Hydraulic Engineer- Houston

Our client is seeking a Pipeline Hydraulic Engineer for their office in Houston, Texas. Hybrid role- Direct hire US Citizens only Seeking someone with about 15+ years of experience. Experience with DNV-GL's Synergi software is highly preferred. This individual will be responsible for hydraulic modeling; surge analysis (relief systems and valve timing), DRA optimization, capacity optimization, batch sizing analysis and commercial/business development scenario modeling, etc. Salary is DOE $160K-$190K. Additional Duties: This list does not include all duties. Provides consultation and project support for hydraulic applications and real-time computer-based computational monitoring. Evaluates model performance against actual pipeline performance to identify and execute improvement opportunities. Train pipeline controllers to better understand hydraulics and operational issues. Evaluates pipeline performance opportunities for the control center (hydraulic analysis, etc.) and provides input into operational philosophies/improvements. Optimize electrical/DRA costs by analyzing the optimal DRA dosages for each crude grade and batch size. Track and forecast electric and DRA cost for budgeting. Assist Commercial/Business development by modeling potential acquisition and/or expansion projects to help them better understand the hydraulic limitations and/or design needs. Coordinates efforts at all levels with other departments. Demonstrates leadership in work groups through knowledge of hydraulic analysis and design. Assist Leak Detection Engineer as needed to align hydraulic models used for RTTM/CPM leak detection and transient hydraulic models (DNV-GL and Gregg Engineering). Support Field Engineering teams regarding surge relief design/settings and automated shutdown logic. Support Automation teams regarding valve timing and automated shutdown/slowdown logic. Assist Integrity Engineering teams with ILI tool runs and any potential pressure reductions as it relates to throughput impacts. Participate in front-end hydraulic analysis for all projects. Assists operations engineers/system design engineers via peer review for various modeling efforts. Participates in incident investigations. Participates in the Management of Change (MOC) process and documents Best Practices.

Created: 2026-03-04