Job Description
Senior Project Engineer – Midstream Oil & Gas
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Greater Denver area
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Direct Hire | Hybrid
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Target Salary Range: $140,000 - $180,000/annually
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Enscicon is partnering with an established engineering firm in the midstream oil and gas sector to find a Senior Project Engineer. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for a seasoned Mechanical or Process Engineer who wants to own the engineering on projects from early concept through startup.
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What You’ll Do
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- Act as the lead engineer and main technical contact on midstream projects, including gathering, compression, processing, pipeline, and terminal work.
- Shape projects early by defining scope, technical approach, and design basis around operating conditions, applicable codes, and client goals.
- Guide a multidisciplinary team (process, mechanical, piping, civil/structural, electrical, and I&C) and keep the disciplines aligned.
- Prepare and check key deliverables such as calculations, P&IDs, PFDs, equipment specs and datasheets, plot plans, and line lists.
- Size and select major equipment, including compressors, pumps, vessels, exchangers, separators, and metering skids, and review vendor packages.
- Assess existing facilities and recommend expansions, debottlenecking, and reliability upgrades.
- Take part in HAZOPs and in design, model, and constructability reviews.
- Support construction, commissioning, startup, and field troubleshooting.
- Work directly with clients and operations teams, and help develop scopes, estimates, and proposals.
- Mentor junior engineers and designers.
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What You Bring
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- B.S. in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, or a closely related field.
- About 15 years of oil and gas engineering experience, with a strong midstream focus.
- Hands-on experience with facilities such as compression stations, gas processing, dehydration and treating, measurement, pipelines, and tank farms.
- Working knowledge of ASME, API, NFPA, and OSHA requirements.
- The judgment to make sound engineering decisions independently and see projects through from design to operation.
- Comfort working with clients, vendors, contractors, and field crews.
- Strong communication skills.
- Willingness to travel 15–20% to project sites.
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Why Apply
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This role is engineering-first. You’ll spend your time solving technical problems and setting design direction, not just managing schedules, and you’ll have real ownership of the technical quality of your projects.
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Interested? Apply here or message me directly.