Principal Facilities Engineer

About Archaea

bp is committed to investing in lower carbon energy so we can meet our ambition to reach net zero by 2050. And while we’re still mostly in oil and gas today, bioenergy is one of our five transition growth engines and a key focus to help us support the global energy transition.

Engineering Group

bp is committed to investing in lower carbon energy so we can meet our ambition to reach net zero by 2050. And while we’re still mostly in oil and gas today, bioenergy is one of our five transition growth engines and a key focus to help us support the global energy transition.

Archaea Energy, a bp company, is a leader in landfill gas to energy and the largest renewable natural gas (RNG) producer in the US. With big ambitions, we specialize in the development, construction and operation of RNG, landfill-gas-to-electric and dairy digester facilities. The team operates around 50 sites in 32 states with a robust development pipeline.

The Principal Facilities Engineer is the primary technical contact supporting the safe and efficient operation of the Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) plants in an assigned region - typically three to five facilities. This role sits within a team of Facilities Engineers and partners closely with other engineering disciplines, including Electrical and Controls. The Principal Facilities Engineer also provides engineering review and feedback on new plants under development in their region.

This is an office-based position supporting plants remotely, with domestic travel up to 25%.

• Serve as the primary technical resource for operators and technicians across multiple operating RNG plants
• Act as a process safety leader for assigned sites, including participation in PHAs and use of the MOC process
• Optimize plant availability, methane recovery, and sales gas delivery
• Troubleshoot process upsets and equipment issues affecting plant performance
• Lead Root Cause analyses of events resulting in unplanned downtime
• Scope, design, and implement minor plant modifications through the MOC process
• Participate in design reviews for new plants in development
• Review major engineering submittals produced by 3rd party engineering contractors

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Chemical Engineering or equivalent in related field

• More than 5 years experience with natural gas processing, refining, petrochemicals or related field
• Experience and technical understanding of design and operation of gas processing equipment
  
  Proficient in working with PFDs and P&IDs

• Professional Engineering (PE) license
• Experience with RNG facilities
• Hands‑on experience with any of: gas compression, pressure swing adsorption, membrane separation, flares and thermal oxidizers, process control and instrumentation
• Process simulation experience (e.g. Aspen HYSYS, Pro Max, etc.)
• Working knowledge of relief system sizing, pipe hydraulics, control valve sizing and selection, and heat transfer calculations

Delivering a better and more balanced energy system requires many different approaches and solutions. All of us have a part to play. We aim to support our people to learn and grow in an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. So, if you have the right skills, commitment and courage to help us invest in today’s energy system and build out tomorrow’s,

How much do we pay? $110,000 - $145,000.
* Note that the pay range listed for this position is a genuinely expected and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.

This position offers paid vacation depending on your years of relevant industry experience and will range from 120 – 240 hours of vacation per year for full times employees (60 - 240 hours of vacation per year for part time employees). You will also be eligible for 9 paid holidays per year and 2 personal choice holidays. You may learn more about how we calculate paid vacation and view our generous vacation and holiday schedules at benefits@bp
. Bp has a parental leave policy as well, which offers up to 8 weeks’ paid leave for…