measurement, and transportation, including dense phase and gas phase.

- Experience with NH3 and/or H2 processing, measurement, and transportation.

- Experience with pipeline contaminant monitoring analyzers and mitigation practices.

Compensation:

- The annual salary range for this position will be $80,000-$144,285/yr.