Peak Shaving Gas Engineer

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Date: Apr 15, 2024

Location: Evansville, IN, US, 47711

Company: CenterPoint Energy

CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years.

Our Vision: Our vision to lead the nation in delivering energy, service and value drives our strategy and performance. We have an unwavering commitment to safely and reliably deliver electricity and natural gas to millions of people.

Our Commitment: CenterPoint Energy is committed to creating an inclusive work environment where business results are achieved through the skills, abilities and talents of our diverse workforce.

At CenterPoint Energy, individuals are respected for their contributions toward our company objectives. We strive for an inclusive work environment across all levels that is reflective of the available workforce in the communities we serve.

Job Summary

CenterPoint Energy is looking for a Peak Shaving Gas Engineer to join our Peak Shaving Team , located in Evansville, IN .

You will have the ability to: apply engineering principles to the design and installation of Underground Storage, Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) and Propane Air Peak Shaving systems/equipment in a safe, efficient, and practical manner. Oversee various Capital construction projects in the Peak Shaving Department. Oversee the programming, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the Peak Shaving Departments process control systems including Programmable Logic Controllers ( PLC), Human Machine Interface (HMI) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) control systems, Gas & Fire systems, field devices and instrumentation.

Essential Functions

• Performs engineering design, calculations, estimates, studies and coordination of Underground Storage, LNG, and Propane Air System Peak Shaving installations.

• Perform engineering design, calculations, estimates, and studies in support of Peak Shaving process control equipment.

• Oversees the layout, sizing and specification of process and pipeline equipment, economic justifications, and indirect supervision of others when project teamwork is required.

• Creates engineering drawings and effectively communicate design details to field personnel and contractors.

• Use knowledge of hardware, software, and systems to maintain safety, high reliability availability and security of facilities and systems-controlled process control systems.

• Program control system to perform required functions.

• Conducts process system studies.

• Plan, promote, design, engineer and implement improvements as required to meet safety, regulatory and reliability needs of the facilities. Assists in evaluation of system operations and troubleshoots problems.

• Analyzes Propane-Air, LNG and Underground Storage systems, processes, flows, pressures, temperatures, and other variables during the design/replacement/controls process.

Education Description

• Requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Civil, or other approved engineering discipline from an accredited college or university.

Experience

• Requires a minimum of two (2) years’ experience in one of the following areas: gas engineering, operations, utility design or related project construction design, SCADA, PLC hardware and software systems.

• Experience working with electrical and mechanical process equipment, compression, and piping systems.

A bonus to have

• SAP experience.

• AutoCAD experience.

We want you to know

CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years. Our vision to lead the nation in delivering energy, service and value drives our strategy and performance. We have an unwavering commitment to safely and reliably deliver electricity and natural gas to millions of people.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

CenterPoint Energy is committed to creating an inclusive work environment where business results are achieved through the skills, abilities and talents of our diverse workforce.

At CenterPoint Energy, individuals are respected for their contributions toward our company objectives. We strive for an inclusive work environment across all levels that is reflective of the available workforce in the communities we serve.

What we bring to you

• Competitive pay

• Paid training

• Benefits eligibility begins on your first day

• Transit subsidies

• Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off

• Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston

• Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement

• 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution

Job Type: Full Time

Posting Start Date: 04/14/2024​

Posting End Date: 05/12/2024

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a), and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.

Nearest Major Market: Evansville

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