JOB SUMMARY

Requisition Number: 2976

Job Title: Facilities Engineer III

Date Opened: 7/16/2026

Location: Metairie, LA

Industry: Oil and Gas

Department: Facilities Engineering

Employment Type: Full-Time Regular

Part-Time Available: No

Eligible for US Work Authorization Sponsorship: No

FLSA Exemption: Exempt (Eligible for Straight-Time Overtime)

Job Summary:

A Facilities/Process Engineer performs process and/or mechanical design of oil and gas production, transmission, and distribution facilities, including new installations as well as upgrades and retrofits to existing terminals, platforms and pipelines. At this time, the opening requires that the candidate be willing and able to work from a client office in Covington, LA as well as days in our Metairie office.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Include but are not limited to:

• Conceptual engineering for new field or plant developments.
• Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) and/or Detailed Engineering for Greenfield or Brownfield design projects for onshore and/or offshore facilities.
• Design of process (production separation, sour production sweetening, oil and gas dehydration, produced water treatment, export metering) and/or utility (fuel gas, chemical injection, instrument air, diesel, heat medium, cooling, drainage, power generation) systems.
• Design and Vendor interface for static (pressure vessels, tanks) and rotating (pumps, compressors, engines) equipment packages.
• Piping system design.
• Engineering studies.
• Process Hazards Analysis and Risk Identification.
• Make site visits, both onshore and offshore, to gather existing data/details and survey available space and infrastructure to support facility upgrades, modifications, or remediation.
• Interface with Project Managers, Peers, and Clients, including attending project meetings.
• Assist Project Managers and multidiscipline design team with establishing the methodology for completing a project.
• Research, learn and implement differing design techniques which may be industry specific.
• Evaluate proposed designs for efficiency of construction, installation, operability, maintainability, use of materials, integrity, and practicality.
• Coordinate/interface with other engineering disciplines, designers and drafters to ensure an integrated design that meets the project requirements.
• Develop process design basis details and documentation.
• Perform process simulations and develop process flow diagrams with associated heat and material balance tables.
• Perform and/or review sizing calculations for process and utility equipment, piping, in-line instruments, valves, and pipelines using available tools.
• Prepare, modify and/or review data sheets and technical specifications for process equipment, instruments, manual and actuated valves, piping systems, specialty items, etc. to meet specific project requirements.
• Perform and/or review process/mechanical engineering studies (i.e. de-bottlenecking, vent/relief, hydraulic analysis, pipe stress, API 14C compliance, firewater/deluge, material selection) and develop associated reports and spreadsheets.
• Develop and/or review P&IDs, mechanical flow sheets, and safety flow diagrams.
• Prepare equipment location plans in accordance with sound design practices, Client specifications, and industry/regulatory standards.
• Perform design verification reviews/checks of drawings and other documents prepared by others, both internal and external to the Company, to ensure correctness of design and engineering data as well as completeness.
• Provide technical support to procurement efforts including bid package assembly, bid clarification responses, and technical bid evaluations.
• Diligently maintain organized server-based project files.
• Provide on-site, both onshore and offshore, construction, commissioning, startup and operational assistance.
• Develop regulatory submittals (e.g. BSEE, USCG, and ABS).
• Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

Must have a BS degree or higher in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering; For candidates with engineering degrees attained outside the U.S., the candidate must have attained an E.I.T. designation from a U.S. based state licensing board; Five (5) with less than ten (10) years experience in engineering design of offshore oil and gas or related industrial facilities; Active Professional Engineering license preferred but not required; Familiarity with engineering and design requirements for projects associated with oil and gas production facilities and equipment installations, including regulatory compliance (BSEE, USCG, ABS, DNV) as well as applicable codes and standards (CFR, API, ASME, NFPA); Experience with developing sizing calculations, technical specifications, drawings, and data sheets associated with oil and gas production facilities including equipment, instrumentation, and specialty piping items; Requires experience performing and documenting engineering studies associated with oil and gas production facilities; Requires the ability to travel...