Reliability Engineer - Chemicals Job

HYBRID ELIGIBILITY

This position works a hybrid schedule, spending time remotely and in the office in Minot, ND. The current hybrid schedule provides flexibility to collaborate in the office Tuesdays through Thursdays and work from home Mondays and Fridays. With our 9/80 feature you get time off every other Friday when you work at least 80 hours over the preceding nine days.

POSITION SUMMARY

Chemical Team Engineer will support the Hess Upstream Chemical Program by analyzing chemical related failure trends, execute pilot projects, maintain and track KPIs, improve efficiency, and solve problems. Individual will join a new team that will optimize the program and create value through improving reliability for artificial lift and reducing deferred production from well downtime and surface flow assurance issues. This position will complement production, process and reliability engineering positions.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Chemical Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Create and maintain chemical dashboard with Vendor and Subsurface Reliability Engineering Support

• Analyze non-mechanical and chemical related artificial lift failure trends

• Develop and maintain Chemical Program KPIs/Metrics

• Make recommendations for treatment changes on individual wells and propose programmatic changes to the current treatment standards

• Attend Area failure and chemical meetings to track treatment changes and observe trends

• Design and lead chemical pilots to improve on the current standard and provide recommendations on full implementation

• Work with Area process engineers, small project team and MR&I surface reliability team to design and maintain continuous chemical injection systems

• Lead efforts to optimize scale squeeze and corrosion truck treatments

• Develop Lean skills to train and support vendor(s)

• Develop metallurgy and soft material chemical compatibility knowledge to support field equipment decisions and recommend chemical treatments

• Support chemical tech and operations with field troubleshooting for flow assurance issues such as plugged flowlines/vessels and issues identified from artificial lift workover activity.

• Audit field activities to ensure HSE standards are met for acidizing, hot oil, truck treatment, and field delivery activity.

• Support the design and optimization of chemical batch stations.

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience

For this position, you will need:

• Production chemical experience including but not limited to:

• Chemical delivery and logistics

• Chemical injection troubleshooting and maintenance.

• Sample collection and analysis

• Familiarity with artificial lift and production operations

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Advanced problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to identify and implement improvements.

• Be a team player and show the ability to adapt to an ever-changing environment.

• Willing to learn Spotfire and PowerBI to set up KPIs and track performance

• Self starter that and can work with minimal or no supervision.

• 5+ years of engineering experience in artificial lift, process, or facility engineering or direct chemical program management.

• Chemical vendor experience desirable

• Chemical experience for multiple Bakken operators desirable

• Experience with chemical injection systems, including pumps, solids tailgate tests, truck treatment and squeeze operations.

• A strong leader and team player; ability to work in cross functional organization.

• Willing to develop computer skills such as spotfire, Microsoft excel, SAP and Wellview

Education, Training & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.

Schedule/Physical Requirements

• Must have right to work in the US without need for visa sponsorship.

• Remote work available for the right candidate.

• Preferred to be North Dakota based and available to be in person at Hess' Minot, Tioga and Keene offices on Tues, Wed, Th. as needed based on work scope and management engagement.

• Eligible to participate in Hess' 9/80 Schedule with every other Friday off.

• Field time: 20%

• Office Time: 80%

Competencies

The Hess Way of Working refers to competencies considered absolute pre-requisites for success. How you deliver results is as important as what you achieve. Every worker is expected to demonstrate the behaviors within these competencies.

Competence is the set of demonstrable characteristics and skills that enable and improve the efficiency or performance of a job.

• Builds Trusted Relationships

• Creates Effective Teams

• Thinks Strategically

• Inspires Innovation

• Demonstrates Courage

• Drives Continuous Improvement

• Makes Quality Decisions

• Delivers High Performance

WHAT WE OFFER

Hess provides a comprehensive range of compensation and benefit programs that help you to take care of your health, protect your income, and build savings for the future. Our compensation philosophy is simple - we pay for performance. The better you and the company perform, the more you can earn. Here are a few highlights:

Base Salary

• Base salaries are competitive, and market based, with pay increases based on objective measures and upward moves.

Annual Incentive Plan

• Every employee participates in our Annual Incentive Plan, which awards a bonus based on how well we fare as a company on our annual performance scorecard and the person's level of contribution.

All Employee Share Plan

• All employees are Hess stockholders, so they share in the success they help create for the company. Shares are granted to new employees who do not receive stock as part of their compensation package.

Benefits

• Hess cares about your well-being and wants to help you be your best self. That's why we offer a compelling benefits package that's among the best in our industry. Highlights include: medical, dental, and vision coverage; a health savings account; 401 (K) and pension plan; a nationally recognized wellness program; and company paid basic life and disability insurance.

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Learning & Development

• We believe in lifelong learning and provide a suite of on-demand and instructor-led learning opportunities, in addition to a tuition reimbursement program, designed to help you achieve your professional goals. Learning encompasses on-the-job interaction with highly skilled colleagues, self-guided study, training, mentoring and participation in formal networks (e.g., technical and employee resource groups.)

WHY HESS?

We aim to be the world's most trusted energy partner. Modern life and continued human prosperity depends upon access to affordable and secure energy and all forms of energy are required for an orderly and just future. Hess is ideally positioned to provide low-cost oil and gas reliably to help meet the world's growing energy needs in a way that protects the health and safety of our people, safeguards the environment, and makes a lasting positive impact in the communities where we do business.

Everything we do is guided by six core values - Integrity, People, Performance, Social Responsibility, Value Creation, and Independent Spirit, from how we treat our employees to how we interact with our neighbors, suppliers and business partners. They are the basic building blocks of our culture and represent our company's collective conscience. While our strategy changes over time based on business conditions, our values are enduring.

We are an industry leader in the Bakken shale play in North Dakota, one of the largest producers in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and a critical natural gas producer and supplier to Malaysia and Thailand. Our exploration and appraisal activities are offshore Guyana, one of the industry's largest oil discoveries in the past decade, as well as in the Gulf of Mexico and Suriname.

We are recognized around the world as an industry leader in environmental, social and governance performance and disclosure.

Hess provides challenging and rewarding opportunities for personal growth. We are always looking for talented professionals who share our values and are passionate about making a difference in the world and in their careers. Unlike much larger companies, we are agile and every member of the team, regardless of level or position, plays an important role.

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Hess is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Hess is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, click here (~~~) or send an email to ~~~ .

Posting Notes: Catherine Denise Nichols | Employee | Production / Operations Engineering | United States| North Dakota | Minot | | No | 27209