Facilities Engineer

Job Summary:

Western Midstream (WES) is a master limited partnership formed to own, develop, acquire, and operate midstream assets. We are engaged in the business of gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and transporting natural gas; gathering, stabilizing, and transporting condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and crude oil; and gathering, transporting, and disposing of produced water for our customers.

We operate or own equity interests in assets in the Rocky Mountains, and Texas, including approximately 16,000 miles of petroleum and natural gas pipelines and over 100 gathering, treating, and processing facilities.

This role serves as a flexible, cross-functional resource supporting Corrosion Prevention, Pipeline Integrity, Facility Integrity, Spatial Data, and other Asset Integrity priorities. The position will lead and support optimization and special-project work, perform data analysis, assist with budgeting and forecasting, and develop KPIs, presentations, and decision-support materials. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, accurate, organized, comfortable working with spreadsheets and software, and able to flex among project management, modeling, engineering support, and analytical assignments. Deep expertise in every area is not required; success depends on practical problem solving, sound judgment, collaboration, and the ability to learn. This position is located at Western Midstream’s Corporate Headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas as a member of the Asset Integrity Team.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will demonstrate a combination of the following qualifications. Candidates are not expected to meet every preferred qualification:

• 0 to 3 years in experience in engineering, operations, asset integrity, project coordination or management, data analysis, GIS, maintenance, reliability, business analysis, or a related technical discipline
• High attention to detail and a consistent record of producing accurate, complete, and well-organized work
• Strong spreadsheet skills, including the ability to organize, analyze, validate, and present data using Microsoft Excel or similar tools
• Comfort learning and using software applications, reporting tools, and technical platforms
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify issues, evaluate options, document assumptions, and communicate practical recommendations
• Ability to support multiple workstreams, manage priorities, track commitments, and adjust to changing business needs
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with engineers, operations personnel, field staff, service contractors, leaders, and cross-discipline professionals
• Self-motivated and able to work both independently and collaboratively, with a willingness to ask questions and learn new technical and business concepts

Preferred Competencies

• Experience, exposure, or interest in one or more of the following areas is beneficial:
• Optimization projects, process improvement, workflow evaluation, and implementation of practical solutions
• Project management or project coordination, including scope, schedule, cost, risk, action-item, and deliverable tracking
• Data analysis, data visualization, dashboard development, and KPI reporting
• Budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, and business planning
• Asset integrity, corrosion, pipeline integrity, facility integrity, GIS, reliability, maintenance, engineering, or operations programs
• Hydraulic, multiphase-flow, operational, process, risk, or business modeling; direct modeling experience is preferred but not required
• Stakeholder coordination, written communication, presentation development, and change management

Responsibilities:

• Lead and support optimization and special projects focused on improving workflows, operational performance, integrity program effectiveness, and the use of team resources
• Assess current processes, identify constraints or inefficiencies, evaluate alternatives, and develop practical recommendations for improvement
• Plan and coordinate cross-functional Asset Integrity projects by defining scope, organizing activities, maintaining schedules, tracking risks and action items, documenting decisions, and following through on deliverables
• Coordinate with Operations, Engineering, Compliance, Legal, Environmental, field personnel, vendors, and consultants as needed to advance project work
• Support the development and use of hydraulic, operational, process, risk, or business models to evaluate scenarios and inform decisions
• Collect, organize, validate, reconcile, and analyze data from integrity, GIS, maintenance, engineering, and operational sources, with emphasis on quality and accuracy
• Perform what-if and scenario analysis to assess operational, capacity, process, cost, or risk impacts
• Develop and maintain spreadsheets, reports, analytical tools, and repeatable methods that support decision making
• Support annual budgeting, long-range planning, capital forecasting, project prioritization, and cost tracking activities
• Develop and maintain KPIs, dashboards, presentations, and executive reporting for technical and business audiences
• Prepare clear summaries, recommendations, and decision-support materials that communicate assumptions, methods, findings, and next steps
• Perform technical and engineering analyses within the candidate’s experience level, with guidance from subject-matter experts when appropriate
• Document methods, assumptions, procedures, and results so work products are understandable, repeatable, and maintainable
• Perform other related project, analytical, modeling, and engineering-support assignments based on Asset Integrity priorities

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited school is required.

Travel:

• 20%

Relocation:

• Not eligible

Work Schedule:

• Office (9 hours each day) – Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
• Remote – Wednesday (9 hours) and Friday (4 hours)

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Western Midstream Partners, LP, is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in recruiting, hiring, developing, compensating, and promoting applicants and or employees. All employment decisions are made without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employee’s and applicant’s disabilities or religious beliefs and practices.

Western Midstream Partners, LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following 'Equal Employment Opportunity Is The Law' Poster.

Physical Requirements

Able to perform the essential functions of the position, including safely lifting and moving equipment, climbing stairs, working around industrial equipment, and working outdoors in changing weather conditions, with or without reasonable accommodation.