Job Family Group: Engineering Group
Job Description: About the roleThe Principal Facilities Engineer is the primary technical contact supporting the safe and efficient operation of the Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) plants in an assigned region - typically three to five facilities. This role sits within a team of Facilities Engineers and partners closely with other engineering disciplines, including Electrical and Controls. The Principal Facilities Engineer also provides engineering review and feedback on new plants under development in their region.
This is an office-based position supporting plants remotely, with domestic travel up to 25%.
Key accountabilities- Serve as the primary technical resource for operators and technicians across multiple operating RNG plants
- Act as a process safety leader for assigned sites, including participation in PHAs and use of the MOC process
- Optimize plant availability, methane recovery, and sales gas delivery
- Troubleshoot process upsets and equipment issues affecting plant performance
- Lead Root Cause analyses of events resulting in unplanned downtime
- Scope, design, and implement minor plant modifications through the MOC process
- Participate in design reviews for new plants in development
- Review major engineering submittals produced by 3rd party engineering contractors
Essential education- Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Chemical Engineering or equivalent in related field
Essential experience- More than 5 years experience with natural gas processing, refining, petrochemicals or related field
- Experience and technical understanding of design and operation of gas processing equipment
- Proficient in working with PFDs and P&IDs
Desirable criteria- Professional Engineering (PE) license
- Experience with RNG facilities
- Hands-on experience with any of: gas compression, pressure swing adsorption, membrane separation, flares and thermal oxidizers, process control and instrumentation
- Process simulation experience (e.g. Aspen HYSYS, ProMax, etc.)
- Working knowledge of relief system sizing, pipe hydraulics, control valve sizing and selection, and heat transfer calculations
How much do we pay? $110,000 - $145,000. *Note that the pay range listed for this position is a genuinely expected and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.
This position offers paid vacation depending on your years of relevant industry experience and will range from 120 - 240 hours of vacation per year for full times employees (60 - 240 hours of vacation per year for part time employees). You will also be eligible for 9 paid holidays per year and 2 personal choice holidays. You may learn more about how we calculate paid vacation and view our generous vacation and holiday schedules at . Bp has a parental leave policy as well, which offers up to 8 weeks' paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child. Learn more at
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Join our industry-leading team and you'll receive a reward and wellbeing package to enable your work to fit with your life. These include, but are not limited to:
- Discretionary Annual Bonus Program
- Quarterly Momentum Bonus
- 401K Program
- Health, Vision, And Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
Travel Requirement:Some travel may be required with this role, this is negotiable
Relocation Assistance:This role is not eligible for relocation
Remote Type:This position is a hybrid of office/remote working
Skills:Air and nitrogen systems, Air and nitrogen systems, Alarm Management, Cause and effect charts, Centrifugal compressors, Centrifugal Pumps, Collaboration, Communication, Condition and performance monitoring, Conflict Management, Corrosion Management, Distillation, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Fired Heaters, Gas treatment and liquid recovery, Hazardous area classification, Heat and Material Balance, Heat Exchangers, Heat Transfer, Identification of critical equipment, Influencing, Instrument and protective systems, leading through our values, Oil Treatment {+ 8 more}
