Senior Facilities Engineer

Third Coast Infrastructure, LLC is an offshore focused midstream company headquartered in Houston, Texas. Our operations are primarily located along the Gulf Coast and deep-water producing regions in the Gulf of Mexico. Third Coast provides efficient, safe, and reliable midstream services to our customers. Our assets include natural gas gathering and transmission pipelines, NGL and crude oil pipelines, gas processing plants, and a deep-water floating production system. Our infrastructure services some of the largest producing Gulf of Mexico Deepwater fields. By creating an integrated super system, we can deliver reliability and flow assurance to our customers.

The Senior Facilities Engineer provides daily and strategic engineering support for pipeline, compression, measurement, and associated facility assets. This role supports the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of company assets through troubleshooting, system optimization, reliability improvement initiatives, maintenance support, management of change activities, and execution of small capital projects. The position serves as a key technical resource to Operations, Integrity Management, Maintenance, and Project teams, delivering practical engineering solutions that improve asset performance, operational efficiency, and system reliability.

Key Responsibilities

Operations Support

• Provide day-to-day engineering support for oil & gas transmission, compression, measurement, and facility assets.
• Assist Operations personnel in troubleshooting equipment and system performance issues.
• Evaluate operating conditions and recommend corrective actions to improve safety, reliability, and efficiency.
• Support startup, commissioning, and operational readiness activities.

Facilities Engineering

• Develop engineering solutions for facility modifications and optimization opportunities.
• Prepare engineering calculations, equipment specifications, design packages, and scopes of work.
• Manage Management of Change (MOC) activities.
• Support facility integrity, regulatory compliance, and risk mitigation efforts.

Reliability & Performance

• Analyze asset performance data and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Investigate equipment failures and recurring operational issues.
• Support development of preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Track and report key performance indicators related to facility operations.

Engineering Oversight

• Lead execution of small capital and operational improvement projects.
• Coordinate with contractors, vendors, and consultants.
• Support larger capital projects through design reviews and operational input.

Leadership Expectations

• Provide technical mentoring to less experienced engineers.
• Lead cross-functional problem-solving efforts.
• Act as a subject matter expert within assigned areas.

Travel & Field Engagement

• Regular travel to company-operated facilities, compressor stations, pipeline assets, and field locations is required to support Operations, Maintenance, Integrity Management, and project activities.
• Maintain a visible field presence through routine site visits to develop a thorough understanding of asset performance, operational challenges, and facility conditions.
• Collaborate closely with Operations personnel through frequent face-to-face interactions to support troubleshooting, reliability improvement initiatives, maintenance planning, and operational readiness activities.
• Participate in field assessments, equipment inspections, startup and commissioning activities, incident investigations, and management of change reviews.
• Travel may comprise approximately 25% of working time, depending on project and operational needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Petroleum, Electrical, or related Engineering discipline.
• 8 to 15 years of applicable oil and gas industry experience.
• Experience supporting midstream facilities, pipeline systems, compressor stations, or similar infrastructure.

Preferred Skills

• Gas compression systems.
• Rotating equipment.
• Pipeline hydraulics.
• Cathodic protection.
• Pipeline facilities.
• Measurement and regulation facilities.
• Reliability engineering.
• Root cause analysis.
• Process safety and MOC programs.
• Project management programs.

Third Coast is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other protected under local, state, or federal law.