Sr. Compression Engineer

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About the Permian

Straddling West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico, the Permian is the most prolific oil and gas basin in America and the engine behind the country's energy renaissance. Nationally, it provides about 40% of oil and 15% of gas production and plays a critical role in making the U.S. a leading energy exporter.


The merger of ExxonMobil and Pioneer creates an Unconventional business with the largest, high-return development potential in the Permian Basin. The combined company's more than 1.4 million net acres in the Delaware and Midland basins have an estimated 16 billion barrels of oil equivalent resource. In 2023, we produced, on average 612,000 barrels a day in the Permian Basin, and we're aiming to produce 1 million barrels per day from our Permian assets by the end of 2027. Investments in infrastructure from New Mexico to the Gulf Coast enhance logistics and integrated value. We've advanced gathering and processing facilities, including the Cowboy central delivery point. Integration maximizes resource development through to fuels, lubes, and chemicals. The Permian Basin business unit also has the distinction of being the first at ExxonMobil to unveil and execute a plan for net zero Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions in operated assets by 2030, as part of the Corporation's broader 2050 net zero ambition.


Over 1800 employees work and live in Midland, Odessa, Carlsbad, and the surrounding areas, all of which offer easy access to national parks and unrivaled outdoor recreational opportunities. Employees in the area also get to enjoy the world-renowned Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, which ExxonMobil has proudly sponsored since 2019. As a major operator in the Permian Basin, ExxonMobil invests heavily in local community development through the Permian Strategic Partnership, an industry consortium that works to enhance quality of life by improving infrastructure, healthcare, housing, education and workforce development.

What role you will play in our team

• As a Senior Compression Engineer, your job will be to provide technical support to fellow engineers on the team and to our operations staff for surface facilities, fixed equipment, and rotating equipment within the Permian Basin.
• As a Compression Engineer will be assigned to a field area in the Permian Basin. You will leverage your expertise in engineering and project management to provide operations support, project execution, and surveillance for surface facilities and rotating equipment while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and business objectives.
• This role requires a blend of technical expertise, project management, and stakeholder engagement.
• This position will be based in Midland, TX

What you will do

Operations Support

• Ensure engineering controls are in place to enable safe facility operations and compliance with applicable permits and regulations.
• Identify causes for facility downtime/upsets and evaluate remediation

a. Regular surveillance of facilities and compression stations
b. Identify issues, assess root causes, and formulate plans to address root causes.
c. Participate in or lead incident investigations

• Identify causes of facility flaring/venting and evaluate remediation.
• Develop and maintain close working relationships with Operations stakeholders.
• Liaison with regulatory and compliance teams.

Project Management and Execution

• Steward facilities modifications

a. Document proposed changes and stakeholder engagement via Management of Change process
b. Evaluate and address risks associated with process changes (Risk Assessments, HAZOPs, Facilities Integrity workshop, etc.)
c. Maintain updated facility critical drawings and documents (P&IDs, C&Es etc.).

• Project management of facility upgrade projects
• Identify opportunities to optimize compression station operation, de-bottleneck, and reduce operating expenditures.
• Develop and justify capital spend to support proposed facility upgrades.
• Define project scope, budget, procurement plan, risk management and accountability of spend on projects
• Execute project from FEED to Operations handover.

Development and Stewardship of Surveillance Tools

• Development of tools to track and report key facility metrics.
• Maintain an understanding of relevant industry codes, standards, best practices, technologies and technical tools and incorporate into facility designs.

Senior Engineering Leadership

• Leverage extensive engineering expertise and rich experiences to mentor and guide emerging engineers, fostering their growth and development.
• Evaluate innovative ideas and review drawings to assist young engineers in finding the optimal path forward.
• Actively engage in meetings to foster collaboration and generate actionable items.
• Support the team in driving these action items to successful completion.
• Maintain an understanding of relevant industry codes, standards, best practices, technologies and technical tools and incorporate into facility designs.

About You

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering or related field.
• 5-10 years of experience in an Oil and Gas engineering role with a focus on facilities or upstream unconventional.
• Demonstrated experience in managing and executing projects
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Proficient in Procount and Hysys with ability to model design modifications and pressure drops.
• Ability to understand/redline P&ID drawings.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders.

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you:

• Pension Plan : Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life.
• Savings Plan : You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans .
• Culture of Health : Programs and resources to support your wellbeing.
• Employee Health Advisory Program : Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you.
• Disability Plan : Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.

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Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

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