What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Operations Engineer position at Summit Midstream Corporation?

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Summit Midstream Corporation (NYSE : SMC) is a value-driven corporation focused on developing, owning and operating midstream energy infrastructure assets that are strategically located in unconventional resource basins, primarily shale formations, in the continental United States.

We currently operate natural gas, crude oil and produced water gathering systems in four unconventional resource basins :

the Williston Basin in North Dakota, which includes the Bakken and Three Forks shale formations;
the Denver-Julesburg Basin, which includes the Niobrara and Codell shale formations in Colorado and Wyoming;
the Fort Worth Basin in Texas, which includes the Barnett Shale formation; and
the Piceance Basin in Colorado, which includes the liquids-rich Mesaverde formation as well as the emerging Mancos and Niobrara Shale formations.

Our systems and the basins they serve are as follows :

the Polar & Divide system, which serves the Williston Basin;

the DFW Midstream system, which serves the Fort Worth Basin;

the Grand River system, which serves the Piceance Basin; and

the Niobrara G&P system, which serves the DJ Basin.

SMC has an equity investment in and operates Double E Pipeline, LLC, which is natural gas transmission infrastructure that provides transportation service from multiple receipt points in the Delaware Basin to various delivery points in and around the Waha Hub in Texas.

We generate a substantial majority of our revenue under primarily long-term and fee-based gathering agreements with our customers. The majority of our gathering agreements are underpinned by areas of mutual interest (“AMIs”) and minimum volume commitments (“MVCs”). Our AMIs provide that any production drilled by our customers within the AMIs will be shipped on our gathering systems. The MVCs are designed to ensure that we will generate a minimum amount of gathering revenue over the life of each respective gathering agreement. The fee-based nature of the majority of the gathering agreements enhances the stability of our cash flows and limits our direct commodity price exposure.

Since our formation in 2009, our management team has established a track record of executing this strategy through the acquisition and subsequent development of DFW Midstream, Grand River, Polar & Divide, Niobrara G&P, and Double E Pipeline.

Summit Midstream is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Relocation

No Relocation assistance provided.

Work schedule

hybrid schedule (office / remote)

Work Sponsorship : Summit Midstream will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. Any offer of employment is contingent upon the Company receiving satisfactory results from a pre-employment drug screening, a criminal background check, and reference checks and your satisfaction of all other applicable fitness for duty requirements.

Job Objective :

To provide engineering support to Midstream Operations and input to Commercial teams. The role will provide engineering analysis of operational problems and identify resolutions or value-enhancing projects to optimize field assets. The role will coordinate with all SME groups within Summit Midstream to assist in tasks such as integrity inspections, assessments, and risk mitigation projects / programs. Manages operational projects for repairs and minor changes / upgrades. Additionally, the role will provide a full range of engineering & technical support to the Operations and Projects team for new project development and assistance with M&A activity.

Essential Job Responsibilities :

Regularly interacts with control room, field operations leadership and field personnel to analyze operational problems, develop alternatives and recommend optimal solutions.

Identifies opportunities to optimize systems, save costs and improve our systems operation maximizing operating performance & value.

Provides initial design engineering, scope development, schedule, and cost estimates for maintenance expense and / or maintenance capital jobs.

Coordinates and manages third party engineering designs on Operational projects.

Reports to and works closely with the Director of Operational Excellence as Project Manager for individual projects or programs as needed.

Creates and maintains comprehensive documentation of systems, processes, and procedures to facilitate knowledge sharing and troubleshooting.

Analyzes and optimizes natural gas processing plant recoveries / efficiencies.

Participates or leads PHAs for processing facilities and is responsible for resolving or identifying projects to address identified issues.

Works with System Planning to develop hydraulic simulations of pressures and flow rates through pipelines transporting oil, NGLs or natural gas.

Performs due diligence work on M&A activity, including participating in data rooms, conducting field reviews, and observations.

Meet with various local, state, and federal agencies regarding assigned projects as needed.

Assist in incident response efforts if required.

On- Call support to address any critical issues that may arise outside of regular business hours.

Other Job Responsibilities :

Adheres to the company's values - integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment, and innovation.

Supports company vision and mission.

Adheres to established work schedule, attendance standards and is punctual to work and meetings.

Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications :

5-10 years of minimum oil and gas / process engineering experience.

Broad based engineering and operational knowledge with the ability to understand, lead efforts in or provide internal support for civil, electrical, mechanical and process control issues or designs.

Familiar with PSM and process hazard analysis process and able to perform PHA's for process facilities preferred.

Familiar with process simulation (Promax or equivalent) and hydraulic modeling software preferred.

Ability to trouble-shoot operational issues at cryogenic gas processing plants, pump stations, and compressor stations.

Ability to perform detailed hydraulic modeling for both gas and liquids without use of canned computer software.

Ability to support operations team to maximize value generated from each asset.

Ability to size relief valves and control valves for both gas and liquids.

Ability to maintain a positive, professional, and solutions-oriented approach with employees, supervisors, other departments, officials, and the public.

Ability to communicate effectively and share ideas.

Ability to complete multiple, diverse tasks of differing priorities.

Willing to travel 50% of the time.

Education Requirements :

Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree (Mechanical or Chemical, preferred) from an accredited university.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations :

Professional Engineers license preferred, but not required.

Summit Midstream offers a comprehensive benefits package including :

Company Paid Holidays

Discretionary Performance Bonus

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Employer supplemented Health Savings Account

Flexible Benefit Plan

Basic Term Life Insurance

Voluntary Term Life and AD&D Insurance

Employer Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)

Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness and Accident Insurance

Wellness Incentive Program

5% Retirement Plan Match

Notice

Summit Midstream Corporation will not pay a fee of any kind to any third party agency without a valid Summit Midstream Corporation’ Master Service Agreement (MSA) authorized and signed by Human Resources. Any resume, application or other form of candidate submission to any employee of Summit Midstream Corporation, without a valid MSA on file, will be considered property of Summit Midstream Corporation and no fee will be paid.

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No phone calls or email, please.

No Agency Calls and / or submissions will be accepted cryogenic gas processing plants, pump stations, and compressor stations.

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