Department Summary
The Compression and Storage Engineering department is responsible for management of the natural gas compression fleet and processing systems for Consumers Energy's Energy Resources Department. This department is responsible for the development, engineering, and implementation of projects to increase safety, improve system performance, and equipment reliability in order to meet Customer demands.
Consumers Energy has seven compression stations with 48 compression units statewide. Five of the compression facilities are connected to storage fields, two of the compression facilities are transmission stations.
Job Description/Responsibilities
The Muskegon River Compressor Station Engineer, working with the Compression Operations staff, includes having personal integrity/honesty; setting and upholding standards; providing effective communications; being a team player; having a positive, winning attitude; being accountable; managing performance; and maintaining plant, fleet and industry best practices within the facility. The Station Engineer must continually strive for operating excellence and model human performance improvement techniques in order to achieve safe, reliable and predictable plant operations.
Muskegon River Compressor Station has two operating plants with nine compression units, eight reciprocating compressors and one centrifugal compressor. We operate and maintain a business that runs 24/7/365, and responding to plant needs during unscheduled work hours is an expectation. The selected candidate will be located at Muskegon River Compressor Station (Marion, MI).
The Compression Engineering - Station engineering position is responsible for the reliability of the equipment and systems at the Muskegon River Compressor Station Site, including but not limited to the following:
- Providing overall responsibility for developing and maintaining a strategic plan to improve reliability of the sites equipment and systems
- Providing direct leadership, development and supervisory support to the Station Management
- Providing technical guidance for troubleshooting equipment and system operational, design and maintenance deficiencies
- Act as Project Sponsor to ensure projects are completed within scope, schedule and budget
- Development of system health monitoring, condition assessments and system health reporting
- Lead Root Cause Analyses (RCA) and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence
- Monitor and control project activities through administrative processes and direct communications to ensure Operationally funded projects are completed on schedule and within budget
- Provide input into the long term strategic plans, developed by the Compression Engineering Budgeting and Forecasting Group, to maintain and improve equipment reliability in a cost effective manner and represent the site in the Business Planning (BP1) process.
- Assist in developing project cost estimates
- Work with the Station Management, Maintenance Crews, and Field Planner Schedulers to ensure proper maintenance activities are scheduled and performed online and during periodic and forced outages
- Ensure replacement components are specified, procured and installed as needed
- Work with the Station Management to ensure station operating procedures are current and reflect best operating practices
- Ensure compliance with the Corporate Code of Conduct, and take a proactive role in conflict resolution
- Work with Equipment Services Department and industry peers to obtain/maintain best practices in the areas of predictive and preventive maintenance, inspection programs, quality control/assurance, etc.
- Ability and willingness to train supervision and employees on process and equipment changes
- The Station Engineer should be fluent in computers and have some familiarity with logic diagrams.
Requirements/Qualification
Requirements
#Strong analytical thinker
#Strong written and verbal communication skills
#Strong leadership skill set
#Strong organizational skills
#Strong interpersonal skills
#Problem Solving Skills
#System analysis experience
Preferred
- Project management experience
- Plant Operations experience
- 1-2 years of natural gas compression plant experience
- 3-5 years of related industry work experience
- Root Cause Analysis experience
- CAD experience * Microstation, AutoCAD
- SAP experience
- Working Knowledge of the Michigan Gas Safety Code
- Working Knowledge of ASME Piping Codes
Engineering degree is preferred. The position will be filled at a salary grade commensurate with the candidate's knowledge, skills, experience and qualifications as an Engineer.
Education Requirements (one or more of the following)
Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering
Bachelors, Electrical Engineering
Bachelors, Industrial Engineering
