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The Engineer, Hydraulic Modeling & Optimization supports Midstream by using hydraulic model analyses to address system changes, improve operating efficiency, identify opportunities for improvement, mitigate risk, and address business questions. This position supports stakeholders throughout Midstream including Projects, Control Center, Business Development, Strategy, Pipeline Integrity, Pipeline and Terminal Operations, and Engineering.

Responsibilities May Include but are not limited to:

• Apply expertise in hydraulics, pump and compressor operations, use of pipeline DRA (Drag Reducing Additives), and regulatory restrictions to develop hydraulic models.
• Tune hydraulic models for single and multi-phase steady-state and transient pipeline studies, facility capacity studies, such as surge/overpressure, system design, and pump, compression, and pipeline capacity.
• Develop simulations to address business questions, costs of operational changes, support growth initiatives, and to provide meaningful results.
• Provide guidance to project engineers and oversight of 3rd party engineering firms regarding model configuration, design, and operating scenarios for gas, petroleum, and chemical pipelines.
• Lead team to develop and implement operational cost strategies for all midstream assets, including tool development.
• Develop and implement pipeline operational cost (OPEX) and operational cost optimization studies.
• Provide support and analysis for energy contract terms and negotiation.
• Propose, sponsor, lead and provide expert input to capital projects for system optimization, such as engine replacements, VFD installations, DRA installations, and compressor and pump modifications.
• Train and mentor team members in hydraulic understanding, modeling, gas gathering pipeline operations, batched liquid pipeline operations, and energy analyses skills.
• Represent the Hydraulic Modeling and Optimization Team at industry conferences and develop a network of internal and external resources for benchmarking and collaboration.
• Support Operations and pipeline integrity to manage corrosive components for pipeline integrity and gas plant operation

Required Qualifications

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• Valid driver's license
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Advanced or greater proficiency in Microsoft Office Excel
• Understanding of basic Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Modeling
• Some experience in programming principles required for software operation
• Willing and able to perform and comply with the following, with or without reasonable accommodation: Ability to travel 10% of the time, including overnight

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced or greater proficiency in the use of multiple hydraulic modeling software packages and tools including: Synergi Pipeline Simulator (SPS), including Model Lab; Nextgen; WinFlow;OLGA; VMG Symmetry; AFT Fathom; Aspen HYSYS; Promax; and others)
• 5 or more years of experience in the petroleum industry
• 3 or more years of experience with DOT regulated and unregulated pipeline hydraulic simulation and optimization pipeline systems in Petroleum Liquid, NGL, Chemical, and Gas operation
• 3 or more years of experience in pipeline field operations or corporate engineering
• 2 or more years of experience in the Midstream segment of the Oil & Gas Industry
• CEM Certified (Certified Energy Manager)
• 1 or more years of experience in energy management economics and contract negotiation
• Advanced proficiency of rotating equipment (pumps/motors/engines/compressors) efficiency optimization

Midstream

Phillips 66's Midstream business is a safe, reliable and trusted logistics provider for the movement and storage of liquid or gas energy via pipelines or terminals. We are an industry leader in logistics and operate or manage more than 22,000 miles of pipelines that transport crude oil from oil fields to refineries and finished products from refineries to storage terminals. We operate 39 terminals that supply finished products to consumer gas stations, as well as crude oil and NGL storage terminals and NGL fractionation facilities. We also provide the connectivity between the various Phillips 66 business units.

Total Rewards

At Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being - physical, emotional, social, and financial - is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results - personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

Learn more about Phillips 66 Total Rewards .

Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans. Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, create an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and achieve excellence.

Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow, by visiting phillips66.com.

To be considered

In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of 04/26/2024

Candidates for regular U.S. positions must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1). Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Phillips 66 is an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Women/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Nearest Major Market: Houston