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Epco, Inc. Engineer, Operations in Houston, Texas

Engineer, Operations - 000EF5 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 Operations Engineer will support day-to-day operations with responsibilities including troubleshooting, process optimization and improvement, and improving product quality. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to: + Organize, lead, and participate in improvement initiatives, projects, and process optimization teams to deliver specific, focused, time bound improvement objectives. + Monitor operations on a daily/weekly basis, reviewing KPI's, operating logs, Distributed Control System (DCS) trends, quality results, and other sources of data to ensure reliable, consistent, and cost effective operations. + Intervene where appropriate to identify and resolve operating issues. + Manage capital project assignments as necessary to support EHT plant improvements. + Maintain the calculation basis for unit's permits and prepare emission event calculations. + Provide production and process optimization, troubleshooting, data analysis, and technical support to the operations organization. + Develop process standards, operating procedures, diagrams, training materials, and job aids as required to properly document, teach, and manage site operations. + Implement, monitor, and maintain reliability improvement techniques such as predictive and preventive maintenance, root cause analysis, and risk-based inspection. + Track variable costs and look for ways to reduce those costs via process optimization. + Ensure compliance with all steps of OSHA 1910.119 / Process Safety Management and DOT regulations. + Satisfactorily perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications The successful candidate will meet the following qualifications: + A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering is preferred. + A minimum of (3) years of experience in a chemical plant environment, or related industry is required. + A minimum of (3) years of experience with production, process, or mechanical troubleshooting and optimization activities is required. + Experience with light hydrocarbons and OSHA 1910.119 (PSM) is preferred. + Proficiency in basic Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) is required. + Working knowledge of reliability improvement techniques such as predictive and preventive maintenance, root cause analysis, risk-based inspections, and total productive maintenance is preferred. + Experience with Process Modeling software, such as Hysys, is preferred. + Must show strong initiative, be self-motivated, work with minimal supervision. Must have excellent communication skills, both verbal and in writing, and be detailed oriented with the ability to handle fast-paced projects with constantly changing priorities and scope. + Must be proficient in balancing multiple priorities and activities and be able to meet deadlines in a timely and accurate manner. + Must demonstrate a proven track record of working in a team environment, possess a strong technical/problem solving aptitude and be data driven. + Ability to solve complex problems by identifying and enrolling appropriate resources is required. + Ability to quickly absorb the key deliverables and not get mired in details is required. + Knowledge of DCS and advanced process control systems is preferred. Primary Location : USA-Texas-Houston : Shift : Day Job Travel : No Job Posting : Unposting Date : Ongoing Organization : Operations Job : Operations Job Level : Individual Contributor Req ID: 000EF5

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