Pump Reliability Engineer - HGA Staffing

Position Summary & Duties:

The Pump Reliability Engineer is a contract position, working for one of our Oil & Gas clients, that is expected to last 6-12 months. This is an on-site position working out of Houston, TX or Allentown, PA office, with the possibility of a hybrid schedule after the initial training period. This position is responsible for but not limited to, supporting operations, company project managers, commercial development teams and the rotating equipment program manager. Role provides services to diagnose and repair existing pumps, development of critical spares program, supporting project managers with specifying and procuring new pumps, performing hydraulic calculations for trouble shooting and projects, reviewing drawings and engineering information to ensure systems are fit for purpose from a pumps and hydraulics standpoint.

Regional Operations Support: Support operations with rotating equipment trouble shooting, retrofit and system re-configuration.
Key responsibilities include:
-Identifying operational, mechanical, or hydraulic problems related to rotating equipment and identify options for repair, replacement, or upgrades.
-Performing system hydraulic analysis and design using software and by manual methods as needed.
-Be available to support emergency response activities related to pumps and motors when requested.
-When requested by operations, manage contract service provides performing repairs and upgrades to rotating equipment including scope -development, contracting and schedule / cost management.

Rotating Equipment Program Support: Support the rotating equipment program manager including review of RCAP, MCAP & MEXP project submissions and collaboration in the development of project submissions.
Key responsibilities include:
-Review of district and corporate project submissions validating scopes, completeness of submissions and project readiness.
-Submit projects to solve operational problems and or recommended equipment changes that have economic justification or abate identified operational risks.
-Provide oversight to risk rank and prioritization of project submissions.

Capital Project & Expense Project Support: Support regional and corporate project managers to ensure successful project execution. Key responsibilities include:
-Maintain contact and provide support as needed to company project managers through the project life cycle project development, execution, commissioning and close out.
-Review project designs including equipment selection to ensure the correct equipment has been specified and identify any hydraulic concerns or issues.
-Support project managers to correctly specify equipment to insure it meets the latest standards, support bidding, review bids and make recommendations for award.
-When needed, generate hydraulic pump and system calculations to ensure systems are sized correctly for intended operations.
-When necessary, audit pump vendors and or repair shops for compliance with the clients' standards. In addition, and as necessary, visit vendors, manufacturers or repair shops at critical hold points or during performance tests.

Rotating Equipment Reliability Program: Responsibilities for development, implementation and ongoing ownership of rotating equipment reliability programs.
Key responsibilities include:
-Program level identification of critical rotating equipment across the asset base.
-Develop critical spares strategy for critical equipment working in collaboration with various operations teams.
-For critical equipment, develop and implement data driven mean time between failure metrics using available work order maintenance records.
-Monitor equipment health and take pro-active actions using clients Asset Reliability & Performance Monitoring (ARPM) tools.
-Identify and implement new or incremental ARPM targets that provide organizational value.
-Identify new and assist in management of existing rotating equipment Master Service Agreements (MSA) that support the rotating equipment program.

ARES Departmental Contributions: Support the Asset Reliability and Engineering Services (ARES) department with individual and cross functional objectives within the group.
Key responsibilities include:
-Maintenance of ARES department KPI metrics and status updates.
-Submission of lessons learned including organizational communication where applicable.
-Contribute to ongoing ARES organizational communication and newsletter.
-Organizational Training & Communication:  Provide training to other personnel to expand their knowledge of hydraulic systems.



Qualifications:

Position Requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering or related discipline OR equivalent experience required.
- 5+ years related experience with pump and hydraulic engineering in an operations setting with an understanding of troubleshooting, commissioning and capital improvements.
- Understanding of pipeline control systems and automation for field devices such as valves, control valves, tank operations, RTU’s, PLC’s, and pressure and flow devices.
- Understanding of pipeline and terminal terminology and operations preferred.
- Within commuting distance of Houston, TX or Allentown, PA.
- Travel to field facilities for investigative purposes, and for equipment and system commissioning.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
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