Staff Engineer- Upstream Oil & Gas

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Job Title
STAFF PROJECT ENGINEER

Job Description and Qualifications

Recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge for 2024, J H Operating Company, LLC, an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction firm primarily supporting the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry, has an opening in Baton Rouge, LA for a Staff-Level Project Engineer.

The Engineer will manage projects from concept to commissioning by participating in the design, specification and procurement, and the project management of each facility. The role will support the team on primarily new capital industrial infrastructure projects such as multi-well production facilities, large central gathering stations, oil terminals, and saltwater disposals. The role and skill set is a key position in expanding JH’s services to the midstream and upstream sectors.

The position will report to Karla Orth, the Company’s Vice President of Engineering.

The role’s primary responsibility is to provide support to Senior Engineers and will include but not be limited to the following:

• Client engagement
• Treating the client with respect and professionalism at all times.
• Seek to understand their needs and deliver timely solutions.
• Understand and manage your performance to promote JH teamwork and culture, while enhancing customer satisfaction.
• Maintaining confidentiality of all JH and customer information.
• Gathering project requirements, developing designs to meet the client’s needs, sizing and procuring equipment, managing construction logistics, invoice review, and client hand over (concept to commissioning).
• Participate in reviews of PFD's, P&ID's, Piping ISOs, & Structural Drawings.
• Participate in project cost estimates, engineering proposals, equipment selection.
• Monitor quality control and quality assurance programs.
• Management of existing Pipe Specifications and creation of future specifications
• Development of piping material and material procurement specifications.
• Flexibility and stress analysis of moderately complex piping systems.
• Support the team on rotating equipment and system design/specification.
• Participate in the hazard review process and other safety evaluations.
• Process design supported by experience, ProMax, and other in-house tools.
• Participate and help plan field-commissioning activities including Pre-Startups Safety Reviews (PSSR) and Commissioning
• Cost Estimation in order to create AFEs for internal and external stakeholders.
• Timeline and work estimation for internal and external stakeholders.
• Site Consultant and vendor management during project execution.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• B.S. in an Engineering discipline from an accredited, 4-year university with a minimum 3.3 GPA.
• 12 or more years of experience in Upstream Oil & Gas (oilfield)
• Ability to make balanced decisions weighing operability, reliability, capital costs, and operating costs.
• Familiarity with API, ASME and ANSI standards.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with clients, project team members and other staff. Domestic travel is required.
• Travel will include trips to plant sites, equipment fabricators, outside engineering firms, and customer locations (estimated at 10 – 15%).
• Ability to pass an in-depth drug screening.
• Legally allowed to operate a motor vehicle.

:

• Previous experience in Upstream Oil & Gas
• Autodesk Experience

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to , , , , , citizenship, , marital status, , , and expression, , or veteran status.

Employment Type
North America - Exempt

Employment Status
Full Time

Type of Relocation Benefits Provided
Domestic

Location
US-LA-Baton Rouge

Country
United States

Region
North America

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Company DescriptionJ H Operating Company, LLC, is a small but well-established engineering and project management firm primarily supporting the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry. We were founded in 2018 and continue to steadily grow.Company DescriptionJ H Operating Company, LLC, is a small but well-established engineering and project management firm primarily supporting the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry. We were founded in 2018 and continue to steadily grow.