Engineer, Pipeline Compliance Job Listing at Enterprise Products in Houston, TX (Job ID 000F3N)

Description

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals. Our services include: natural gas gathering, treating, processing, transportation and storage; NGL transportation, fractionation, storage and import and export terminals; crude oil gathering, transportation, storage and terminals; petrochemical and refined products transportation, storage and terminals; and a marine transportation business that operates primarily on the United States inland and Intracoastal Waterway systems. The partnership's assets include approximately 50,000 miles of pipelines; 260 million barrels of storage capacity for NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals; and 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage capacity

The Pipeline Compliance Engineer is part of the Pipeline Compliance Group that maintains a pipeline safety compliance program for all of Enterprise Products' regulated hazardous liquids and natural gas pipelines to also include the development of additional compliance processes/requirements pursuant to Federal and State Pipeline Safety regulatory changes.  The interpretation of and impact evaluations on upcoming changes or new State and Federal hazardous liquids and natural gas pipeline safety and reporting regulations, and development and management of compliance-based programs.  Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Interpretation of State and Federal hazardous liquids and natural gas pipeline safety and reporting regulations.
• Impact evaluations on upcoming changes or new State and Federal hazardous liquids and natural gas pipeline safety and reporting regulations, and the development and management of Compliance based programs.
• Development and annual review of the Operations & Maintenance Manual for the hazardous liquids pipelines and natural gas pipelines.
• Primary lead in responding to State and Federal regulatory agency pipeline inquires and notices.
• Complete and submit all required State and Federal pipeline reports.
• Provide guidance for the completion and submittal of pipeline safety related condition reports and abnormal operating condition reports.
• Provide support and guidance to operational areas to prepare them for State and Federal regulatory audits and inspections.
• Coordinates with the various Enterprise Products' Departments regarding permitting, project development and implementation, safety, One-Call, and Operator Qualification.

• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.
• Two years experience in pipeline regulatory programs is required.  Five years of direct experience in pipeline regulatory compliance programs is preferred.
• Experience in developing and evaluating effective pipeline regulatory compliance programs and a detailed understanding of PHMSA/DOT 49 CFR and applicable state regulations is required.
• Working knowledge of the PHMSA/DOT referenced standards is preferred.
• Microsoft Office applications - Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint are required.    
• Knowledge and practical working experience in public meeting settings.
• Must be results-oriented, possess excellent communication skills. The candidate must have a "people person" attitude and communication skill to be able to present and meet with groups of diversified people.  They would need to have the temperament to restrain and stay calm in times of dispute or controversy.   
• Must be able to walk up stairs (valve sites, compressor stations, pump stations, etc.) and withstand being outdoors for extended amount of time.
• Must be able to travel up to 50%.