Facility Engineer

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• We take our license to operate and commitments to shareholders seriously.
• Our team aims to be world class in safety performance, environmental stewardship, and profitability.
• We are aggressively making progress toward those goals and are seeking an engineer with diverse capability and great enthusiasm to support a wide range of work activities.
• The Facilities Engineer role reports into the Facilities Engineering Manager for Bakken assets in North Dakota.
• Qualified candidates should be able to work from Williston, North Dakota as required (i.e., located locally or have a commute of no more than about a 2‑hour drive from Williston) and should plan to work from Williston at least several days per week.
• This role is primarily office based, but also requires field time at upstream and midstream assets.

• Engage in work areas to influence business outcomes related to surface engineering and equipment: improving equipment reliability through analysis of failures and developing cost‑effective solutions.
• Provide support to Operations and Maintenance Teams to resolve facility operating and reliability challenges, drive OPEX reductions, develop Management of Change requests, and perform risk analysis/mitigation consistent with industry and XTO safety practices.
• Support greenhouse gas reductions initiatives.
• Assist in managing project design and execution for new production facilities, pipelines, or compressors.
• Facilitate a safe work culture by role‑modeling safe behavior, exhibiting safety leadership, and visiting job sites to engage workers.
• Enhance design concepts of future facilities to improve reliability, cost of supply, profitability, and safety.

• Must be able to work from Williston, ND U.S.A. as needed and at least several days (3+) per week on average.
• B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical, Chemical, or Petroleum Engineering.
• At least 3+ years of experience working in the oil and gas (O&G) industry.
• Working knowledge in O&G surface facilities (separation processes, mechanical equipment, instrumentation and control systems, safety systems).
• Experience evaluating and managing risk to reach fit‑for‑purpose decisions in the O&G context.
• Strong behavioral/interpersonal skills to drive improvements across the organization.
• Strong initiative and analytical skill to proactively identify and troubleshoot problems/ evaluate risk.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and achieve alignment within cross‑functional teams.
• Clear and effective communication skills.
• Willingness to contribute wherever necessary and support the general interest of the team.
• Receptive to feedback and listens.
• Positive attitude and cares for others.

• Experience working at or supporting Oil and Gas Upstream and Unconventional Assets.
• Reliability and integrity program experience.
• Experience developing or reviewing Cause and Effects Diagrams, P&IDs, equipment process control and safeguard designs.
• Familiarity with HAZOPs, risk screening and assessment principles.
• Mix of relevant field experience (Operations, Maintenance, or Commissioning) and office‑based experience.

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