Flow Assurance Specialist PCSD

Flow Assurance Specialist (P&CSD)

Houston, TX

Full Time

Education & Experience Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering. 10 years' experience in Flow Assurance related areas, Working directly with Pipeline Operations including Single Phase (Oil, Gas, Water, and Refined Products) and Multiphase (Sour Crude, Sour Gas). Design experience in order to take a lead role as the company representative when working with engineering companies performing studies and design activities for pipeline projects. Hydraulic Simulation modelling such as SPS, PIPESIM, and OLGA. Experience in pipeline related performance enhancers such as DRA, Hydrate Inhibition, etc. Membership of a recognized professional institute is preferred. Certificates Fundamentals of Engineering, Professional Engineering, Chartered Engineer, or equivalent certification is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Provide technical support for pipeline operating departments, which includes troubleshoot major pipeline upsets and/or chronic operational problems and to identify improvement opportunities, potential problems, and remedies to existing problems. Provide technical lead in the evaluation of Flow Assurance technologies to improve pipelines' performance. Develop plans and road maps for reviewing and incorporating new technologies including preliminary economics. Conduct hydraulic simulations studies using hydraulic simulation software's such as SPS, PIPESIM, and OLGA, and utilize hydraulic models for new and existing facilities to conduct pipeline capacity assessment and identify pipeline bottlenecks. Prepare preliminary scope of work for pipelines to debottleneck existing facilities or design new facilities. Coordinate the execution of pipeline capacity increase studies with pipeline operating facilities and detailed engineering design contractor and / or Vendors. This would involve setting the design basis and scope of work as require ensuring study is sufficiently comprehensive to satisfy objective. Create/Update Engineering Standards related to Flow Assurance. Company General Use Support flow assurance design and engineering activities for new projects in conceptual, pre[1]FEED, FEED and Detailed Engineering phases. Develop new and/or deliver existing technical courses for engineers. Present technical papers in major international conferences and issue papers in reputable pipeline & simulation organization.