Enterprise Products Partners

Engineer, Measurement

Posted on: 16 Feb 2022

Houston, TX

Job Description

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals. Our services include: natural gas gathering, treating, processing, transportation and storage; NGL transportation, fractionation, storage and import and export terminals; crude oil gathering, transportation, storage and terminals; petrochemical and refined products transportation, storage and terminals; and a marine transportation business that operates primarily on the United States inland and Intracoastal Waterway systems. The partnership’s assets include approximately 50,000 miles of pipelines; 260 million barrels of storage capacity for NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals; and 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage capacity.

The Measurement Engineer will be responsible for material balance support for the assigned area of responsibility and assist the manager of material balance in that region. They will also be responsible for leading team efforts with defining and championing proper measurement equipment selection and installation with a focus on measurement risk minimization, operability, and fiscal responsibility. The position will reside in the Houston offices and will report to the Manager of Measurement Engineering.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Lead mitigation efforts to analyze, resolve, and communicate gain/loss issues and resolve material balance differences.  Efforts will be both individual and team environments.
Understand the assigned asset physical balances and how those are transferred into financial accounting and financial reporting.
Work with Measurement and Material Balance managers to provide technical assistance and troubleshooting where required.
Work with the Measurement and Material Balance Managers to identify, initiate, and track improvement projects in the assigned areas.
Develop recommendations for improvements to existing systems and practices to streamline measurement processes internal and external to the department.
Build an understanding of measurement reporting and balancing systems and equipment.
Coordinate with Engineering and Field Operations on new and changes to existing measurement projects to ensure proper selection and installation of equipment for custody measurement and material balance measurement. Coordinate within the department to ensure proper measurement technical teams are involved in project execution and maintenance and troubleshooting efforts for measurement locations.
Determine the effects of measurement projects on existing material balance systems and equipment develop a scope of required equipment and communicate measurement needs to all stakeholders.
Assist the development and maintenance of corporate standards for measurement across all the company.
Develop expertise in Gas and Liquid measurement practices, standards, and applications including meter specifications, installations, proving, calibrations, and communication.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will meet the following qualifications:

Covid vaccine required.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.
3+ years of experience in applied engineering is required.
Experience in chemical plant and/or pipeline is required.
Measurement experience (gas or liquid) is required.
Understanding of basic accounting principles is preferred.
Self- starter with the ability to manage multiple priorities without daily direction.
Ability to lead small team environments with defined problem solving objective.
Proficient with PC including working knowledge and experience with Microsoft software (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.).
Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills are required.
Excellent written and oral communication skills. Must possess strong decision-making ability.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work either independently or as part of a team.
Must be able to travel up to 25%.

Enterprise Products Partners

Houston, TX

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. provides midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil, petrochemicals, and refined products. The company operates through four segments: NGL Pipelines & Services, Crude Oil Pipelines & Services, Natural Gas Pipelines & Services, and Petrochemical & Refined Products Services. The NGL Pipelines & Services segment offers natural gas processing and related NGL marketing services, as well as NGL export docks and related services. It operates approximately 19,200 miles of NGL pipelines; NGL and related product storage facilities; 16 NGL fractionators; and liquefied petroleum gas and ethane export terminals, and related operations. The Crude Oil Pipelines & Services segment operates approximately 5,300 miles of crude oil pipelines; and crude oil storage and marine terminals located in Oklahoma and Texas, as well as a fleet of 360 tractor-trailer tank trucks used to transport crude oil.

It also engages in crude oil marketing activities. The Natural Gas Pipelines & Services segment operates approximately 19,700 miles of natural gas pipeline systems to gather and transport natural gas in Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas, and Wyoming. It leases underground salt dome natural gas storage facilities in Texas and Louisiana; owns an underground salt dome storage cavern in Texas; and markets natural gas.

The Petrochemical & Refined Products Services segment operates propylene fractionation and related activities, including 800 miles of pipelines; butane isomerization complex and related deisobutanizer units; and octane enhancement and high purity isobutylene production facilities. It also operates approximately 4,100 miles of refined products pipelines; and terminals, as well as provides refined products marketing and marine transportation services. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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