Quality Engineer in Houston, TX

April 2, 2008

Job Title: Quality Engineer
Job Location: Houston
Career Level: Senior (7+ yrs)
Job Type: Direct
Pay Type: Salary
Maximum Pay: $100,000
Minimum Pay: $75,000
Required Engineering Field/Major: Petroleum
General Job Description :

The Project Quality Lead will be a member of the Project Services Team, reporting to the Project Services Lead, and interfaces with the Project Quality Team located in various sites. This position is individuals familiar with Exploration and Production in the Oil & Gas Offshore facilities.

Duties:

*Coordinate the Quality Assurance process.
*Coordinate implementation of the Project Quality Plan.
*Coordinate the Technical Assurance process.
*Monitor contractor / sub-contractor implementation of their respective Quality Management Systems and Quality Plans.
*Interface with site QC personnel on a regular basis.
*Lead and carry out Audits in line with the Project Audit Plan.
*Support review & audit of Project related management activities.
*Oversee Contractor’s audit Program for internal and external audits.
*Support Project Team to remediate quality management problems.
*Verify that the facilities meet quality targets defined by the Project.
*Assist in identification of quality management related risks and mitigation measures to the integrated schedule.
*Generate and issue status reports.
*Other quality duties, as raised during the Project Execution.

Requirements:
*10 years (minimum) experience in E&P Oil & Gas Offshore facilities or Project Engineering positions, with experience in a Quality supervisory position, including offshore experience.
*A degree in a related engineering subject.
*Knowledge and understanding of industry standards, processes, working practices and inspection techniques related to FPSO fabrication.
*Certified lead Auditor or documented experience as a lead Auditor.
*Engaged in a similar role on a major offshore project.

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Engineer – Rotating Equipment Pumps in Houston, TX

April 1, 2008

Job Title: Engineer (Rotating equipment pumps)Job Location: Houston,TXCareer Level: Junior (3-4yrs)Job Type: DirectPay Type: SalaryMaximum Pay: $100,000Minimum Pay: $80,000Required Engineering Field/Major: PetroleumGeneral Job Description:RESPONSIBILITY AREAS:

  • With input from customers via quotation and sales, formulates the process systems engineering design for all types of seabed processing solutions including subsea boosting, subsea water separation. subsea gas/liquid separation and boosting. subsea gas compression, raw seawater injection 
  • Perform FEED studies as well as detailed engineering studies to support projects, quotations and sales support related to various subsea process systems applications. 
  • Perform process engineering calculations or coordinate as necessary to develop process engineering design, and specifies subsea process system.
  • Overall separation system responsibility (external pie-separation, internal and downstream condition ,if necessary) 
  • Evaluate fluid properties and production profiles 
  • Prepare subsea process system design basis
  • Separator internals design. sizing, specification
  • Process simulations (steady state and dynamic) using HYSYS or equivalent o Chemical injection requirements 
  • Sand management design 
  • CFD analysis 
  • Define requirements for separation testing (if necessary) 
  • Inlet / outlet piping layout and equipment sizing from process perspective (effect on separation, flow regime, velocities, pressure drop, erosion, etc.) 
  • Subsea seawater cooler/heat exchanger process design specification for gas compression applications 
  • Define thermal insulation requirements for all subsea process system components 
  • Develop subsea process system operating guidelines 
  • Takes initiative to fully engage and “challenge” the product group and project team to ensure that pump system design is operable, safe and cost effective over the lifecycle of the field. 
  • Develop specifications of process related equipment to be procured from outside such as level measurement sensors, separation vessel. etc. 
  • Preparation of technical bid tables 
  • Vendor follow-up and suppliers documents comment — technical coordination meetings 
  • Lead or co-author external papers related to process design of subsea process systems for relevant conferences 
  • Prepares technical reports. PFDs. P&lDs, product data sheets for overall subsea process system including definition of instruments, location, selection of all process and control equipment. interface with other product group and project team members and work in a team environment.

Required Skills:ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Good Communication skills (written, verbal and presentation) •Microsoft office (powerpoint, Excel, Word, Outlook Access is plus) 
  • Experience in using process simulators such as PVTSim, HYSYS are required. Familiarity with PIPESIM. OLGA or equivalent are a plus. 
  • Promotes approved FMC/CDS process system solutions within sales presentations, FEEDs and projects.

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Process Engineer in Tyler, TX

April 1, 2008

Job Title: Process Engineer
Job Location: Tyler, Texas
Career Level: Senior (7+ yrs)
Job Type: Direct
Pay Type: Salary
Maximum Pay: $120,000
Minimum Pay: $90,000
Required Engineering Field/Major: Chemical, Mechanical, Petroleum
General Job Description:

$5 billion dollar company is currently looking for a chemical engineer to work in a combined Process Engineering/Technical Services role at their Texas refinery in Tyler, Texas.

They will relocate the right candidate and they offer a full benefits package including medical, dental, 401K with match, and a bonus program.

Position Description: Provide Process Engineering assistance in support of Refinery goals/objectives. Position will include monitoring and troubleshooting the refining processes. Responsibilities will also include process design, project development, and economics and planning. Experience preferred in FCCU, Delayed Coking, CCR Platforming, High Severity Hydrotreating, and sulfur handling. Must be able to develop and/or maintain heat and material balances around process units and be experienced using Process Simulators and Distributed Control Systems. Operations or Supervisory experience is a plus. Other areas of interest include budgeting, LP development and operation, short/long term yield estimation, crude and product price forecasting, variable expense tracking, backcasting, and yield accounting support.

Requirements: B.S. Chemical or Mechanical Engineering degree required Demonstrated ability to independently champion ideas with peers, hourly staff, and management Excellent communication skills Excellent trouble-shooting skills Team player who is self-starter Experience in Cost/Benefit Analysis preferred Process and/or Production Engineering Experience in Refinery or large Petrochemical operating environment preferred Experience with Computer software including Microsoft Office applications Experience with Computer Modeling Software (i.e. Aspen,Hysis) is a plus

Required Skills:

BSCE and and 5+ years of exp

Company/Client Profile:

Leading Oil and Gas company

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Oil & Gas Project Engineer in Bakersfield, CA

February 15, 2008

Job Title: Oil & Gas Project Engineer
Job Location: Bakersfield, California
Career Level: Entry Level (0-2yrs)
Required Engineering Major/Field: Petroleum
Job Type: Contract, Temp
Pay Type: Salary
Maximum Pay: $75,000
Minimum Pay: $60,000

Required Skills:
Must have a minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, preferably with an emphasis in Petroleum Engineering. If you have your Engineering degree with emphasis and/or experience in the petroleum industry and are interested in this position in the Bakersfield, California area, then please apply for this position immediately.

General Job Description:
Project Engineering has many forms, from directing a team of individuals and keeping track of a project’s status to evaluating economic factors for future jobs. Project Engineers are responsible for overseeing the various stages of development for a variety of products and projects. It is their responsibility to make sure that the various parts are progressing and that the project works as a whole.

Project Engineers are generally involved at every level of development – from concept to production and everything in between. This often requires them to know about a broad range of subjects, from economics to materials.Engineers conduct and coordinate the planning, design, construction and alteration of electrical, mechanical, structural, gaseous and liquid systems in facilities and other structures. They also review and recommend action on engineering design development documents and construction documents to insure compliance with the specified designs and programs. The variety of tasks and greater level of responsibility require organization, patience and the ability to deal with people well.

New, entry level Engineering candidate will be involved in or develop the following while under direct supervision:

  1. Engineering Design Basis, Project Scoping, Project Costing, Project Tracking
  2. Piping and Systems Design
  3. Equipment & Instrumentation Specification & Selection
  4. Equipment Fabrication Design & QA
  5. Participate in Pre-Start Up Safety Reviews and Systems Startup
  6. Equipment and Systems Operations & Maintenance (i.e. as-building, performance evaluations, best practices, etc.)
  7. Equipment Decommission & Reuse
  8. Verify materials specified meet applicable codes
  9. Sizing PSV, Pressure and Flow control valves.
  10. Sizing gas scrubbers & nozzle locations
  11. Sizing three and two phase separators
  12. Sizing Heat exchangers
  13. Equipment and System Simulation
  14. Material Take Off and Bill of Material Generation
  15. Drawing & Sketch Red Lining

Company/Client Profile: Well known oil & gas engineering company in the Bakersfield, California area.

Application Instructions:

Send your resume as a Microsoft Word attachment to ahaulman [at] act-1 [dot] com

Contact Email: ahaulman [at] act-1 [dot] com
Contact Name: Alex