Principal Process Engineer

Senior Process / Project Engineer – Midstream Oil & Gas

Location: Louisiana

Duration: 12-Month Contract-to-Hire

An established midstream energy company is seeking an experienced Senior Process / Project Engineer to support the operation, optimization, and expansion of natural gas processing and pipeline assets across Louisiana. This individual will play a key role in improving plant performance, leading capital projects, supporting operations, and evaluating new growth opportunities across a diverse portfolio of midstream facilities.

This opportunity is ideal for an engineer with a strong background in natural gas processing, cryogenic plants, compressor stations, pipelines, and process optimization
, who enjoys collaborating with operations, engineering, commercial, and construction teams to drive operational excellence.

• Provide engineering support for natural gas processing plants, compressor stations, pipelines, terminals, and related midstream assets.
• Analyze operational challenges, develop technical solutions, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reliability, and asset performance.
• Lead or support maintenance and capital projects from concept through execution, including scope development, cost estimating, scheduling, and engineering coordination.
• Manage third-party engineering consultants and coordinate project execution with field construction and operations teams.
• Perform process optimization, troubleshooting, and performance analysis for cryogenic gas processing facilities.
• Develop process simulations, hydraulic models, heat and material balances, and conceptual process designs.
• Conduct hydraulic modeling for natural gas, NGL, and crude oil pipeline systems.
• Participate in Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs) and support Process Safety Management (PSM) initiatives.
• Partner with commercial teams to evaluate new growth opportunities, prepare feasibility studies, and develop conceptual cost estimates.
• Perform technical due diligence for potential asset acquisitions, including engineering reviews and field evaluations.
• Interface with regulatory agencies and internal stakeholders while presenting engineering updates and operational performance metrics.
• Support incident response activities as required.

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Petroleum, or a related Engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of engineering experience within the oil & gas or midstream industry.
• 5+ years of process or project engineering experience supporting operating facilities.
• Strong experience with natural gas processing plants, cryogenic facilities, compressor stations, pipelines, and terminal operations
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• Experience with Pro Max (or equivalent process simulation software) and hydraulic modeling tools.
• Ability to develop heat and material balances, troubleshoot plant operations, and optimize processing efficiency.
• Experience supporting Process Safety Management (PSM) programs and participating in or leading Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs).
• Knowledge of relief valve sizing, control valve sizing, and conceptual engineering design.
• Experience developing conceptual cost estimates for capital projects up to $10 million
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• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced operating environment.

• Midstream natural gas processing and pipeline operations.
• Cryogenic gas processing facilities.
• Process optimization and plant troubleshooting.
• Capital project development and execution.
• Hydraulic modeling and process simulation.
• Engineering support for operations, commercial development, and asset acquisition evaluations.

If you're looking to join a collaborative engineering team where you'll have a direct impact on the performance, reliability, and growth of critical midstream infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you.