Job Description

Job Location: Houston Office - Houston, TX 77084
Position Type: Full TimeEducation
Level: 4 Year Degree
Travel Percentage: Up to 25%
Job Shift: Day
Job Category: EngineeringRole

Summary
Flywheel Energy is seeking a senior Facilities Engineer to support facility design, capital project execution, and infrastructure development for our Eagle Ford asset. This role focuses on front-end engineering, project support, and technical oversight of surface facilities to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective designs aligned with Flywheel standards. The position works closely with engineering, operations, and integrity teams to support long-term asset development and value creation.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support front-end engineering, design development, and execution support for new facilities, expansions, and major facility modifications.
- Capable of independently running and reviewing facility design calculations.
- Develop project scopes, cost estimates, equipment specifications, and technical evaluations for capital projects.
- Review and manage third-party engineering and design deliverables to ensure quality, consistency, and constructability.
- Serve as a technical authority for surface facilities, including separation, compression, dehydration, measurement, tank batteries, SWDs, and water systems.
- Support standardized facility designs and continuous improvement initiatives based on asset needs and lessons learned.
- Support facility and pipeline integrity initiatives, including MOC reviews and risk mitigation planning.
- Identify opportunities to improve capital efficiency, facility reliability, and lifecycle costs.
- Support debottlenecking and capacity expansion projects to enable production growth.
- Collaborate with Production Engineering, Midstream, I&E, and Field Operations teams to ensure alignment from design through execution.
- Coordinate regularly with the Gonzales field office to align engineering solutions with field execution.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Petroleum Engineering, or related discipline.
- 8+ years of facilities engineering experience in upstream oil and gas operations.
- Recent experience in facility design calculations and capital project support.
- Demonstrated experience working with third-party engineering firms and contractors.
- Strong understanding of surface facilities systems (oil, gas, and water) and applicable regulations.
Preferred

Qualifications
- Eagle Ford or South Texas operating experience.
- Experience with midstream interfaces, pipelines, and water infrastructure.
- Experience supporting facility standardization, reliability, or integrity programs.
- Strong project economics and cost-control mindset.