Engineer I​/II​/Sr​/Sr II; Gas Systems Planning and Optimization

Position: Engineer I/II/Sr/Sr II (Gas Systems Planning and Optimization)
Job Description

BHE GT&S has an exciting opportunity as an Engineer I/II/Sr or Senior Engineer II at our Headquarters in Glen Allen, VA.

Responsibilities

At BHE GT&S, our interstate natural gas system underpins energy reliability for homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure. In this role, you'll translate customer needs (upstream producers, data centers, power plants, and local distribution companies) into executable projects that add capacity, enhance reliability, and expand services across our eight-state footprint. You'll participate in the planning and optimization of projects from early customer engagement and concept development through design and construction support, to operations and gas control collaboration.

Your Opportunity & Impact

• Visible impact:
Your projects are meaningful, often highlighted internally and across the industry.

• Breadth + depth:
Collaborate widely across the organization, while developing and utilizing in depth knowledge of the GT&S system functionality

• Customer & system focus:
Help meet design day obligations while innovating new services and capabilities.

What You'll Do

• Own front end planning and design for capital growth projects on the BHE GT&S interstate system, then stay engaged throughout design and construction, supporting ongoing operations and gas control utilization.

• Engineer the GT&S System
-perform hydraulic modeling; size and route pipelines; develop interconnect station design conditions; select and evaluate compressor equipment and station configurations.

• Convert commercial asks into projects-partner with business development to scope and price opportunities upstream producers, data centers, power plants, and local distribution companies.

• Safeguard reliability and capacity-ensure firm obligations are met, expand capabilities, and identify creative service offerings.

• Collaborate across functions-work closely with Business Development, Marketing, Gas Control, Operations, System Optimization, Construction, Environmental/Regulatory, and Legal throughout project development.

• Continuously improve-standardize specifications and templates, maintain accurate cost/contract databases, and utilize skills and abilities to improve services being offered.

Responsibilities

• Support/lead functional teams in the planning, design, and construction support of pipeline and compression projects across the BHE GT&S interstate system.

• Provide technical oversight/QA QC across all project phases; develop and maintain engineering standards, specifications, and training materials.

• Conduct steady state and/or transient hydraulic modeling and translate results into designs, cost estimates, scoping documents, engineering specifications, and drawings.

• Perform compressor selection and performance evaluations; develop interconnect station design conditions, size and route pipelines.

• Conduct engineering studies and investigations; deliver oral and written reports to internal stakeholders and leadership.

• Support business development & marketing by shaping technical scope, cost, and schedule for existing and prospective supply and demand customers (upstream producers, data centers, power plants, and local distribution companies).

• Ensure system capacity, reliability, and compliance with customer contract obligations, industry codes/standards, and company procedures; propose and implement improvements that benefit the business.

• Update and manage project cost and contract databases

• Work closely with managers and senior engineers on higher-level projects (junior levels), support, train, and collaborate with other planning engineers (senior levels).

Qualifications

Engineer I:
0-2 years of related engineering experience

Engineering degree from an accredited college/university, Internship preferred.

Engineer II:

Engineering degree from an accredited college/university and 1-3 years' experience.

Sr Engineer/Sr. Engineer II:

Engineering degree from an accredited college/university and 5 years industry experience. PE license preferred.

Engineer I/ Engineer II:

• Four-year ABET accredited engineering degree (Engineer)
• Ability to monitor changes in technology with skill in developing,…