Director of Engineering

Stampede Midstream is a Denver-based midstream company committed to providing safe, reliable, and efficient energy infrastructure solutions in the DJ Basin. Formed through the merger of Taproot Rockies Midstream and Zen Midstream LLC and backed by Quantum Energy Partners, Stampede delivers value through operational excellence, responsible development, and strong customer partnerships.

Stampede currently owns and operates more than 150 miles of crude gathering and transportation pipeline and over 175 miles of produced water gathering pipeline across more than one million combined dedicated acres. Stampede also operates a robust fresh water supply, storage, and distribution system, as well as the Ren Compressor Station and associated gas gathering and gas lift infrastructure in the northeastern DJ Basin.

Stampede currently transports more than 80,000 barrels of crude oil per day, 100,000 barrels of produced water per day, and gathers more than 75 MMcf of natural gas per day.

We are seeking a collaborative and forward-thinking engineering leader with significant midstream experience and a strong understanding of gathering, compression, processing, and pipeline operations. The ideal candidate combines technical expertise, sound business judgment, and proven leadership skills to influence decisions, develop teams, and drive performance in a dynamic operating environment. DJ Basin experience is strongly preferred.

This role provides strategic oversight for engineering activities across the company's midstream assets, including gathering systems, compression facilities, pipelines, processing infrastructure, and related operations. This role is responsible for supporting asset integrity, operational performance, regulatory compliance, and capital development projects while partnering closely with Operations, Business Development, EHS, and Executive Leadership. This role plays a key role in optimizing existing assets, evaluating growth opportunities, and supporting the company's long-term objectives.

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, safety & continuous improvement.
• Provide technical oversight and strategic direction for the design, cost estimates, construction, optimization and operation of midstream facilities & pipeline assets.
• Support the planning, execution, and commissioning of capital projects, ensuring projects are completed safely, on schedule & within budget.
• Develop and maintain engineering standards, technical specifications & best practices across the organization.
• Partner with Operations to improve reliability, integrity, throughput, & overall asset performance while identifying opportunities to reduce operating costs.
• Oversee engineering support for gathering systems, compression stations, processing facilities, pipelines & related infrastructure.
• Lead technical evaluations for asset acquisitions, expansions, debottlenecking opportunities & business development initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state and local regulations, as well as company safety, environmental & operational standards.
• Support process safety, mechanical integrity, pipeline integrity management, Management of Change and risk management programs.
• Provide technical guidance on complex operational issues, equipment failures & root cause investigations.
• Collaborate with commercial & leadership teams to support strategic planning, budgeting & long-term asset development.
• Manage engineering budgets, consultant relationships & external engineering resources as needed.
• Present technical recommendations & project updates to senior leadership and executive management.

• Working Well with Others
• Midstream Engineering and Operations Expertise
• Attention to Detail
• Responsiveness to Tasks
• Ownership of Projects
• Hitting Deadlines

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• 12+ years of progressively responsible engineering experience within the oil and gas…