Reliability Engineer

Position Description

This position is responsible for the reliability of turbine engines, internal combustion engines, centrifugal compressors, reciprocating compressors, coolers, exchangers, glycol dehys, PSVs, and pumps within WhiteWater assets. This position will be based out of Austin or Houston, TX.

Job Responsibilities

• Improve the performance of physical assets and establish strategies to enhance maintenance and reliability performance using KPIs. Collaborate with Operations leadership, engineering teams, corporate functions, external partners, and contractors to achieve these goals.
• Provide reliability and maintenance expertise on capital projects to ensure equipment reliability and maintainability. Support Installation Qualification during commissioning and validate updates to equipment strategies and specifications in the CMMS database as needed.
• Lead cross-site reliability initiatives to standardize processes and drive improvements across multiple locations. Assist and support local teams (e.g., plant and project engineering) in identifying, collecting, analyzing, and managing data to reduce failures and improve performance. Provide mentorship and training to junior engineers and field personnel on advanced reliability methodologies and tools.
• Create and implement reliability strategies at sites, including Asset Criticality Assessments, Proactive Maintenance (PM) strategies, and Spare Parts analyses. Develop and monitor corporate-level KPIs, dashboards, and reporting systems to monitor and improve asset performance. Align proactive maintenance strategies (e.g., preventive, and predictive tasks) with asset criticality to ensure efficient and effective processes. Conduct and facilitate Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) for significant or recurring failures, and implement strategy improvements to prevent recurrence
• Ensure best practices in CMMS utilization, including maintaining accurate preventive and predictive maintenance procedures as well as asset master data, hierarchy, and configuration. Analyze CMMS data to enhance reliability and reduce maintenance costs while ensuring visibility of performance metrics to site managers. Drive the implementation and sustainability of effective workflow processes, including work request management, work request authorization, work order planning, kitting, scheduling, execution, and documentation/closure
• Benchmark asset reliability performance and determine best practices, collaborating closely with local teams. Oversee asset lifecycle management for critical corporate physical assets, focusing on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and long-term performance optimization.
• Develop tools to identify recurring mechanical issues and collaborate with field operations to resolve them effectively.
• Manage maintenance program to ensure that the Company remains in compliance with the Long-Term Service Agreement (LTSA)
• Provide preliminary work scopes, estimates and budgeting details of assigned projects or work items
• Effectively plan, schedule, and manage multiple capital and operational projects concurrently
• Comply with safety and environmental practices in accordance with regulatory and company requirements
• Attend safety trainings, maintain required certifications to perform job duties, set example of high safety standards and assist in regulatory inspections
• Occasional travel, including overnight visits, to other compressor stations will be required

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering is required
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in engineering is required; at least 3 years' experience in asset reliability engineering is preferred
• Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional accreditation preferred
• Must be willing to travel approximately 10-25% of time
• Practical knowledge of relevant industry codes, such as API and ASME, and the application of Non-Destructive Testing methodologies
• Solid understanding of predictive and preventative maintenance programs
• Knowledge of maintenance best practices in the chemical industry preferred
• Ability to mentor, train, facilitate, and influence others in the use of reliability tools and systems
• Experience with Mechanical Integrity and Process Safety Management Programs
• Practical understanding Inventory Management
• Ability to effectively solve problems and manage multiple priorities and programs
• CMMS experience required
• Experience with rotating equipment (e.g., pumps and compressors) preferred
• Reliability program implementation and oversight experience preferred
• Must possess valid driver's license and meet company insurability requirements
• Ability to work overtime, weekends, holidays and respond to call outs and emergencies
• Knowledge of reading and interpreting charts, assembly and instruction manuals
• Ability to work in changing climate conditions
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and fluency in English is required
• Must be able to lift, push and pull a minimum of 75 lbs. and be able to work in tight spaces, climb to and work from elevated platforms, ladders, walkways, etc.

Benefits

This position is located in Austin or Houston, Texas and is an in-office position. Selected candidate is eligible for employer matched 401(k), medical, dental, vision, basic life and AD&D insurances and other benefit offerings.